From one January to another, Kashmir remains one of the most thankless places in the world to be a journalist. He was summoned to the police station the day after publication and three times thereafter, during which period the paper published a follow-up on January 16. He was described as a “radical social media user” given to disseminating “extremist/distorted content”. Officials argue that the move was necessitated by the rise of social media platforms that have blurred the lines between professionals and self-styled journalists. They extort by demanding large sums in exchange for deleting fabricated and defamatory videos uploaded on social media.

Source: The Telegraph January 26, 2026 02:48 UTC