One month after an enquiry committee was set up to investigate allegations that Ali had been without life support facilities after a sudden cardiac arrest, his family is still looking for answers.

Politicians from Kashmir have consistently been denying interviews to local journalists, and speaking only to the national and international press.

Irfan Ahmad Dar was arrested for allegedly sheltering militants but then somehow escaped from custody only to be found dead a few hours later, the police say. The cause of death has not been disclosed but locals allege torture.

The demand for releasing the prisoners comes after Iran released over 70,000 prisoners because of the coronavirus outbreak.

With the government's ad ban choking revenue, journalists in the Valley are paying the price.

Lateef Ahmed Baja, Ali Bhatt and Mirza Nisar are happy to have returned to their homes, but are shocked it took more than two decades to prove their innocence.

While amendments to the NIA Bill occupy much of the political debate, the fact remains that the Central agency has made vast inroads into probes in Jammu and Kashmir in the last two years.

Locals claimed that vigilantes affiliated to the RSS and BJP killed Nayeem Ahmad Shah and injured another in a coordinated attack in Doda district.

The former IAS officer says the Kashmiri people can be pacified if the environment of siege is lifted.

"Pens in Kashmir are suffering due to guns."

“Why would we be against the country that gave us asylum?"