Free Press Kashmir
{{short description|Weekly English newspaper published in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| language = English
| headquarters = Jehangir Chowk, Srinagar
| publishing_city = Srinagar
| type = Weekly newspaper
| format = Tabloid
| publishing_state = {{flagicon image|Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg}} Jammu and Kashmir
| publishing_country = India
| website = {{URL|freepresskashmir.news}}
| chiefeditor = Qazi Zaid
| foundation = 2011, 9 years ago
| image =
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Free Press Kashmir is a weekly English newspaper printed and published in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The weekly newsprint is published in color at Rs. 15 per copy. The editor-in-chief is Qazi Zaid.{{Cite web|title=About Us {{!}} Free Press Kashmir|url=https://freepresskashmir.news/about-us/|date=2017-03-09|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-19|archive-date=2022-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628075014/https://freepresskashmir.news/about-us/|url-status=live}}
History
Free Press Kashmir was founded by Sheikh Mushtaq in 2011, and in 2016 Qazi Zaid took over. The newspaper and its website were relaunched in May 2017.{{Cite web|title=Dystopia vs development: The Kashmir paradox|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/dystopia-vs-development-the-kashmir-paradox-11571377960811.html|last=Bakshi|first=Asmita|date=2019-10-18|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19|archive-date=2020-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816180918/https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/dystopia-vs-development-the-kashmir-paradox-11571377960811.html|url-status=live}}
Internet blockade
In August 2019, Free Press Kashmir was shut due to the internet blockade imposed by the government, after the abrogation of Article 370.{{Citation|title=Editor Free Press Kashmir: 'Haven't published anything since 50 days' - BBCURDU|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvKmny9xdJM|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19|archive-date=2020-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022074537/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvKmny9xdJM&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}} Free Press Kashmir's website relaunched in May 2020, on World Press Freedom Day, with a new domain name.{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-05-03 |title=#WorldPressFreedomDay: Stepping into the unknown {{!}} Free Press Kashmir |url=https://freepresskashmir.news/2020/05/03/worldpressfreedomday-stepping-into-the-unknown/ |access-date=2020-05-19 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628075015/https://freepresskashmir.news/2020/05/03/worldpressfreedomday-stepping-into-the-unknown/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|title=Death of news in Kashmir|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/death-of-news-in-kashmir/cid/1724282|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19|archive-date=2020-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227221835/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/death-of-news-in-kashmir/cid/1724282|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- [https://freepresskashmir.news/ Official Website]
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Category:English-language newspapers published in India
Category:Newspapers established in 2011
Category:Weekly newspapers published in India