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Swedish Skier Beaten in Gulmarg on Holy Words - KO, 7 February 2009.
Verse on ski angers Valley - Telegraph, 7 February 2009.
Foreigner detained for using slider with Quranic verses - Indopia, 7 February 2009.

KASHMIR PROTESTS "OCCUPATION"

Kashmir Shuts Down on Anniversary - KO, 27 October 2008.
India deploys to halt Kashmir protests - Reuters, 27 October 2008.

"The Kashmir Coordination Committee (KCC), spearheading the ongoing agitation against New Delhi’s rule, has called for strike to protest against the landing of Indian troops in Srinagar on this day in 1947. " (Emphasis added)

BOYCOTT OF STATE ELECTIONS URGED

Kashmiris protest after leader held - AJ, 23 October 2008.

"Residents are demanding the release of Yasin Malik, arrested overnight after organising a rally urging people to boycott forthcoming elections...Multi-stage state elections are due to start on November 17 in Kashmir, where the past two months have witnessed some of the biggest anti-India protests since a separatist revolt against New Delhi's rule broke out in 1989."

SRINAGAR PROTESTS INDIA RULE

Police clash with Kashmir protesters, 35 hurt - Reuters, 19 September 2008.
Police disperse Kashmir protests - BBC, 19 September 2008.
Photo credit: Owais Zargar

PROTESTS RESUME, DEATH TOLL RISES

After a quiet week in the press reporting from Kashmir, protests Friday result in two deaths as police use tear gas and bullets to deter crowds in the border towns of Shopian and Baramulla.

Two die in new Kashmir protests - BBC, 12 September 2008.
Two killed, 80 wounded in Kashmir - Reuters, 12 September 2008.

HINDUS CALL OFF KASHMIR PROTESTS

Hindus call off Kashmir protests - AJ, 1 September 2008.

KASHMIRIS KILLED DEFYING CURFEW

Kashmir Muslims defy India curfew - BBC, 25 August 2008.
5 killed, Demands for separation from India - IHT, 25 August 2008.
UPDATE: Clampdown turns Srinagar into ghost town - HT, 25 August 2008.
UPDATE: Uneasy calm prevails in Kashmir - HT, 26 August 2008.
VIDEO: Srinagar protests turn violent - 25 August 2008.



From the BBC:

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INDEFINITE CURFEW IMPOSED IN KASHMIR

Curfew in Kashmir city - AJ, 24 August 2008.
Kashmir under indefinite curfew - BBC, 24 August 2008.
Curfew imposed in Kashmir Valley - IHT, 24 August 2008.
Curfew in Kashmir ahead of rally - Reuters, 24 August 2008.
India arrests leaders in Kashmir - BBC, 24 August 2008.
One killed, dozens injured in fresh clashes - Reuters, 24 August 2008.
VIDEO: India imposes curfew in Kashmir - 24 August 2008.

POLICE SHOOT MOURNERS, RIOT ENSUES

Muslims riot in Kashmir over deaths - Reuters, 14 August 2008.
UPDATE: Police shoot Kashmiri protester - BBC, 14 August 2008.
UPDATE: Toll rises as Muslims protest in Kashmir - Reuters, 15 August 2008.
UPDATE: Police Says Only 21 Died - KO, 14 August 2008.
VIDEO: Violence flares again in Kashmir - BBC, 13 August 2008.
VIDEO: Violence erupts in Kashmir - 14 August 2008.

FIFTEEN KILLED AS KASHMIR PROTESTS BOIL

Fifteen killed as Kashmir land row boils - Reuters, 13 August 2008.
Kashmir mourns deaths in huge protests - Reuters, 13 August 2008.
FACTBOX: The Jammu & Kashmir valley dispute - Reuters.
ANALYSIS: Killings may be Kashmir tipping point - Reuters.
IN PICTURES: Kashmir in turmoil - BBC.
VIDEO: Protesters shot dead in Kashmir - BBC, 12 August 2008.

TRADERS CLASH WITH POLICE ON LOC

Thousands of traders clash with police - Reuters, 11 August 2008.

TENSIONS HIGH IN INDIAN KASHMIR

Tensions high in Indian Kashmir - AJ, 9 August 2008.

ECONOMY WORSENS IN KASHMIR

Kashmir short of essentials after blockade - Reuters, 5 August 2008.
Blockade of Kashmir Valley To Continue - KO, 4 August 2008.
Carpet, Shawl Industry In Deep Slump - KO, 31 July 2008.
UPDATE: J&K industry may lose 15 billion rupees - Reuters, 13 August 2008.

It wasn't all that great to begin with, the economy it is.

TOURISTS FLEE INDIAN KASHMIR

Tourists flee as protests swell - TT, 30 June 2008.
Shrine protest: Tourists flee Srinagar - TI, 27 June 2008.
Hopes for best-ever season end - Tribune, 27 June 2008.
UPDATE: Tourists keep off troubled Kashmir - NT, 12 July 2008.
UPDATE: Amarnath controversy hits tourism - Merinews, 12 July 2008.
VIDEO: Unrest over Kashmir shrine plans - 3 July 2008.

For a first-hand account of one tourist's experience in Kashmir during the Amarnath protests read Horrible Srinagar - Coconut Travels.

Equally compelling is Kashmir, and our House (Boat) Arrest - Stories From the Open Road.