India Hosts G20 Tourism Meeting in Disputed Kashmir Amid Media Crackdown and International Criticism
- India is holding a G20 tourism meeting in Indian-administered Kashmir despite criticism from rights groups and a boycott by China.
- Four Kashmiri journalists have been detained, and press freedom in the region has deteriorated since India stripped Kashmir of its autonomy in 2019.
- The Indian government hopes the meeting will project normalcy, but journalists are imprisoned and mobility is restricted.
- Kashmir is disputed between India and Pakistan, and tensions have simmered for over 70 years.
- The CPJ has called on India to end the crackdown on media and release the detained journalists.