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.[1]
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Editor-in-chief | Qazi Zaid |
| Founded | 2011, 9 years ago |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Jehangir Chowk, Srinagar |
| City | Srinagar |
| Country | India |
| Website | freepresskashmir |
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.[1][2]
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.[3] Free Press Kashmir's website relaunched in May 2020, on World Press Freedom Day, with a new domain name.[4][5]