Afghanistan, June 9 -- RAWALAKOT, Pakistan-administered Kashmir - A growing political crisis in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has sparked renewed concerns over freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and political participation after authorities moved to ban a grassroots protest movement, arrest activists, deploy thousands of security personnel, and impose widespread communication restrictions across the region.
The latest unrest centers on the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a coalition of traders, lawyers, students, civil society activists, and local rights groups that has emerged as a prominent voice on governance, economic grievances, and political representation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). JAAC has called for reforms to th...