TRT World - Author: Shams Irfan

Shams Irfan

Shams Irfan

Shams Irfan is a freelance journalist based in India-administered Kashmir.

Shams Irfan is a freelance journalist based in India-administered Kashmir.

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Meet the men who keep India's farmer protests alive

It's a well-oiled protest machine that has succeeded in rattling the rightwing government in New Delhi, while gaining international support and solidarity.

Meet the men who keep India's farmer protests alive

Meet the men who keep India's farmer protests alive

Farmer rage is growing against Modi's agricultural policy in India

Reporting from the 'breadbasket' state of the Punjab, TRT World meets farmers protesting the new laws they fear will expose them to exploitation and oppression.

Farmer rage is growing against Modi's agricultural policy in India

Farmer rage is growing against Modi's agricultural policy in India

The lives behind Kashmir's Pulitzer-winning photographs

We spoke to the people who featured in the photographs that won accolades of one of the world's most prestigious journalistic juries.

The lives behind Kashmir's Pulitzer-winning photographs

The lives behind Kashmir's Pulitzer-winning photographs

Kashmir's apartheid route may be a pretext for more to come

The Indian state has imposed a partial ban on a vital highway connecting the north and the south of the disputed territory ahead of Indian elections, making life even more difficult in an already contentious region.

Kashmir's apartheid route may be a pretext for more to come

Kashmir's apartheid route may be a pretext for more to come