Hyderabad, June 20 -- A report by the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) released this Thursday, June 16, states that agents of the Indian government have perpetrated nine out of the eleven listed forms of transnational repression compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

A quote from the report reads, "The climate of fear induced by the Indian government's actions results in widespread self-censorship and directly challenges Americans' First Amendment freedoms."

The case of Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra is cited as an example of the use of surveillance and intimidation.Zahra, who was covering protests in Kashmir, was in 2020 charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), a severe law that allows fo...