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Paris, October 20, 2019 (PPI-OT): The French daily, LE FIGARO, published a full page feature article on Kashmir, carrying an eyewitness account by one of its reporters, Derville, Emmanuel, of the situation in occupied Kashmir emerged after imposition of military clampdown and communications blockade by the Indian government on since August 5.
The article was published at the same time when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a visit to France. The French journalist, Emmanuel Derville, was one of the first foreign journalists to get permission to visit the Kashmir Valley to report perhaps because of a citizen of India’s friendly country.
The newspaper begins the article with the following introduction: ‘Our reporter has been able to travel to the valley which is under close surveillance since India revoked its autonomy.’ The English translation of the article is given as under.
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