22 of its 101 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 4 of Ladakh's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 24 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Kashmir on 7 of the 30 days held.
Most on Wednesday 30 September 2026: 41 of its 111 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Kashmir: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
KashmirThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
26 Sep
Kupwaraattacks & violence
6 stories, 7 outlets
26 Sep
Jammuattacks & violence
8 stories, 15 outlets
30 Sep
Jammuattacks & violence
24 stories, 21 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Jammuattacks & violence
19 stories, 18 outlets
4 Oct
Rajouriattacks & violence
7 stories, 7 outlets
6 Oct
Jammuaccidents & disasters
6 stories, 5 outlets
9 Oct
Jammuattacks & violence
13 stories, 9 outlets
10 Oct
Soporeattacks & violence
6 stories, 6 outlets
12 Oct
Poonchattacks & violence
11 stories, 10 outlets
13 Oct
Poonchattacks & violence
9 stories, 9 outlets
17 Oct
Kupwaraattacks & violence
8 stories, 7 outlets
22 Oct
Ladakhprotests & strikes
6 stories, 6 outlets
23 Oct
Ladakhprotests & strikes
5 stories, 6 outlets
24 Oct
Ladakhprotests & strikes
7 stories, 6 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Kashmir most36 of its 111 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
41 of its 116 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
22 of its 58 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
21 of its 83 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
41 of its 111 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1 more day the news pointed at Kashmir
20 of its 86 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysParts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence28%196 stories
Rights & justice26%185 stories
Disasters & accidents13%90 stories
Health13%90 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given9%62 stories
Shelter & services8%56 stories
Displacement2%16 stories
Food & livelihood1%5 stories
Where it happened
Kashmir (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed176 Stories reporting arrests134 Stories reporting people injured75 Stories reporting people affected44 Stories reporting abductions8 Stories reporting evacuations2 Stories reporting people displaced2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Kashmir. Ring: the world. Measured over 709 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Kashmir in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Kashmir's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 1,712 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan37 in 100 of its 11,989 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Kashmir24 in 100
of its 3,025 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
India24 in 100
of its 132,856 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Tajikistan18 in 100
of its 250 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
China12 in 100
of its 29,510 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.