31.   Ved Bhasin, editor of the English daily The Kashmir Times, said the government order was a fresh bid to curtail press freedom in Kashmir.

32.   Meanwhile, in London, some British Buddhists who claim that their religious freedom is being curtailed by the Dalai Lama plan to demonstrate against him.

33.   Samper said the new decree empowers authorities to curtail freedom of movement and gun-ownership rules in those areas of significant rebel activity.

34.   The fears of self-censorship are compounded by media fears that press freedom would be curtailed by Beijing when it takes control next year.

35.   The government had earlier announced that it would pass a bill severely curtailing press freedoms, including the banning of foreign journalists, next week.

36.   The government is next week expected to pass a bill severely curtailing press freedoms, including the banning of foreign journalists.