A local human rights group has documented 69 killings in Kashmir since the revocation of the region’s special status on Aug. 5.
Challenging Indian government claims that no civilian death took place in Kashmir after August, a report compiled by Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) said that out of 69 killings 33 were civilians.
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Modi makes his bigotry even clearer.
Kashmir has been offline since August. India is by far the world leader in the number of Internet shutdown.
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No normalcy in Kashmir. Kashmir has been cut off from the world for 147 days. Reporters are not allowed, Indian media is busy spreading fake propaganda about normalcy in Kashmir. From education to business, everything has come to a halt. Healthcare services are also heavily impacted due to the internet blockade.
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Back from Srinagar after a brief five day trip. Many conversations, insights. One thing clear: Kashmiris may have been silenced (for now) but they have not been defeated.
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I was a teenager when I lived through a long curfew in Kashmir in the 1990s when the rebellion against Indian rule was at its peak. After decades of betrayals, broken promises, and pent-up resentment, Kashmiris had risen up in arms.
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Kashmir Global Council (KGC) hosted a one-day Kashmir Convention on Sunday, 22nd December 2019 at Marriott LaGuardia Hotel in New York City, USA. Kashmiris from all over North America, representing Kashmir Valley as well as Azad Jammu & Kashmir, attended the event to express their thoughts on the recent events in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
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On July 17, when 65-year-old Ghulam Mohammad Bhat received summons from a local police post in Chogal, part of North Kashmir’s Handwara area, he did something unusual. After evening prayers at the local mosque, he stood up and addressed the group of worshippers.
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Kashmir: An Ode To Resistance
Rise up and don’t lose track
Do not let the resistance die
We are losing our identity, day by day
We are losing our land, day by day
At least 15 British nationals of Pakistani and Kashmiri origin have been elected to the UK Parliament. The group of new MPs is being seen as an opportunity for Pakistan to raise its anti-India narrative on Kashmir on a global platform.
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An educational talk on the political situation in Kashmir will still go ahead despite hosting rights being pulled.
The talk had been scheduled for the grand hall at Parliament on Tuesday night, but now it will be at the Loaves and Fishes Hall at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, across the road.
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