‘Don’t beat us, just shoot us’: Kashmiris allege violent army crackdownKashmir Updates -ameer Hashmi – 29 August, 2019 The BBC heard from several villagers who said they were beaten with sticks and cables, and given electric shocks. Residents in several villages showed me injuries. But the BBC was not able to verify the allegations with…
My 14 days of siege in Kashmir; a first-hand account from the valleyKashmir Updates -Sadiq Shaban – 26 August, 2019 It was in the middle of such a tourist season — when it is usually hard to find a hotel room in Kashmir — that the government issued a spate of advisories asking visitors to…
Why the Mental Health of Kashmiris is a Matter of Grave Concern Kashmir Updates -RAJEEV KHANNA -2 SEPTEMBER, 2019 Developments in Kashmir since the complete clampdown for over three weeks will likely compound the psychological agony of the people in the Valley who have been living amid militancy and militarisation for decades. With a large…
How Children Are Being ‘Picked Up’ in Night Raids Across Kashmir Kashmir Updates -ADITYA MENON- August 26,2019 “Nights fill us with dread,” says Zainab* (name changed), a resident of Baramulla in north Kashmir. Zainab is in her late forties, and her children have grown up, but as many as three children have been “picked up”…
Under the curtain: Kashmir residents contend with pellet guns and restrictions Kashmir Updates – CNN- August 23,2019 When the Indian government stripped the stateof Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy and reclassified it as a union territory earlier this month, it left many citizens there in a state of confusion and concern. Anticipating public backlash to…
‘Kashmir women are the biggest victims of this inhumane siege’Kashmir Updates – FEATURE/ASIA- August 21,2019 Srinagar, Indian-Administered Kashmir -After August 5, when India revoked Kashmir’s special status and followed the move with a military lockdown, Uzma Javed did not leave her house for days. Every few hours, she looked out of the window from her…
‘Fighting back’: Kashmir enclave blocks entry of Indian troopsKashmir Updates – NEWS/INDIA- August 20,2019 For more than a week, the young men of Soura, a densely-populated enclave in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, have been taking turns to maintain a round-the-clock vigil at the entry points to their neighbourhood. Each of the dozen or so…
UN rights experts urge India to end communications shutdown in Kashmir Kashmir Updates – UHCHR- August 20,2019 GENEVA (22 August 2019) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of India to end the crackdown on freedom of expression, access to information and peaceful protests imposed in Indian-Administered Kashmir this month. The experts…
‘Occupation’: India arrests more than 1,300 as embattled citizens reveal intensifying crackdown Kashmir Updates – INDEPENDENT- August 14,2019 More than 1,300 people have now been arrested in Indian-administered Kashmir, as Narendra Modi’s government continued to enforce a complete lockdown in an attempt to stave off a popular uprising. Cut off from the outside world by a complete…
Kashmir, genocide and the spirit of resistanceKashmir Updates – The New Arab – August 20,2019 What is so revolting about tyranny that it stirs the human spirit in such a way, compelling us to resist? Instinctively, the thought of oppression pierces at the very essence of our human condition. Film, music, art and literature all…