As per media reports five civilians were killed and more than 30 were injured on Tuesday (August 16) after Indian security forces fired on protesters in two separate incidents in south and central Kashmir taking the death toll to 65 in the valley.
On 15 August, a First Information Report was reportedly registered against Amnesty International India with regard to an event held on 13 August, based on a complaint filed by an ABVP representative.
According to media reports, the Bengaluru Police have filed a criminal case against Amnesty International India for organizing an event as part of a campaign to seek justice for human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.
Dal Khalsa today asked the Indian Prime Minister to explain as to who is responsible for compelling the Kashmiri youth to pick up the stones instead of laptops and books.
While referring to the visit of some parliament members of the strife torn state, All Parties Hurriyat Conference, chairman Syed Ali Geelani said that it is surprising that law makers in Delhi only wake up from their slum sleep by death and destruction of Kashmiris.
Pro-freedom Kashmiri leader and Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday participated in the graffiti protest campaign called as part of joint resistance programme against civilian killings in Kashmir.
After a bloodbath of several days, “honorable” (Oh’ No ‘Reliable) Home Minister of India said in the parliament that he has now instructed the armed forces to use the “non-lethal” weapon, the pellets; below the knee and that too should be used with “maximum restraint” only on uncontrollable crowds”
As per Kashmir Media Service (KMS) [i]n occupied Kashmir, the activists of Jammu Kashmir Social Peace Forum (JKSPF), a constituent of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC), visited various hospitals in Srinagar on July 31 to enquire about the health of the injured persons in the recent uprising.
In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani has revealed that the Burhan Wani spoke to him over phone ahead of his encounter killing by Indian troops.
A representative of the Shiormani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann) told the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) that the Jammu and Kashmir police did not allow a delegation led by Simranjeet Singh Mann from crossing into the state borders.
Joining issue with the Punjab Congress chief Captain Amrinder Singh, the Dal Khalsa today hits out at him for advocating free hand to armed forces in Kashmir and accused him of ill-equipped about historical facts of Kashmir dispute.
Dal Khalsa today demanded immediate demilitarisation of Kashmir and political resolution to the Kashmir conflict in consonance with the genuine aspirations of its people.
Perturbed over the killings of 45 unarmed protesters and blinding of scores of youth with pellet guns, dishonouring of women and invoking censorship on media, the Dal Khalsa will hold demonstration on July 22 to raise its voice against onslaughts of security forces in Kashmir.
The Indian State has imposed strict information blackout on Kashmir in the aftermath of Burhan Wani's encounter killing by Indian forces.
The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has expressed deep anguish over the sporadic violence continuing in the Kashmir Valley for over a week.
When the news of militant commander Burhan Wani’s death reached Tral, Lata Devi (name changed), a Kashmiri Pandit woman, rushed to his home wailing, like hundreds of other women of the area.
In wake of ongoing agitation in Kashmir, the services of newspapers and cable tv has reportedly been suspended in the Kashmir valley by the government.
The Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann) has held prayers for Kashmiris in wake of recent incidents in the valley.
What is the difference between a funeral and a demonstration? In Kashmir, there is none. As the killing of 30 civilian protestors by the armed forces of the state in the last two days shows, in Kashmir, every funeral is a demonstration and every demonstration is a funeral.
Coordination of Democratic Rights Organizations, (CDRO), expresses grave concern at the situation in Kashmir which has seen the death of 23 people and injuries to more than 300 persons over the last three days at the hands of Police and the Para military forces.
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