Kashmir siege crosses the six month mark Kashmir siege has completed six months and the signs of clampdown on various fronts have yet to ease. “Normalcy” has been redefined as lives of Kashmiris continue to the surveilled and policed, freedom of assembly, expression, and press still curtailed, thousands still languishing in jails, educational institutions still …
Kashmir Scholars seek immediate intervention in the detention of Advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom
Mian Abdul Qayoom has be illegally held under the "lawless law" Public Safety Act since August 4, 2019. He is suffering multiple ailments and is in need of urgent medical care . Kashmir scholars call on human rights bodies to intervene . Read more here
Kashmir Scholars publish a biography of the Association of the Parents of Disappeared Persons, Kashmir
There are reportedly over 8,000 cases of enforced disappearances in Indian administeredJammu and Kashmir. These disappearances began in the 1990s evenbefore the enactment and implementation of The Jammu & Kashmir Armed ForcesSpecial Powers Act (AFSPA) in September 1990, which provides impunity for India’sarmed forces.The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, Kashmir (APDP) was co-foundedin 1994 …
Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry publishes a preliminary economic loss assessment report
Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry has issued a preliminary loss assessment report for the period of Aug 5-Dec. 3, 2019. "The agenda of development itself, in view of existing situation and the injured financial condition of locals, would appear to be segregationist and predatory in nature," states the report. "There is a feeling among …
Kashmir Crisis Day 160 of the Siege, January 11, 2020
Kashmir Crisis Day 160 In response to petitions filed against the communications blockade and other restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir since August, 5, the Supreme Court of India responded with lofty words on fundamental rights and free speech while failing to apply these principles in Kashmir. The internet blockade the longest ever on record, has …
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Kashmir Crisis Update–Day 151 of the siege
Kashmir Crisis update, January 2, 151 Days of siege The year 2019 will be marked as a watershed year in the history of Kashmir, a year that almost brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war in February, a year when Kashmiris, particularly Kashmiri students all over India, suffered severe discrimination and violence and …
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Report on the indigenous people of Kashmir
Kashmir Scholars send a report to the United Nations special rapporteur on Indigenous people of Asia
