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Arundhati Roy: Silence is the stifled Kashmir’s loudest sound
Arundhati Roy speaking to Democracy Now Image Credit: Screenshot In her latest denunciation of India’s crackdown in Kashmir, acclaimed Indian novelist Arundhati Roy has said the level of horror in the region – annexed by New...Nov 19, 2019 1074 0 -
U.S. lawmakers ask India to allow observers into Kashmir
During an unprecedented hearing on the Capitol Hill, Kashmiri-Americans issued a stinging rebuke to Indian atrocities while U.S. lawmakers called for sending independent observes into Kashmir to ascertain facts in amid ongoing restrictions on freedoms in...Nov 15, 2019 659 0 -
Free speech and privacy declining globally – Freedom House
Freedom House issued its annual report on “Freedom on the Net 201: The Crisis of the Social Media” Tuesday, warning that social media is an increasingly precarious tool for mass surveillance and manipulation of elections. The report...Nov 7, 2019 1011 0 -
UN slams Indian repression in Kashmir; says political decisions taken without Kashmiris’ consent
In a forceful denunciation of Indian restrictions still in force in the Indian-administered Kashmir, the United Nations has said major political decisions about the disputed territory are being taken without consent of the affected people. Rupert...Oct 29, 2019 641 0 -
How small businesses may benefit from 5G technology
Featured image shows a flexible display technology developed by Arizona State University in April 2006/Wikimedia 5G – the fifth generation of wireless technology – is just about to happen with revolutionary and transformative impact across multiple...Oct 24, 2019 1305 0 -
U.S. believes Kashmiris’ voice needs to be heard
Amid continuing humanitarian catastrophe in the Indian-administered Kashmir, a senior State Department official told lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday that Kashmiris’ voice needs to be heard once political process is restored. Acting Assistant Secretary of...Oct 22, 2019 928 0 -
Modi’s argument on revoking Kashmir autonomy absurd – The New York Times
While calling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that revoking autonomy of Kashmir would bring equal rights to people as “absurd,” The New York Times has emphasized that the United Nations can no longer ignore the...Oct 3, 2019 636 0 -
UN tells global gathering it is ‘deeply concerned’ over Indian actions in Kashmir
As India continues its unprecedented lockdown in Kashmir, the United Nation’s top rights official has voiced deep concern over the human rights violations since New Delhi ‘s annexation of the disputed territory. “I am deeply concerned...Sep 9, 2019 650 0 -
Kashmir Siege: Advocates urge Gates Foundation not to honor Modi with award
As the Kashmir clampdown continues into the second month, Indian origin advocates have asked the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation not to give an award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his sanitation and toilet access...Sep 7, 2019 617 0 -
International watch body issues genocide alert for Kashmir
Citing a spate of dangers including restrictions, human rights violations and exclusivist Hindutva ideology of Prime Minister Nardera Modi’s ruling party, an international organization, Genocide Watch, has issued a genocide alert for Kashmir, where basic human...Aug 22, 2019 1497 0