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Indian BJP Government’s actions caused enormous Kashmiri suffering – HRW
A file photo of a Kashmiri girl injured in a hale of pellet gunshots, taken at an exhibition on Kashmir in Washington D.C. on August 15, 2019 In a damning assessment of the ongoing situation in Kashmir...Jan 14, 2020 3137 0 -
US voices concern over Indian restrictions in Kashmir as diplomat embarks on South Asian visit
The Trump Administration is dispatching its senior South Asia official to the region facing a spate of crises including ongoing crisis in Kashmir, Afghan fragility, and US-Iran tensions. Alice G Wells, who heads U.S. policymaking on...Jan 13, 2020 647 0 -
UN says India’s Citizenship Act is fundamentally discriminatory
Amid widespread protests against exclusion of Muslims from seeking Indian citizenship, the United Nations has called the BJP Government’s Citizenship Amendment Act as “fundamentally discriminatory.” The UN Human Rights Office reacted to the passage of the...Dec 14, 2019 806 0 -
In bipartisan rebuke, US House Resolution asks India to end repression in Kashmir
A bipartisan resolution introduced in the US House of Representatives has rejected India’s repressive tactics in Kashmir since August 5 revocation of the disputed region’s autonomy and asked New Delhi to lift all restrictions on communication...Dec 8, 2019 1157 0 -
Indian gags fail to suppress Kashmiris’ desire to determine their destiny
In a rare first-hand account by a Western journalist, an American magazine has revealed harrowing Indian state repression against the people of Kashmir, which since August 5 revocation of its autonomy has been virtually cut off...Dec 4, 2019 964 0 -
‘Let Kashmiris decide their destiny’
India’s repression has turned Kashmir into a “volcano waiting to erupt,” and it is time that New Delhi lets the people of Jammu and Kashmir to decide their destiny, a top Pakistani diplomat argued. Writing an...Nov 23, 2019 921 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 -
Pakistan opens Kartarprur to Sikh pilgrims; Khan reminds India Kashmir is the key to peace
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor on Saturday, for Indian Sikhs, allowing them to visit the Guru Nanak’s final resting place Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. The corridor running four kilometer provides visa-free access to...Nov 9, 2019 934 0 -
India’s Kashmir window dressing with EU parliamentarians’ visit backfires
India’s attempt to use a group of right-wing European Members of Parliament to gain some international legitimacy for its August 5 annexation of the disputed Kashmir territory has backfired as the European Union says it did...Nov 2, 2019 668 0 -
National Press Club in D.C. honors imprisoned Kashmiri journalist
Journalist Aasif Sultan being apprehended. He wears a shirt saying Journalism is not a crime- Image Credit: Muzammil Matoo via CPJ The National Press Club has honored Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan – who has been jailed in India...Oct 28, 2019 990 0