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2022 September 27 On 27th September, prominent Kashmiri fruit trader Mudasir Ahmed Bhat said that the halting of trucks along the Srinagar-Jammu national highway by the state authorities has led to a loss of around Rs 5 billion to the growers, buyers, and dealers in the month of September. Roadworks have halted thousands of trucks carrying millions of… Read More Share Now
September 25 On 25th September, police in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district seized a residential house after accusing the owners of sheltering pro-freedom armed fighters. The house belongs to a Kashmiri civilian named Bashir Ahmad Mir.[13] [13] https://thekashmirwalla.com/bandipora-police-attaches-residential-house-for-sheltering-militants/ Read More Share Now
September 20 On 20th September, the State Investigating Agency (SIA) raided the office of Falah-e-Aam (Welfare of All) Trust in the Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. This year, on June 14th, the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department ordered cessation of academic activities in schools run by Falah-e-Aam. The schools, numbering more than 300, of… Read More Share Now
September 20 On 20th September, 90-year-old Abdul Ahad Rah passed away at his native in Srinagar awaiting a meeting for over 22 years with two of his sons who were arrested by Delhi Police in Nepal, and were never traced afterwards. Both of Ahad’s sons Muhammad Shafi Rah (then 30) and Mushtaq Ahmad Rah (then 25), had… Read More Share Now
September 19 On 19th September, video emerged on social media of a school in Kulgam’s Nagam area, in which Kashmiri Muslim students are seen performing Hindu rituals and singing Hindu hymns. The video shared by several social media users shows several school children, including Hijab clad female students, repeating a Hindu hymn after a reciter on the… Read More Share Now
September 17 On 17th September, two days after detaining many prominent religious scholars and community leaders in Kashmir, the Indian government today arrested another renowned religious preacher, Sarjan Barkati. This is not the first time Barkati has been arrested. Following the killing of popular pro-freedom armed commander, Burhan Wani, in 2016, Barkati was kept under arbitrary detention… Read More Share Now
September 15 On 15th September, three prominent Kashmiri Muslim religious scholars and community leaders were arrested by the Indian authorities and booked under the Public Safety Act. The three scholars include Moulana Abdul Rasheed Dawoodi, Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri, and Moulana Abdul Majeed Dar Al-Madni. The detainees have been shifted to Jammu, miles away from their homes.… Read More Share Now
September 14 On 14th September, family members of Muslim Kashmiri female political prisoners in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail stated in a conversation with us that the Hindu right-wing jail authorities are installing Hindu idols in wards where the Muslim Kashmiri female political prisoners are kept, in order to antagonize them. Additionally, when the prisoners recite the Quran,… Read More Share Now
September 12 On 12th September, the Supreme Court of India rejected a plea by the father of a Kashmiri civilian, Amir Magray, murdered by the Indian state in a fake encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Hyderpora area last year. The plea sought permission for the exhumation of Amir’s body and handing it over to the family for… Read More Share Now
September 8 On 8th September, a BBC report revealed that the Indian army has been using civilian vehicles for counterinsurgency operations and night patrolling. The BBC traveled to 15 villages in South Kashmir to learn more about the practice and it found that many civilians have been intimidated into handing over their vehicles to Indian armed personnel.… Read More Share Now
September 7 On 7th September, Indian state arrested two Kashmiris and labeled them as “hybrid-militants”, a category that the state uses arbitrarily to label any pro-freedom Kashmiri as a “terrorist”. The category is commonly used in Kashmir to dehumanize Kashmiris who provide logistical support to pro-freedom armed groups, or merely have sympathetic thoughts or feelings towards the… Read More Share Now
September 3 On 3rd September, the Indian state arrested a local cleric in the Kashmiri region of Chenab Valley, 22-year-old Kashmiri, namely Abdul Wahid, and falsely labeled him as a “Pakistani agent”. The detainee was a teacher at a local religious school, Madeenatul Uloom Darasgah, where he used to teach kids the Holy Quran. The family of… Read More Share Now
September 3 On the same day, in a report by Press Trust of India, a senior officer of Indian occupation forces announced that a tear gas shell-dropping drone system has been developed by them that can be used by police for “controlling protesters and rioters”. He said the “drone tear smoke launcher” can be used for launching… Read More Share Now
September 2 On 2nd September, Amnesty International said in a briefing that the Indian state has drastically intensified the repression of rights in Jammu and Kashmir in the three years since the change in status of the region. The new briefing, “We are being punished by the law”: Three years since of abrogation of Article 370 in… Read More Share Now
August 27 On 27th August, a local court in Chandigarh acquitted 20 Hindu nationalists who had roughed up and assaulted Kashmiri religious leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, during a seminar on Kashmir conflict resolution in Chandigarh a few years back. Stones and pots had been hurled at the leader by the Hindu nationalists. While the pro-BJP court claimed… Read More Share Now
August 26 On 26th August, Kashmir Valley’s chief cleric and pro-freedom leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was disallowed to lead the Friday prayers at the prominent Jamia mosque in Srinagar. Mirwaiz was stopped by police outside the gate of his residence when he was leaving for the mosque. Earlier, in an interview with BBC Hindi, Indian colonial governor… Read More Share Now
August 26 On the same day, Indian forces in Kashmir claimed to have arrested three Kashmiri boys who were presented as ‘over-ground workers’, a term created by the Indian state to refer to those Kashmiris who support or sympathize with the indigenous armed struggle for self-determination. The term has often been used to justify the illegal detention… Read More Share Now
August 20 On 20th August, nine Kashmiri school-teachers were suspended by the Indian state for not hoisting an Indian flag in their schools. Around 8 of these 9 suspended teachers were Muslims. The suspension comes following the Indian state’s campaign of enforcing the hoisting of the Indian flag over every household, school, and workplace in Kashmir.[16] [16]… Read More Share Now
August 18 On August 18th, the Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board, an institute run by the Indian state through which it controls the Muslim shrines in Kashmir, announced that it will no longer allow donation system at these shrines, striking another blow at the autonomy of the religious life of the Kashmiri Muslim community. The Muslims of… Read More Share Now
August 17 On August 17th, the Chief Electoral Officer of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir Hirdesh Kumar announced that after abrogation of Article-370, every citizen of India who lives in Kashmir, for job, education, or business purpose, can cast vote in the upcoming assembly elections in the occupied territory. He further added that he expects that these additional… Read More Share Now
August 16 On August 16th, a Kashmiri was killed by unidentified gunmen. Without any investigation and presentation of evidence, the police identified a Kashmiri pro-freedom armed fighter, Adil Ahmad Wani, as the perpetrator of the killing. The family members of Wani have been arrested, and their house has also been seized by the Indian state. Under no… Read More Share Now
August 15 On August 15th, the Indian state announced its decision to rename 199 schools/colleges and roads in Kashmir after members of Indian armed forces. The same armed forces have persistently violated the human rights of Kashmiris and committed war crimes against them. Nomenclature is used by the Indian state to inflict psychological trauma on Kashmiris.[12] [12]… Read More Share Now
August 13 On August 13th, the Indian Sub-divisional Magistrate in Kashmir put under suspension the Executive Officer of Municipal Council in an area called Magam, over ‘Insult to National Flag’. Some Indian flags were spotted in a garbage truck in the area and consequently, without any inquiry as to how the flags ended up there, the Kashmiri… Read More Share Now
August 11 On August 11th, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court rejected the petition of Abdul Razak Ahanger, who died during the pendency of the petition. He had approached the Jammu and Kashmir High Court 17 years back demanding compensation for the death of his son and also an inquiry into his death. According to him, in… Read More Share Now
August 8 On 8th of August, the National Investigation Agency carried out raids at multiple places in the Jammu and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir against members of a banned social welfare organization called Jamaat-e-Islami. Jamaat is known in Kashmir for setting up schools for the needy, creating infrastructures of support for the orphans and the… Read More Share Now
August 6 On August 6th, the Indian state announced that it shall not permit Muharram procession, a procession that is very important to the religious life of Shia-Muslim community. The police announced that the major Muharram procession from Guru Bazar to Dal-Gate in the capital of Kashmir, Srinagar, shall not be allowed. The major Shia processions of… Read More Share Now
August 6 On the same day, the Chief Education Officer issued orders to numerous schools in Kashmir, asking them to ensure that all members of the school, including students, teachers and all the workers, shall hoist the Indian flag at their homes and school buildings. In the order that has been issued, the Chief Education Officer states… Read More Share Now
August 5 On 5th August, 32-year-old Manzoor Ahmed Lone, son of Mohammed Abdullah Lone, who was a resident of Kulgam area of Kashmir, received a bullet injury during the gunfight that broke out between Indian occupation forces and pro-freedom armed fighters. Manzoor was taken to the hospital after being injured, however, he succumbed to his injuries in… Read More Share Now
August 3 On 3rd August, following the petition of Kashmiri resistance leader Asiya Andrabi, the Delhi High Court issued notice to the notorious National Investigation Agency (NIA) concerning the agency's decision to seize Andrabi’s house. Andrabi has been placed under detention for the past four years and booked under the UAPA for her pro-freedom political activism, for… Read More Share Now
August 3 On the same day, following the coercive “Har Ghar Tiranga” scheme, under which the Indian authorities are forcing Kashmiris to hoist the Indian flag at their households and workplaces, a Hindu nationalist Brahmin activist Sandeep Mawa affixed tricolor on the gate of Hurriyat office in Srinagar. The move aims at inflicting a sense of defeat… Read More Share Now
August 1 On 1st August, pro-freedom Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik, who was on hunger strike in Tihar Jail for the last 10 days, discontinued his fasting after the Indian jail authorities informed him that his demands have been conveyed to the government. Yasin went on hunger strike demanding a fair and impartial trial, following the Indian government’s… Read More Share Now
July 29 On 29th July, Indian authorities sealed five more residential houses of Kashmiri Muslims under UAPA in Srinagar. The seizure was justified by stating that the houses were being used for pro-freedom political activities, and any such activity is labelled as “terrorism” by the Indian state. By depriving people of their homes, the Indian state aims… Read More Share Now
July 28 On 28th July, the Jammu and Kashmir colonial administration issued a list of eighteen educational institutions which were given names after the members of Indian armed forces personnel. The move is meant to inflict psychological trauma upon Kashmiris and to humiliate the schoolkids, as they have been subjected to persistent human rights violations at the… Read More Share Now
July 27 On 27th July, Kashmiri journalist, Aakash Hassan was barred from traveling abroad as authorities at airport in New Delhi stamped his boarding pass with ‘canceled without prejudice’. Journalist Aakash Hassan wrote on his Twitter handle that immigration officials at the airport in New Delhi barred him from boarding a flight to Colombo, Sri Lanka. He… Read More Share Now
July 26 On 26th July, four days after pro-freedom Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik went on a hunger strike in Tihar jail, the jail administration reportedly put him on intravenous (IV) fluid or glucose. Malik has stopped eating food since 22 July, protesting against his prolonged illegal detention and unjust life imprisonment sentence. (… Read More Share Now
July 22 On July 22nd, pro-freedom Kashmiri leader and chief of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin Malik, who is currently lodged in Tihar Jail after being sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in the right to self-determination movement, announced a hunger strike until death. ( Source: https://freepresskashmir.news/2022/07/22/jklf-chief-yasin-malik-announces-hunger-strike-unto-death-in-new-delhi-jail/ ) Read More Share Now
July 20 On 20th July, the Government of India approved construction of 6,000 accommodations for Hindu migrant employees working in the disputed territory. The accommodations would be in the form of separate and militarized settlements. After the year 2010, around 3,800 Brahmins have shifted to the valley and lived in such settlements, working in different government sectors.… Read More Share Now
July 15 On 15th July, the Jammu and Kashmir colonial administration constituted a seven-member committee to enforce the implementation of the “Har Ghar Jhanda” scheme across the occupied territory. The scheme involves hoisting of an Indian flag over every house in Kashmir, by force if necessary. The state is coercing the Kashmiri population into identifying with the… Read More Share Now
July 11 On 11th July, the Jammu and Kashmir Police, under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, granted sanction for the confiscation of four residential houses and seizure of three vehicles that are reported to have provided assistance to pro-freedom activism. UAPA allows the Indian state to seize the property of any political dissident in Kashmir, and also suspend… Read More Share Now
July 9 On 9th July, the colonial Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the change of names of Directorates in the Social Welfare Department. The decision will rename the Mission Directorate, Integrated Child Development Services; Mission Directorate, Integrated Child Protection Scheme; and State Resource Center for Women as Directorate… Read More Share Now
July 9 On 9th July, a Kashmiri 21-year-old boy named Muslim Ahmed Lone was picked up from his house by Indian state officials in Srinagar. According to the family members, the officials, all dressed in civilian clothing, later handed over his dead body to them. The police have issued a statement in which they acknowledge picking him… Read More Share Now
July 9 On 9th July, the Jammu and Kashmir colonial administration approved transfer of around 9 acres to Kashmiri Hindu employees. The move is part of the broader move aimed at settling Hindus in the valley, this altering the Muslim majority status of the valley. ( Source: https://thekashmirwalla.com/j-k-govt-approves-transfer-of-71-kanals-to-migrant-govt-employees/ ) Read More Share Now
July 7 On 7th July, the Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor of occupied Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, approved the enhancement of ex-gratia relief to the next-of-kin (NoK) of occupying armed forces based in the valley. The ex-gratia award shall range from Rs 5.00 lacs to Rs 25.00 lacs in favor of NoK… Read More Share Now
July 4 On 4th July, the Jammu and Kashmir administration nominated nodal officers for “successful implementation of the initiative Har Ghar Tiranga”. The initiative aims at having, by force if necessary, an Indian flag hoisted over each house in Kashmir. The appointed nodal officers have to ensure that every house will hoist the Indian flag. The initiative… Read More Share Now
July 2 On 2nd July, the fruit growers and dealers of north Kashmir held a peaceful protest at Fruit Mandi (Fruit Market) Sopore over the stoppage of fruit-laden trucks along Srinagar-Jammu highway in view of the Hindu Amarnath Yatra. Due to the Yatra pilgrimage, the state authorities have heavily increased military checkpoints, forced Kashmiri Muslim shopkeepers to… Read More Share Now
July 2 On 2nd July, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, a Kashmiri photojournalist who recently won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize award, said that authorities at the Delhi airport denied her permission to travel abroad for a scheduled photography exhibition in Paris. Mattoo was scheduled to travel from Delhi to Paris today for a book launch and photography exhibition as… Read More Share Now
July 2 On 2nd July, two Kashmiri civilians were arrested and have been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) for their “subversive” activities in the Doda district of Kashmir. The two civilians were labeled as “over ground workers (OGW)”, a category that the state uses arbitrarily to label any dissident Kashmiri as a “terrorist”. The category is… Read More Share Now
July 1 On 1st July, Jammu and Kashmir High Court directed the authorities to allow the family of Amir Magrey, a civilian who was killed in last year’s Hyderpora fake encounter and then falsely labeled as a “terrorist”, to perform his funeral prayer. The court has, however, refused to allow the exhumation of Amir's body. Amir’s family… Read More Share Now
2020 The Indian government instituted a new “Domicile Law” for the Jammu and Kashmir, allowing certain classes of Indians to become permanent residents of Kashmir. India started issuing certificates to Indians that would permit them to get employment in Kashmir and make them eligible to purchase land. India expands its military bases in Kashmir, further militarizing… Read More Share Now
2019 On August 5, the Indian government abrogated Article 370 and revokes Article 35A, putting to an end the last remnants of the so-called “autonomy” and “special status” that India had offered to Kashmiris as an incentive after it militarily occupied them. The removal of these articles paves the way for Indians citizens to settle in… Read More Share Now
2018 India launched a massive crackdown against the pro-freedom leadership in Kashmir. All the major activists were detained by the National Investigation Agency of India and sent to jails outside of Kashmir. Read More Share Now
2016 Indian forces murdered Burhan Wani, the 22-year old pro-freedom armed commander, who had become widely popular, partly because of his social media use to condemn Indian atrocities against Kashmiris. The killing was followed by widespread protests against the Indian occupation. Indian forces killed dozens and blind hundreds of young Kashmiris by pellet-guns that otherwise are… Read More Share Now
2010 The Indian military killed three Kashmiri civilians in Machil, Kupwara, and falsely claimed them to be “Pakistani terrorists.” In June, 17-year-old Tufail Mattoo was killed in Srinagar when Indian forces shot his head with a teargas shell. His death led to an intense months-long civilian uprising. Indian forces respond by killing more than 100 young… Read More Share Now
2009 In May, the rape and murder of two Kashmiri women in Shopian led to widespread protests across Kashmir. Independent investigations held that Indian forces were involved and the doctors concluded that the women were raped. The Indian government falsely maintained that the women drowned in a stream and ended the investigation. 2700 unmarked mass graves… Read More Share Now
2008 The Indian governor and members of the local pro-India political elite gave 100 acres of land in Kashmir to the Amarnath Shrine Board, a non-Kashmiri institute. The “land deal” violated the protection of land guaranteed under Article 370 and Article 35A by India to Kashmir, which limited ownership of land only to the permanent residents… Read More Share Now
2000 On March 20, just before US President Bill Clinton’s visit to India, 35 Kashmiri Sikhs were killed by unidentified gunmen in the village of Chattisinghpora in South Kashmir. The government blamed Muslim rebels, but Kashmiris and prominent Sikh leaders (and later US officials) hold that the attack was orchestrated by Indian intelligence agencies to seek… Read More Share Now
1994 Indian Parliament passed a resolution that claims Kashmir to be an “integral part” of India and therefore non-negotiable. Read More Share Now
1993 All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) is formed. It is an amalgamation of dozens of Kashmiri political groups. Its goal is Kashmir’s “right to self-determination” but keeps the question of whether Kashmir ought to be a separate nation-state or merge with Pakistan open. Kashmiris unite across political differences and agree that the foremost goal is an… Read More Share Now
1991 Indian soldiers entered two villages in north Kashmir, Kunan and Poshpora, and raped dozens of Kashmiri women. Indian army frequently used rape as a weapon of war against Kashmiri women. Read More Share Now
1990 Indian military forces carried out several massacres across Kashmir. Protests intensify and Hindu nationalist bureaucrat Jagmohan is installed as the governor. On January 21, an estimated 55-65 unarmed protesters were killed by Indian troops near Gawakadal in Srinagar. On January 25, Indian forces killed 21 protestors in Handwara town. On March 1, Indian soldiers killed… Read More Share Now
1988 As India’s repression in Kashmir grew and all forms of pro-freedom voices were choked, organized armed resistance against Indian occupation took shape. Under international law, resistance and even armed struggle against a colonial occupation force are recognized and permitted. Resolution 3314 of the UNGA prohibited states from “any military occupation, however temporary”. The resolution went… Read More Share Now
1957 The UN passed another resolution (UNSC Resolution 122) asserting that only the “will of the people expressed through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite conducted under the auspices of the United Nations” will determine Kashmir’s final status, and stated that the J&K Constituent Assembly’s actions, including administrative or legal changes, are invalid… Read More Share Now
1956 The J&K Constituent Assembly, which was controlled by India and used to give a democratic cover to its military-occupation, adopted a new constitution, declared the state an integral part of the Indian Union. Kashmiri activists continue to struggle for the promised self-determination. Read More Share Now
1951 Elections were organized in the disputed territory by India. The UNSC passed a resolution (UNSC Resolution 91) stating that elections would not be a substitute for the plebiscite. Read More Share Now
1950 India reneged on its promise of the plebiscite. The Indian Constitution came into being and Article 1 declared the entire state of J&K as a part of the territory of India. Article 370 gave a “special” status to the State of J&K. Pro-Pakistan and pro-freedom Kashmiri leaders were detained, and many were pushed into exile. Read More Share Now
1948 India took the case of Kashmir to the United Nations. Kashmir was officially recognized as a disputed territory. The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution (UNSC Resolution 47) providing for an immediate ceasefire between India and Pakistan, withdrawal of Pakistani and Indian troops from the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and a plebiscite… Read More Share Now
1947 With the end of British colonial rule in South Asia in 1947, and the creation of the modern Indian state and Pakistan in its aftermath, most of the princely states had to accede to one of the two newly-found dominions. The British asked “Princely Rulers” to accede either to India or to Pakistan based on… Read More Share Now
1932 Prominent Kashmiri Muslim leaders established the All Jammu Kashmir Muslim Conference, aiming at empowerment, education, and representation of Kashmiri Muslims in the government. The Maharaja claimed to redress the grievances by establishing a Praja Sabha (“Subjects’ Assembly”), however, the Muslim representation remained disproportionately negligible and Muslims continued to face systemic and institutional marginalization. Read More Share Now
1931 On July 13, during the trial of Abdul Qadeer, who was accused of encouraging Kashmiris to rise up against the tyranny of the Dogra, people gathered in Srinagar. The Dogra troops massacred 22 Kashmiris. Protests erupted all over Kashmir following the massacre but the uprising was brutally suppressed. Read More Share Now
1865 Kashmiri shawl weavers rose against the backbreaking conditions and taxations Dogra subjected them to. The regime brutally crushed the uprising and in the three decades following the protest, the number of Kashmiri shawl weavers decreased from 28,000 to just over 5,000. The participants in the revolt were drowned and severely punished. Despite the setback, however,… Read More Share Now
1846 In 1846, after the British East India Company prevailed over the Sikh Empire in the First Anglo-Sikh War, the British sold Kashmir, then ruled by the Sikh Empire, to a Hindu Rajput dynasty, the Dogra. This was a reward for Gulab Singh, a Dogra who served as the ruler of Jammu in the Sikh Empire… Read More Share Now
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Tribute to Syed Ali Geelani, Kashmiri Freedom Fighter & Resistance Leader

Syed Ali Geelani is unparalleled, and a beloved icon of Kashmiri resistance. He was a teacher, journalist, prolific writer, chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC); former head of Jamaat-e-Islami and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (a breakaway from Hurriyet Conference). He is heralded by many Kashmiris, as their own Omar Mukhtar, the revolutionary Libyan leader who fought…

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Indian state halts apple carrying trucks on Srinagar-Jammu highway

Indian state seizes house of a Kashmiri civilian in the name of supporting pro-freedom armed fighters

Kashmiri father passes away after waiting for 22 years for his forcibly disappeared sons

Indian government raids offices of a social welfare organization

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India launches a systematic crackdown on religious scholars in Kashmir

First Death Anniversary of the Epitome of Resilience, Syed Ali Geelani

Yasin Malik: A Case of Denial of Right of Fair Trial

Kashmir Files: Demystifying The Pandit Question and Mass Manipulation
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Source: Kashmir Media Service & C.J. Werleman

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