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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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”…
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.…
First Death Anniversary of the Epitome of Resilience, Syed Ali Geelani
It was on 1st September, 2021, that Syed Ali Geelani, lovingly called bab (father) by his people, passed away. A year has passed since…
Climate Change and Human Rights: India’s Dam Constructions in Kashmir
For the past seventy five years, Jammu and Kashmir has lived under the military occupation of the Indian state. The consequences of this occupation…