The case of Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez
Kashmiri Prisoners of Conscience: Introduction Khurram Parvez, 44, is the chairman of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and coordinator of the Jammu…
Former Kashmiri chief-minister Mehbooba Mufti detained by Indian authorities for protest against India’s demolition drive
On 8th February, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti was detained in New Delhi for protesting against the Indian occupied Jammu…
Amnesty International condemns Indian state’s “dispossession through demolition” in Kashmir
On February 7th, responding to the demolition of homes and businesses in Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag and Baramulla in occupied Jammu and Kashmir that are…
Indian state using “encroachment” narrative and demolition drives to economically marginalize Kashmiris
On 6th February, a rights organization called Legal Forum for Kashmir released a report titled “The Great Land Grab: Disempowering People in Indian Occupied…
Office of Kashmir’s major pro-freedom group seized by Indian state
On 28th January, India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) sealed the office of one of the factions of the major pro-freedom organization, Hurriyat Conference, after…
Kashmiri Muslims subjected to heavy surveillance and scrutiny ahead of India’s Republic Day on January 26th
Ahead of India’s Republic Day on January 26th, security has been beefed up throughout Kashmir, with the frisking of pedestrians and civilians intensifying. The…
UN office in Kashmir among properties on so-called encroachment list
On 21st January, in a report by The Kashmir Walla, it was revealed that the United Nations Military Observer Group properties in India and…
930 separate militarized accommodations built for migrant Brahmins in Kashmir
On 20th January, Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated 930 militarized and settler-style accommodations for migrant Brahmins. Similar projects have been in…
The Story of Asifa Bano: 5th anniversary of the Hindutva brutality that shook the region
On 17th January, in the year 2018, Muhammad Yusuf was at his home in Kathua, sitting perturbed and restless, when one of his neighbors…
Indian army giving training to extremists and arming them
On 10th January, Indian army announced that it shall provide military training to the so-called Village Defence Committee (VDC) guards. The Village Defence Committee…