State Investigation Agency of India raids residences of pro-self determination Kashmiri leaders

On 4th April, the State Investigation Agency of India conducted raids at the residences of pro-freedom leaders, Bilal Sidique and Bashir Molvi, in Srinagar. The raids are part of India’s systematic crackdown on Kashmiri political leadership that advocates the right to self-determination^[1].

The crackdown has included, among other human rights violations, prolonged illegal detentions, property seizures, expulsions from employment, custodial killings, harassment of the family members^[2].

[1] https://thekashmirwalla.com/sia-raids-two-hurriyat-leaders-residences-in-srinagar/

[2] https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/09/india-the-government-must-end-the-repression-of-rights-in-jammu-and-kashmir/