Category: Kashmir

Almost three years ago when Mr. Omar Abdullah was elected as the chief minister of Kashmir, more than sixty percent of the state’s eligible voters took part in that election, it was a happy moment for the Indian state and the country’s main stream media, who after a long time had something to brag about…

Indian ruling classes which often projects India as the world’s largest democracy, through their handling of the Kashmir nationality question in the past six decades, have shown their true colors. Their imperialistic & colonial attitude towards many nationalities is no different from their predecessor British imperialism that once oppressed the people of India. The people…

Civilians massacred In the last 2 months alone more than 100 people have lost their lives because they dared to express their opposition against a regime that has denied them their basic rights. They were killed because the Indian state could not answer their genuine questions. Kashmir has lost thousands of its children in this…

The Tamil Solidarity Campaign (TSC) held a successful protest outside the Indian High Commission in London on Thursday 4 November against the Indian government’s ongoing attacks on the Kashmiri people and the attack on the well-known activist and Booker prize winner Arundhati Roy. The South Asian Solidarity Group also participated in the protest. Many people…

Struggle against brutal army oppression intensifies The people of Kashmir are under siege. The Indian occupation forces have imposed round- the- clock curfews and severe restrictions on civilians’ movement. As a result, they have no access to the basic necessities of life, including healthcare. They have been living in a perpetual state of uncertainty, insecurity…

Kashmir is aflame again amid a renewed outpouring of popular, non-violent, revolt against India’s military occupation. Kashmiris are out in streets, bringing the Valley to a complete shutdown for more than a month. Despite a curfew and military crackdown, the current political revolt is rapidly developing into a mass movement, resurrecting the memories of Kashmir…

“A PARADISE turned into hell”. That’s how the people who live there describe Indian occupied Kashmir. Monday 13 September saw 18 people, mainly young men, mown down by some of the 700,000 soldiers in the Indian army who occupy Kashmir. Further attacks mean that well over 100 people have been killed in just over 100 days…

Indian ‘Fact-finding mission’ will not offer solution The leader of the Kashmiri nationalist Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, agreed at the last minute to speak to five members of the delegation. But the real feelings and the demands of the thousands who have been protesting on the streets in the recent period will not…

Civilians massacred 15 people lost their lives in the last month alone because they dared to express their opposition against a regime that has denied their basic rights. They were killed because the Indian state could not answer their genuine questions. Kashmir has lost thousands of its children in this struggle for basic rights. Army…