South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Srinagar, November 20 : Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism have martyred 894 children during the last thirty years. A report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service on the occasion of the World Children Day, today, revealed that 894 children were among the 95,469 civilians martyred by In

Aligarh (India), November 20, 2019: The level of Indian government’s strictness towards internet shutdown can be gauged from the fact that police registered an FIR against n Aligarh Muslim University Professor  Huma Parveen, and her husband, who lives in Kashmir valley, for just posting comments on social media about the agony of being disconnected in worlds most militarized zone, Kashmir.

Srinagar, November 16, 2019: The 33-year-old Parvez Ahmad Pallavi who is a cancer patient was arrested by Indian police on August 6 this year from his house in Matibugh in Kulgam was shifted to Indian jail in Utter Pardesh. Parvez Ahmad Pallavi ,a pro-freedom activist is facing so many health problems  .

Srinagar, Nov 17, 2019: The authorities of Jammu and Kashmir which is under presidential rule  will impose ban on parking of any vehicles on the airport road in Srinagar.
 

Srinagar, Nov 17, 2019:In the first week of November the snow damaged more than 150 structures including residential houses, whereas many apple orchards  damaged across the Kashmir valley, reveals the report of Deputy Commissioner office, Srinagar.

Srinagar, November 16, 2019: Indian Police arrested five persons in north Kashmir’s Sopore and Kupwara areas. Three persons arrested by police personnel during house raids identified as Hilal Ahmad, Sahil Nazir both residents of Brath-Kalan Sopore and Peerzada Mohammad Zahir resident of Check Brath Sopore were arrested.

Srinagar, November 15,2019 :  No Friday congregational prayers was offered at historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta in Srinagar for the 15th consecutive week.  Normal life across Kashmir Valley remained disrupted on Friday as shops remained closed in most areas while lesser transport was plying on roads. The huge deployment of Indian paramilitary forces and police personnel in Nowhatta and other areas of the Srinagar city.  “No Friday prayers were allowed at Jamia Masjid,” Ishfaq Ahmad, a resident of Nowhatta Srinagar told a local news agency while restrictions were re-imposed in several areas of Srinagar. 

New Delhi, November 16 , 2019: The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the southern Indian city Bengaluru and in capital city New Delhi offices of human rights group Amnesty International India. Reacting to the CBI’s action, the Amnesty International India said that the organization was being targeted for speaking out against human rights violations in the country. The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed it raided the Bengaluru and New Delhi offices of Amnesty International India over violation of rules involving foreign funding.

Washington, November 15, 2019 : The United States lawmakers during a Congressional hearing on human rights have once again expressed concerns about the grim situation in Jammu and Kashmir.   The United States (US) lawmakers during a Congressional hearing on human rights organized by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission once again expressed concerns on the continued restrictions, detentions and curbs on religious freedom in occupied Kashmir. Indian-American Congresswoman and Democrat, Pramila Jayapal, at the hearing said that she was deeply concerned by Indian government’s actions in Kashmir including detaining people without charge, severely limiting communications and blocking third parties from visiting. She was joined by other Democrats, Sheila Jackson Lee, David Trone and David Cicilline as well as Arunima Bhargava, commissioner from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom who criticized New Delhi for its moves in occupied Kashmir in the aftermath of the abrogation of the special status of the territory. Similar concerns were raised by a congressional hearing last month. Witnesses examined the situation in the occupied territory and recommended action by the Congress, similar to the last hearing held on October 22, 2019.