South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

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.

Brussels, November 14,2019: A Europe-based disinformation watchdog has cracked open a nexus of dormant companies and fake media outlets promoting India’s diplomatic interests.
An investigation by EU DisinfoLab, an NGO tracking sophisticated disinformation campaigns targeting EU countries and institutions, has listed some 265 such fake media outlets across 65 countries. These platforms promote India’s geopolitical interests through republication of propaganda pieces and op-eds, it added.

Brussels, November 14,2019: A Europe-based disinformation watchdog has cracked open a nexus of dormant companies and fake media outlets promoting India’s diplomatic interests.
An investigation by EU DisinfoLab, an NGO tracking sophisticated disinformation campaigns targeting EU countries and institutions, has listed some 265 such fake media outlets across 65 countries. These platforms promote India’s geopolitical interests through republication of propaganda pieces and op-eds, it added.

Srinagar, November 13, 2019: A shopkeeper was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Tral town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday.Reports said that  during cordon and search operation the unknown gunmen fired upon a shopkeeper identified as Meiraj-ud-din, leaving him injured critically , however, he succumbed his injuries on the way when he was rushed to a nearby hospital. 

Srinagar November 12, 2019: Indian forces killed two  youth  in Ganderbal district. The two youth were killed during cordon and search operation in Kulan - Gund area of Ganderbal.  
The Indian police claimed and describing them as armed guerrillas or militants struggling for liberation from India.