South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Srinagar, Thursday, April 27th, 2017: A defenseless Kashmiri was killed and several others were injuried after Indian forces fire on unarmed people during protest in Panzgam village of Kupwara.
The local were demanding body of two youth who were killed by Indian army during a clash   in front of Indian Army camp . However, reports said that,  Indian Army fired on the protesters resulting in the killing one person and injuries to alteast ten people. Most of them are bullet hit.

Srinagar, Thursday, April 27th, 2017:  The authorities imposed ban on 22 social media sites, mobile phone messengers and video-uploading sites in Kashmir for at least a period of one month. The ban has been imposed in the backdrop of unending protests led by youth, particularly students, in their teens and early twenties. The banned social media include Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp and Skype.

Srinagar,  March 28, 2017:  Indian troops killed three civilians including a 10th class student and injured dozens of people in Budgam district, today.

 
 
 Srinagar, Feb 23, 2017:  Students of Kashmir University, today, staged protest against custodial disappearance of a law student Aqir Malik. The 3rd semester law student Aqir Malik on  14th Feb, 2017  raised voice against the innocent killings during a protest organized by the student in the University camps. The student was receiving threats by Indian intelligence agencies.

February 23, 2017Srinagar: The locals of Mullu Chitragam, in Shopian district Thursday said that Indian army of ransacking their properties and arresting four civilians . Locals said that soon after the attack on Indian forces,  Indian army soldiers and SOG men barged into their houses and ransacked properties.

New Delhi, Feb 23 : Clashes at Ramjas College in New Delhi illustrate the growing threat to freedom of expression on Indian university campuses, Amnesty International India said on Wednesday. Hindu extremist  Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad beat up and injured 20 Kashmiri students  including Burhan Querishi studying in JNU New Delhi India  when they were attending a seminar at Ramjash College Delhi.

January 18, 2017 PULWAMA:  On August 24, 2016 when Indian forces  directly opened fire at a pro-freedom rally in Prichoo Pulwama, one of the bullets hit 27-year-old  BA final year student   Muhammad Ashraf Wani in his back. The bullet penetrated into his chest and ruptured some of his internal organs.

Srinagar, January 08, 2017: Riyaz Ahmad Butt lived a comfortable life in the multi-storey house he owned in Karimabad village in Pulwama.A fruit grower and trader, he tried to provide the best education to his two teenage sons, Asif and Adil. But for the past four months the only concern he has is for the blinded eyes of both his sons.

New York, January 14 : The New York-based global watchdog, Human Rights Watch, in its ‘World Report 2017’ has said that over 90 people were killed and hundreds other injured in Kashmir during the crackdown launched on protesters after the killing of Burhan Wani and two other members of Hizbul Mujahideen in 8 July 2016. The number of the killed is much higher than what has been mentioned in the report.

Srinagar, January 13, 2017:  more than 7000 youth were detained from July to October last year, police officials said. A senior police officer in a media interview in Srinagar admitted that over 7000 youth were detained from July 8 to October 31, 2016.