Kashmiri woman’s rape in Indian city Delhi raises fears

Srinagar, August 7, 2011: The recent news of a 45 year-old Kashmiri woman having been kidnapped and gang rapped in a south Indian capital Delhi locality has not only again put Delhi on charts of the most unsafe cities in India but also reinstated the fears in the minds of the Kashmiris about the security of their children especially girl students who are studying in Delhi and other metros in India.

A 25-year- Nazim Rashid Shalla killed in SOG custody in Sopore

Srinagar, July 31, 2011:  A 25-year-old civilian Nazim Rashid Shalla alias Anjum, son of Abdul Rashid Shalla of Alamdar Mohalla was killed in police custody in Sopore on Sunday July 31, triggering a mass protest.

A 25-year- Nazim Rashid Shalla killed in SOG custody in Sopore

Srinagar, July 31, 2011:  A 25-year-old civilian Nazim Rashid Shalla alias Anjum, son of Abdul Rashid Shalla of Alamdar Mohalla was killed in police custody in Sopore on Sunday July 31, triggering a mass protest.

Second civilian killed in Sopore in five days

Srinagar, July 28, 2011: A 27-year-old Muhammad Ashraf Dar,  son of Ghulam Ahmad of ChanKhan Sopore who got engaged last week with the dream to solemnize his marriage in near future, in Sopore was killed by unidentified gunmen. Unidentified gunmen barged into the house of Muhammad Ashraf Dar and fired at Dar on Wednesday night before fleeing under the cover of darkness. This is second killing of civilian in the last five days in the area.

Indian army man attempts to molest a school girl

 Srinagar, July 25:  Indian trooper of 2 Rashtriya Rifle (RR) attempted to molest a  9th standard school girl in Wanigam in Pattan area of Baramulla district. 18 year old Nusrat Akhtar, daughter of Ghulam Nabi Yatoo, a resident of Yetipora Pattan, was on way to her Wanigam High School when the trooper of company headquarters of 2 RR located at Yetipora camp attempted to molest her.

Kulgam woman abducted, gang-rape by Indian army men

Srinagar, July 21, 2011:  A 30-year-old married tribeswoman Rukaya Banoo wife of Muhammad Lateef Bhat of Gujjardhar Manzgam was abducted by the Indian army personnel and gang raped her at Manzigam in Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam district. "The woman had gone to fetch water in Manzigam when Indian army troopers abducted her on Monday. Today she returned back saying that she was picked up by the group of Indian army and gang raped her," the protestor told media men. The protestors also raised anti-India and pro-liberation slogans.

CPI(M)demands early hearing of petition challenging Art 370

 Srinagar, Mar 24  : The General Secretary of CPI (M), Sitaram Yechury has demanded early hearing of petition in Indian Supreme Court (SC) challenging the abrogation of Article 370 by the Modi government on August 05, 2019 of illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Calls for India to release Kashmiri political prisoners during devastating second Covid wave

Abdul Hameed Mir, 45, was detained by the authorities around the same time when Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s government unilaterally announced changes in the constitutional and legal status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, effectively wiping out the semi-autonomy enjoyed by the region for generations.Picked up from his house in the Kupwara district of Kashmir, Mr Mir was then in prison for more than 18 months without charge when he lost his mother. He had moved a bail application in March to carry out the last rites. It was denied. “His mother kept waiting for nearly two years to get a single glance of her only son,” his brother-in-law, Sajjad Dar, told The Independent. “She was not granted that in life. And was denied that dignity even in death.

‘Militarization has destructed families in Kashmir’

Srinagar, September 24 . 2018 : Women speakers have said huge militarization has destructed families in Kashmir and entire society has moved to insecure and vulnerable situations where women get confined to their homes.

Teenage boy hit by bullet during protests in Kupwara

Srinagar,  Aug 3 2018 : A teenager boy was hit by a bullet during protests in Lolab area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday.

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