South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

New Delhi, September 23:Several Muslim organisations have denounced the widespread searches conducted by the Indian agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the offices and homes of PFI state and district level leaders in 11 states in India.  The  Indian  agencies have detained over 100 of the PFI’s top officials as part of a widespread crackdown, including its top leader OMA Salam.

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By Dr Aslam Abdullah
The news is that five Muslims had a spontaneous meeting with the head of the Rashtriya Swayam Sangh (RSS) in August at the organization’s headquarters in Delhi. Among the Muslims were the Former Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Lieutenant General (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah, former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi, former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung, Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Shahid Siddiqui, and businessman Saeed Shervani. Two of them have already given selective information about the discussion contents.

 Thiruvananthapuram, September 23: Kerala on Friday witnessed widespread  protests againt the arrest of over 100 Muslim leaders by Indian agencies in Keral state in India. The hartal call was given  by prominent Muslim party  Popular Front of India (PFI). The PFI called the hartal to protest against the raids in their  offices and residences of its leaders and their subsequent arrests on Thursday by the Indian dreaded National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other agencies for the flase cases. 

Srinagar, Sept 23: Indian Army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles, 179 battalion Central Reserve Police Force and Marcos personnel during  cordon and search operation arrested Imtiyaz Ahmad Ganai and Waseem Ahmad Lone in Botingoo  Sopore area of Baramulla district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

 Srinagar, September 23: The authorities  claimed that to carry out urgent repair works on the Mehar-Cafeteria Morh, Ramban stretch of the Srinagar-Jammu  Highway, vehicular traffic would remain suspended for 4 hours from 3 am to 7 am from September 23 to September 27 in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. 

 Srinagar, Sep 22: Indian troops during cordon and search operation arrested two youth in Sopore town in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.The youth were arrested by Indian troops during cordon and search operation in Bontingo area of the town.

Srinagar, Sept 22 : An Indian trooper committed suicide by  shooting himself dead in South Kashmir’s Islamabad district on Thursday evening in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian  Army’s 1 Rashtriya Rifles  shot himself dead with his service rifle at High Ground in south Kashmri Islamabad.

New Delhi, September 22:  More than 35 concerned citizens and representatives of civil liberties’ organisations in India have sought the urgent intervention of the authorities in Indian state Uttar Pradesh to ensure quality health care and medical bail for jailed student leader , Atiq-ur-Rehman, struggling with partial paralysis and disorientation after a heart surgery. 

Srinagar, Sep 21: The mysterious disappearance of a 40-year-old woman sparked a protest in Narbal area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district today, in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

 Bhopal,September 21, 2022  :  The  prisoners have said  that a Rajgarh district jail officer abused and forced them to shave their beards, in Indian state Madhya Pradesh .