South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

New Delhi, March 22 : A Delhi court has once again deferred the pronouncement of its order on the bail application of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student  and scholar Umar Khalid in a fake case related to the Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat of Karkardooma court, which was set to deliver its verdict in the matter on Monday, deferred it following the filing of written notes by the prosecution.  The order which was to be originally pronounced on March 14 had been listed for March 21. On March 3, a bench had reserved its order after hearing the submissions of parties in the matter.

California,March 21:  The leading activists and academics have raised concerns over the threat of mass violence looming over Indian Muslims during an event titled “The Impending Indian Muslim Genocide and Global Islamophobia.” The event was hosted in San Diego, California by the San Diego Coalition for Human Rights comprising the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) – San Diego Chapter, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Jewish Voice for Peace, Pillars of the Community San Diego, Muslim American Society–PACE, and the M

Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)[India] March 21, 2022: A 20-year-old woman passenger  was  raped inside a public toilet in Utter Pradesh state in India. The woman passenger was raped in a toilet in the waiting at Pratapgarh railway station,, police said. A toilet janitor raped a woman passenger in a toilet in the waiting room when the female passenger was waiting for a train and had gone to use the washroom when the incident happened.  

 Sukma,March 21: Three Indian paramilitary troops were injured in an attack in Indian disturbed state Chhattisgarh state. The three Indian paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force personnel identified as Hemant Chowdhary, Basappa Ramesh, and Lalit Bhag were injured when the Communist Party of India (Maoist) members attacked them near Elmagunda camp in  Sukma district of the state on Monday morning.
 
 

Srinagar, March 18: Three policemen were among four persons injured in a road accident in Bandipora district in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir,. Three cops and a civilian were injured after a police vehicle hit another vehicle in Sumbal area of the district.

 NEW DELHI,   March 18: The Indian government is set to import vehicle scanning machines of its paramilitary forces from the US to use it in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The Multi-Mode Passive Detection System (MMPDS) is an advanced version of the scanning system which is not based on X-Ray and it can monitor all vehicles entering in the territory. The MMPDS is a safe, effective and reliable automated scanning system that quickly detects, locates and identifies explosives, weapons, drugs, tobacco, alcohol, humans, other contraband, as well as unshielded to heavily shielded radiological and nuclear threats, the Indian officials said. 

NEW DELHI,March 18:  The  Cinema halls in India screening Vivek Agnihotri’s film, The Kashmir Files, have become hubs of jingoism where sundry Hindutva activists and anti-social elements have no inhibition to give vent to their deep-seated hatred for Muslims. The crowds are seen calling for genocide of Muslim with impunity and adding  communal hatred. The critics of the film, who had said that it was intended to provoke sentiments against Muslims, stand vindicated by what is happening in the theatres.

 Srinagar, March 17  : Indian police arrested  over a dozen youth in Srinagar, in  Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Indian police during house raids arrested over a dozen youth   at Nowgam area of Srinagar. The arrested youth were involved in protest against the killing of three youth martyred by Indian troops yesterday during cordon and search operation in the area, the police FIR claimed.The police registered FIR on them in Police Station Nowgam. 

 By Abdul Bari MasoudNew Delhi,March 17 : A group of Muslim women activists  have expressed grave concern over the Indian state Karnataka High Court’s decision on the head scarp/ hijab prohibition in schools and colleges. The women activists  said the contentious verdict has far reaching consequences on the community which failed to address their fundamental right to religious freedom as well as it did not  make  mention of the stalking, harassment, and assault against Muslim women perpetrated by  ultra Hindutva vigilante groups and members of the college administration since the interim order was issued.  Activists also underlined that the verdict creates a false equivalence between the saffron shawl and the wearing of the hijab, giving the crowd more power to harass Muslim women. They held a press conference at the Press Club of India  to put across their concerns after the verdict saying Muslim women are likely to experience increasing prejudice in public areas after the court ruling.