The Kashmiri Man Behind Bars for 31 years
Introduction Dr. Muhammad Qasim, also known as Ashiq Hussain, born in 1967, in Srinagar, is a Kashmiri scholar, pro-liberation freedom fighter, and a resistance…
Indian army reportedly uses white phosphorus in Kashmir
On May 6th, Indian army made use of white phosphorus during a military operation in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district against alleged pro-freedom armed fighters. …
Under the Wheels of Occupation: Indian Army Vehicle Killing Kashmiris
On May 15th, a Kashmiri civilian was crushed to death by an Indian army vehicle as he was walking. Ghulam Mohammad Hajab was walking…
The Rising Cancer Incidence in Kashmir: Understanding Trends and Challenges
The cancer incidence in Kashmir is on the rise, particularly concerning lung, gastrointestinal, and breast cancers which are escalating rapidly. In the past six…
Climate Change and Human Rights: India’s Dam Constructions in Kashmir
For the past seventy five years, Jammu and Kashmir has lived under the military occupation of the Indian state. The consequences of this occupation…
Kashmir, Indian Army, and the election farce
Ashfaq Saraf First published at Kashmir Lit “The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are…
Unsung Kashmiri Muslim heroes of world’s first labor movement
By Iftikhar Gilani, first published at Muslim Network TV This overlooked chapter in the history of the labor movement goes back not only to…
The obstacle in the path of justice is India itself
Umer Beigh in conversation with Asiya Andrabi’s youngest son Ahmed Bin Qasim, first published here in 2018 On July 10, the National Investigation Agency…
Remembering Kashmiri rights defender Aasia Jeelani
Originally published at Kashmiri feminist collective, Zanaan Wanaan. Aasia Jeelani (1977-2005) was a force to be reckoned with; her involvement in the women’s movement in…
Kashmiri female political prisoners being denied medicine
On 15th April, families of Kashmiri female political prisoners currently lodged in Tihar jail bemoaned the denial of medicine and healthcare to their incarcerated…