Kashmir’s leading religious leader barred from Friday prayers yet again
On February 9th, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief Muslim preacher of Kashmir, was placed under house detention in order to prevent him from leading…
House of incarcerated Kashmiri religious preacher raided
The State Investigation Agency carried out a raid at the residence of religious preacher and cleric Sarjan Barkati in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on…
India expanding its surveillance and control over Kashmiri lives through “census”
Since the beginning of this year, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces have been demanding the residents of Kashmir to fill up…
India renames educational institutions after members of Indian occupying forces
On January 30th, the Hindu-nationalist administration of Jammu and Kashmir ordered renaming of 33 educational institutions, including schools and colleges, and roads after the…
Two Kashmiris booked and detained under the draconian Public Safety Act
On January 29th, two Kashmiri civilians were booked under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) and incarcerated in Central Jail Kot-Bhalwal jail Jammu for so-called…
Kashmiri student arrested for comments on Babri mosque demolition
A student hailing from the Poonch area of occupied Jammu and Kashmir and pursuing bachelors of Pharmacy at Mewar University, Rajasthan, was arrested by…
House of Kashmiri seized for allegedly providing shelter to Kashmiri freedom fighters
On January 29th, police seized the residential house of a Kashmiri civilian who allegedly provided shelter to a Kashmiri freedom fighter in Central Kashmir’s…
Kashmiris arrested for their social media posts by India
On January 25th, Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Reasi area of occupied Jammu and Kashmir registered two cases and booked three persons, who…
India allocates land for a colony of settlers in Kashmir
On January 15th, Jammu and Kashmir’s Hindu-nationalist Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha stated that the Jammu and Kashmir administration has allocated land in Kashmir for…
India exploiting Kashmir’s electricity resource to enrich other Hindu-majority states
On January 7th, the Jammu and Kashmir Hindu-nationalist administration, led by Manoj Sinha, decided to enter a 40-year power deal with Rajasthan, further depleting…