Share This Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir have been accused of carrying out beatings and torture in the wake of the government’s decision to strip the region of its autonomy. The BBC heard from several villagers who said they were beaten with sticks and cables, and given electric shocks. Residents in several villages showed me […]
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Share This Indian-administered Kashmir has been under an unprecedented lockdown since Monday, when India revoked a special constitutional status dating back nearly 70 years. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey travelled for two days around the region, where a bitter sense of betrayal threatens to fuel fresh conflict. In the heart of Srinagar city, Khanyar is an […]
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Share This As India’s most restive region stares down the abyss of what a commentator calls another “hot summer of violence”, the doom-laden headline has returned with a vengeance: Is India losing Kashmir? Last summer was one of the bloodiest in the Muslim-dominated valley in recent years. Following the killing of influential militant Burhan Wani […]
READ MOREAfter removal of article 370:Kashmiries offered Friday prayers amid lockdown
Relations August 10, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This A security lockdown in Indian-administered Kashmir remains largely in place although residents have been allowed to attend Friday prayers in some local mosques. However the main mosque in Srinagar is closed and tight restrictions continue. Thousands of troops are still patrolling the streets four days after the Indian government revoked the Muslim-majority state’s […]
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