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“Guru’s hanging setback to peace; difficult for GoI to restore confidence”
By News Desk Expressing resentment over non-implementation of recommendations submitted by the panel of interlocutors on Kashmir to the Government of India, former interlocutor and academic, Professor Radha Kumar said that the revocation of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was one of the important recommendations of their report. She said that an All Party Meeting [...]
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Irom Sharmila: Not suicide, it’s fight
By Kalpana Singh Manipur is the land of Khamba Thoibi, Iromba and Thang-Ta. It is arguably, the most culturally rich state in Northeast India. But, ask some one from mainland India about Manipur and they will be quick to retort with bomb blasts, bandhs, Armed Forces Special Powers Act (henceforth referred to as AFSPA) and [...]
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PSA: Destroying lives silently
By Saadut Termed as a ‘Lawless Law’ by the Amnesty International, the Public Safety Act (PSA) has been accused to have been used by the Jammu and Kashmir government for holding thousands of people in jail without charge or trial. As per an Amnesty International report “Estimates of the number detained under the PSA over the [...]
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“I am not Indian; I am Kashmiri”
In the summer of 2008, I got a phone call from my cousin who lives in Delhi. He told me about my selection in Jawaharlal Nehru University. After two weeks of dilemma, I finally decided to join the university in a language course. It took me a while to come to terms with my decision [...]
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“In J&K, the elected representatives are helpless to end the state of impunity”
Peoples Union for Democratic Rights is outraged at the brazen claim advanced by the Indian Army that let alone sanction for prosecution, no civil administration can even register a FIR against army personnel without sanction of the Central government. During the hearing on CBI’s complaint against the army for shielding their personnel accused of fake [...]
AFSPA \ congress \ India \ Kashmir \ public safety act
“Hope The Rulers Be A Bit Just”
Where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell tonight before you agonize him in farewell tonight? I beg for haven: Prisons let open your gates- A refugee from Belief seeks a cell tonight. – Agha Shahid Ali Finally, the state Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah agreed to [...]
AFSPA \ children of kashmir \ India \ Kashmir \ psa
Children Of Conflict; Jailed Childhood
On Tuesday, police brought some handcuffed children to the city court, arrested for their alleged involvement in throwing stones. A website quoted one of the boys, saying, “We were severely beaten in the police station and all we heard from policemen were just abuses.” Below are some of those moments, which show the helplessness and [...]
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Not Just AFSPA, End The Culture Of Impunity From JK: APDP
This is a press release from the ASSOCIATION OF PARENTS OF DISAPPEARED PERSONS The Bund Amira Kadal, Srinagar – 190001, Jammu and Kashmir 28th October 2011 APDP feels that the recent announcement by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on the partial revocation of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir [...]
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EXCLUSIVE: Media Using Old Tapes To Prove Militants Are Behind Kashmir Blasts
By Fahad Shah Contrary to a national news channel which “claimed” that they have got access to the exclusive intercepts between two militants who planned today’s grenade attacks, in reality the talks between the two militant commanders was already circulating in the innumerable mobile phones since past two months. The news channel claims, “We have [...]
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Kashmir at War: Ather Zia
By Ather Zia Since 1947, Kashmir has been subjected to three full scale wars between India and Pakistan. The last one occurred as the two nations were poised to become nuclear powers. Until the late 80s, the nature of tension in the valley between these full scale battles can be viewed as latent violence. This [...]
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“Report Only First Step, Prosecution Of Suspects A Must”
By Heena Kausar Recently, the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) released a report Inquiry Report of Unmarked Graves in North Kashmir wherein they have confirmed presence of 2156 unidentified graves at 38 sites in North Kashmir. On 16 September 2011, the SHRC directed that the bodies should be identified using all available [...]
AFSPA \ Delhi \ Indian Army \ Kashmir \ Until my freedon has come
I Am Not A Kashmiri
By Stuti Govil I sit down to write this in the brief interlude following a rather devastating piece from the recently released anthology ‘Until My Freedom Has Come’. But the self is reminded, once again, of the fallacy of the word chosen. There is no respite, no running away from the crushing despair that [...]
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