Year: 2016

Error or terror: Deleting Posts, Banning Accounts, is Facebook acting as a Censor Board on Kashmir?

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Kashmir-related posts have no place on Facebook it seems. Accounts are being banned and posts are being deleted, if Kashmir is discussed. Freedom of expression takes a hit in Kashmir. For over a month now, people of Kashmir have been without mobile communication services and internet access. The death of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani in Kashmir sparked massive unrest in the state and now even censorship seems to be knocking on the Valley’s doors. For three straight days, even daily newspapers were stopped from being circulated and now, even…

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Day 24: 35 Injured in fresh clashes, 2 ‘Critical’, No let up in curbs as Protests Persist

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Curfew, curbs continue; People follow resistance calendar, write pro-freedom slogans on roads, open shops after 6 pm Three civilians were wounded, two of them critically, when forces fired teargas shells at protesters in some areas of Kashmir on Monday, even as normal life remained paralyzed throughout the Valley for the 24th consecutive day due to curfew, restrictions and shutdown. A civilian was critically injured after police opened fire on a protest rally in Qazigund area of South Kashmir on Monday. In Kalaroos area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara, five persons were…

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Why are pellets causing eye injuries, High Court asks CRPF

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Paramilitary force declares its men trained to use anti-riot equipment The J&K High Court today asked the CRPF to explain why pellets were causing injuries in the eyes even as the CRPF authorities today submitted that the personnel deployed in Kashmir for law and order situation “were experienced and fully trained to use anti-riot equipment”, including the pellet guns, which are considered non-lethal weapons. Stating that there was evidence that the pellets fired by the security forces had caused injuries above the knees with most of the protesters being hit…

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Valley responds to Separatists call, Business establishments starts opening at 6PM

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Police ‘Seal Deal’ in Srinagar – Forced shops to shut down Shops and business establishments started opening in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar Monday 6pm responding to the call of separatist leaders. Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik had called upon people to resume their routine business everyday at 6 pm. Reports reaching Srinagar said that all shops and business establishments started opening at 6pm in Bandipora as well. Local sources said that even traffic started moving in the north Kashmir district. Separatists have extended shutdown upto August 6…

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Write slogans on Roads, Walls, Shop shutters ; Syed Ali Geelani

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Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani on Monday led the united resistance leaderships program that asked people to write slogans on roads, walls, shop shutters etc. Reports said that Geelani came out of his besieged residence at Hyderpora and started painting walls with anti-India slogans. Geelani, who is under continuous house detention, was accompanied by a few of his party men and some locals of the area. Notably, the united resistance leadership on July 30 issued a new protest calendar asking people, particularly youths, to express their sentiments by writing slogans…

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Life remains paralysed in Kashmir, Restrictions Continue

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Normal life remained paralysed in Kashmir for the 24th consecutive day today as curfew continued in some parts while restrictions were in effect in rest of the Valley to maintain law and order. Curfew remained in force in five police station areas of the city and Anantnag town. Restrictions on assembly of four or more persons continued in entire Kashmir, a police official said. “Curfew is in place only in five police station areas of Srinagar city — Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, Safakadal and Maharajgunj,” he said. Normal life remained disrupted…

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One more succumbs to injuries, Arrest spree in Nowgam, Srinagar, Bandipora protest alleged excesses by forces

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A man from south Kashmir’s Anantnag town who was reportedly injured in forces action some days back, succumbed to his injuries on on Monday. Mushtaq Ahmad succumbed at SMHS, reports said. Sources said that Mushtaq had a head injury and doctors tried everything to save his life but in vain. He was a resident of Dooni Pawa, Anantnag. Police on Sunday evening raided many areas of Nowgam in Srinagar to arrest youth, reports said. Many youth have been arrested while elderly fathers were also arrested whose wards were not present at their homes,…

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Five persons seriously injured with pellets in Kupwara, Thousands start march to Shopian

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Five persons including a woman Monday sustained pellet injuries after government forces fired at a procession raising anti-India and pro-freedom slogans in Dangerpora Kalaroos Lolab of Kupwara district. An ambulance was also been damaged by the angry protesters in the area. Injured have been shifted to hospital amid a tense situation. Protests are going on in the Kashmir Valley since July 9, a day after militant commander, Burhan Wani was killed by government forces. Thousands of people from different areas of district Shopian raising anti-India and pro-freedom slogans are on way…

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If India is to make J&K love India, Referendum is the only way

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The Congress failed in the 50 years after Independence to win over the minds and hearts of the people of the Valley. The reconciliation process began with Atal Bihari Vajpayee. There is celebration in heaven when a single sinner repents. In Indian Parliament, there is little freedom for back benchers to speak their own mind. Yet P Chidambaram has boldly spoken the unspeakable about Kashmir. He is the first ranking member of any of the political parties to say openly that India (that is all except J&K) has reneged on…

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‘Your crimes are so heinous that they will never be forgiven’; Geelani to Unionists

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Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani on Sunday termed the unionist politicians as “real enemies” of people of Jammu & Kashmir. “Their crimes against their own people are so heinous that they will be never forgiven and forgotten for that,” ailing Geelani said in a statement issued late early this evening. “These people (unionist politicians) are responsible for the miseries and bloodshed of the Jammu & Kashmiri people and they are playing an important role in strengthening the Indian occupation in the state. The day has come when they will be…

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