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Sainik Colonies: india Intensifies Its Settler Colonial Project in Kashmir

January 24, 2024 Poonch, Indian-occupied Kashmir. From European colonization of the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand to the Israeli settler-colonization of Palestine, dispossessing indigenous communities from their land, and taking it over, is an integral part of colonization and occupation. In a similar manner, the indian state’s settler colonial project in Kashmir has […]

india Incentivizes Spying Against Kashmiri Resistance

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Indian Army Tortures 3 Kashmiris to Death in Custodial Killing.

December 21, 2023 Poonch, Indian-occupied Kashmir. After Kashmiri rebels launched an attack against the Indian army on December 21, killing 5 Indian soldiers and wounding 2 in district Poonch, the Indian army went on a rampage in the local area, detaining atleast 8 villagers for questioning. The incident once again reveals the machinations […]

“Smart” Settler Colonialism – The Srinagar Smart City Project

November 29, 2023 Indian-occupied Kashmir. The Srinagar Smart City Project was launched in the year 2017, but in popular discourses, the term was pushed only after the abrogation of the semi-autonomous status of Kashmir in 2019. The Smart City Project helps the Indian state maintain the mirage of “development” while it moves to […]

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Amarnath Yatra: Use of Religious Pilrimage for Settler-Colonization

September 01, 2023 Indian-occupied Kashmir. Kashmir is currently in the midst of the longest Amarnath Yatra ever (62 days), even in the face of climate change and rising global temperatures. What is the Amarnath Yatra, what are its effects, and how is it a tool of India’s settler-colonial project in Kashmir? What […]

The Enforced Disappearances of Kashmiri Writing

August 23, 2023 Indian-occupied Kashmir. Ather Zia, the Editor at Large of Kashmir Lit writes of how the 15+ year old webzine was hacked and taken down. Kashmir Lit which is a 15+ year old webzine and not new to being hacked — has once again been taken down and this time it […]

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Raids and Passport Suspensions – Kashmir’s Civil Society Under Attack Again

August 9, 2023 indian-occupied Kashmir. In recent years, the indian state has used the ploy of passport suspensions and raids by its investigating agencies like the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the State Investigation Agency (SIA) to carry out witch hunts against Kashmir’s civil society. Journalists, academics, activists, human rights defenders, […]

By hosting G20 Tourism Meeting in Kashmir, India is seeking international normalization of its settler-colonial project

April 4, 2023 Indian-occupied Kashmir. As this year’s host of the G20 Summit, India is preparing meetings throughout the country. However, the Indian government has decided to take this opportunity to legitimize its settler-colonial occupation of Kashmir — by holding one such meeting on occupied-Kashmiri territory. India is set to […]

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Surveillance State on Speed: Now India Plans to Issue Unique IDs to Kashmiri Families

January 16, 2023 Indian-occupied Kashmir. What is the JK Family ID? In a recent move, Manoj Sinha, the Lieutenant Governor of the indian regime in Kashmir announced that the government will be building an “authentic database” of Kashmiri families. He said that this will be achieved through assigning unique alphanumeric IDs to […]

India is grabbing land in Kashmir and evicting people from their homes

February 25 2023 Indian-occupied Kashmir. “The Great Land-Grab” of Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir has begun — confirming the worst fears of its local communities: the Indian state is planning to take large tracts of their land, and give it to Indian settlers and businesses. Given the difficulties in obtaining full information about the […]

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