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September 1, 2021, Indian-occupied Kashmir. It is with immense sadness and a profound sense of loss that we mourn the passing of Syed Ali Shah Geelani (1929–2021), a beloved resistance leader of Kashmir, who for decades stood like a firm rock in the face of India’s illegitimate and repressive occupation of Jammu & […]
Srinagar, August 30, 2021. August 30 marks the International Day of the Disappeared. Enforced disappearance consists of a kidnapping, carried out by agents of the State or organized groups of individuals who act with State support or tolerance, in which the victim “disappears.” According to the UN, “having been removed […]
April 6, 2021, Indian-occupied Kashmir. Photo by: Adil Abass India is currently planning a 6-day “Tulip Festival” for Indian tourists to visit Kashmir, “familiarize themselves with its rich culture and traditions,” while Kashmiris remain silenced, caged, and repressed. As thousands and thousands of Indian tourists arrive in Kashmir, in the midst […]
January 15, 2021, Indian-occupied Kashmir. Photo from aljezeera.com, Taken by: Anthony Kwan, Getty Images On January 6, 2021, Hong Kong police, acting for the Chinese government, arrested at least 53 pro-democracy Hongkongers for the alleged crime of “subversion.” These arrests were pursuant to “national security” legislation which was imposed by fiat on Hong Kong […]
Budgam, Indian-occupied Kashmir At 108, Zooni Begum is the oldest person in her village of Zilsidora, Jabbad, hidden in the vast jungle of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Once the bumpy road ends, visitors must trek by foot another four kilometers to the village. Tall pine trees and snowy mounts dot the landscape. Amid the […]
December 20, 2020. Srinagar, Indian-occupied Kashmir. Photo Credit: Vice A recent advertisement in a local Kashmiri newspaper left readers shocked: A young man was selling his kidneys. Sabzar Ahmad Khan, 28, a resident of Nussu village in the Qazigund area of southern Indian-occupied Kashmir, faces a 90 lakh-rupee debt (about $120,000 USD). Khan’s […]
Srinagar, Kashmir. December 1, 2020. ***Trigger: sexual violence, graphic content.*** Since the occupation began in 1947, India has used gruesome torture as a tool of suppression against Kashmiris. Torture is used as a systematic mechanism to create a fear-psychosis in the Kashmiri people and weaken the people’s resolve to resist the occupation. […]
November 27, 2020, Indian-occupied Kashmir. Abdul Aziz Khatana, 37, standing outside his demolished house in Lidora village in Pahalgam. (Photo: Stand with Kashmir) For decades, Abdul Aziz Khatana and his nomadic ancestors have called this picturesque place home. Except now, his home is gone. Tucked in the forests of the tourist […]
November 14, 2020. Srinagar, Indian-occupied Kashmir. Abid Mir, 18, who was shot in the head by the Indian army on November 5. (Photo Credit: Stand with Kashmir). On November 5, Abid Mir, 18, a milkman, left his home in Meej village of Pampore for the routine collection of milk in the village […]
September 19, 2020. Srinagar, Indian-Occupied Kashmir. Photo Credit: Stand with Kashmir Indian forces killed a 45-year-old, Kousar Riyaz, in Kashmir when she was going to her shop during the dawn time on Wednesday. Kousar was a baker in Srinagar’s Firdous Abad Batamaloo locality where she owned a bakery shop and […]