Human Rights
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4.8KIn raping women, armed forces attempting to punish entire communities, says Kashmir Solidarity Forum
Demand Justice for the Asiya and Neelofer Srinagar: The Kashmir Solidarity Forum (KSF), a body that came into being to protest rape...
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2.8KWe are political prisoners, dont lodge us with criminals, say Kashmiris imprisoned in alleged ‘Terror Funding’ case
Kashmiri inmates in Tihar kept with criminals, demand separate lodging While waiting for the court’s judgement for around four months, Kashmiris booked...
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2.2KJoint Resistance protests against abuse of prisoners kept in prisons across India
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik on Saturday held a peaceful sit-in protest...
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3.6KTransfer of NIA’s alleged ‘terror funding case’ makes families of detainees feel like they are going in circles
Case first transferred in Jan when bail order of Kamran Yousuf was reserved after 5 months of arguments After hearing Wattali’s bail...
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4.7K‘Jamia Masjid is closed for further prayers as there is blood all over the floor which needs to be cleaned’
Journalists and civilians inside the mosque injured when forces fired pellets and tear gas shells “I have never seen such scenes in...
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2.9KTamil Nadu Pollution Control orders closure of Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi after police shoots over 11 people dead
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has ordered the closure of Sterlite Copper Smelter plant in Thoothukudi with immediate effect and...
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2.0K‘How can we farm when our children are being dragged out from their rooms and put in lock ups’
Protesting farmers demand end to arrest spree Srinagar: Farmers from Kashmir Valley who assembled here at Press Enclave Srinagar to protest against anti-framers...
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6.2KAs prisons remain over crowded with juveniles in JK, govt says it is building boards in every district
Srinagar: Despite increasing number of juveniles in prisons in Jammu and Kashmir, the government’s claims that juvenile homes would be set up in...
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3.0KAuthorities ‘ban’ beggars from streets of Srinagar, Budgam; beggars to be arrested from public places
Srinagar: District Magistrate Srinagar, Syed Abid Rasheed Shah on Wednesday directed police to arrest the persons who will be found soliciting alms...
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Another civilian killed in Tamil Nadu as police fires on protesters demanding closure of polluting Vedanta copper plant
One more civilian has confirmed to have died in police firing on protesters demanding closure of UK-based Vedanta Resources subsidiary Sterlite’s copper...
