Monthly Blogs

Kashmir Dispatch February 2023

Kashmir Dispatch February 2023

WKA News Roundup – February 2023 February is a short month, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t big stories coming out of Kashmir. From ongoing protests against the eviction drive to Modi’s continuing war on the press, here are the biggest stories for February 2023....

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Sweeping Evictions Rock Jammu & Kashmir

Sweeping Evictions Rock Jammu & Kashmir

Since the beginning of February,  hundreds of people have been forcibly evicted from their homes by the settler-colonialist government abetted by the callousness and ineptitude of the local politicians and their followers. The evictions have also targeted and removed...

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Kashmir Dispatch January 2023

Kashmir Dispatch January 2023

WKA News Round-Up – January 2023 There is nothing new under the sun, and 2023 is starting to live up to that expectation. The Indian settler-colonial project of Jammu and Kashmir is progressing to its fourth year. The region continues to look increasingly like a large...

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Remembering the lost: The Gawkadal Massacre

Remembering the lost: The Gawkadal Massacre

Understanding the current conflict and occupation within Jammu and Kashmir means revisiting the events of late 1989 and 1990. Perhaps there is no singular flashpoint other than the massacre at Gawkadal (sometimes referred to as Gaw Kadal) bridge in Srinagar on January...

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Kashmir Dispatch December 2022

Kashmir Dispatch December 2022

WKA Monthly News Roundup – December 2022 As the sun sets on 2022, it casts long shadows over Kashmir. This year India strengthened its grip on the region, strangling life and shattering Muslim communities in the valley. Through relentless use of settler-colonialism,...

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Academic Freedom Under Assault By Indian Government

Academic Freedom Under Assault By Indian Government

Freedom of speech has become a rallying claim for the world’s autocrats. Their actions, however, routinely show they do not care for free speech but only freedom of their speech, as they seek to eliminate speech that is critical to them. Assault on the freedom to...

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Kashmir Dispatch November 2022

Kashmir Dispatch November 2022

WKA Monthly News Round Up – November 2022 2022 is ticking down. It has been a year of sorrow and further degradation of the fundamental rights of Kashmiris and Muslims throughout India. November further revealed the Indian state to be more deeply complicit in violence...

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Remembering the Jammu Genocide of 1947

Remembering the Jammu Genocide of 1947

Time heals all wounds is a common idiom for those who want to forget. Some wounds can never heal, and genocide should never be forgotten. November 5th, 2022 commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Jammu Massacre. In 75 years, there has been no justice for those...

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Kashmir Dispatch October 2022

Kashmir Dispatch October 2022

WKA Monthly News Round Up – October 2022 Welcome back to the WKA Kashmir Dispatch for October. Today, we’ll review the top news stories impacting Kashmir this month. Kashmir’s identity is being systematically erased  We have long documented that one of the main goals...

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Kashmir Dispatch September 2022

Kashmir Dispatch September 2022

WKA News Round Up – September 2022 The month of September brings the opening of the U.N. General Assembly. Most of the world’s leaders attended to discuss and give speeches about the most critical issues facing the world’s population. While the eyes of the world are...

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How India plans to colonize and conquer Kashmir

How India plans to colonize and conquer Kashmir

Colonization may seem a relic of the past. Many of the world’s great powers have seemingly dismantled their overseas holdings, in favor of new nations run by their citizens, and while most of those new nations will balance their interests between the world powers, to...

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Kashmir Dispatch August 2022

Kashmir Dispatch August 2022

WKA News Round Up – August 2022 August commemorates the 75th year of Indian Independence from the United Kingdom. The subcontinent was divided in bloodshed. The partition killed between 200,000 and 2 million people and displaced many more. In the decades that...

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Kashmir Dispatch July 2022

Kashmir Dispatch July 2022

WKA News Round-Up – July 2022 Welcome to the World Kashmir Awareness Forum’s News Round-Up for July. Here are several of the most important stories that have impacted Jammu and Kashmir this month. Yasin Malik begins hunger strike Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir...

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Uncovering the Past – The Killing Fields of Kashmir

Uncovering the Past – The Killing Fields of Kashmir

Image taken by: National Herald IndiaIn the seventy-five years since the Partition of India, Kashmir has scarcely known peace. Its rich, beautiful lands, its diverse peoples, and its dynamic history are pockmarked with the scars of war and the land filled with the...

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Kashmir Dispatch June 2022

Kashmir Dispatch June 2022

WKA News roundup – June 2022 Welcome to the World Kashmir Awareness Forum news round up for June of 2022- The Kashmir Dispatch. Here, we will be highlighting the most important stories that have occurred this past month. Yasin Malik sentenced to life in prison In the...

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How India weaponizes the law against Muslims

How India weaponizes the law against Muslims

One of the most important chapters in the authoritarian playbook is weaponizing the law. It allows the regime to further consolidate power by cracking down on its opponents. The first people targeted are often minority groups who are out of favor with the ruling...

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Kashmir Dispatch May 2022

Kashmir Dispatch May 2022

WKA News Round-Up – May 2022 As India’s renewed occupation grinds toward its third year, we see the brutality of their occupation month after month. With every month that passes, we see more people arrested for politically motivated, exaggerated, and trumped-up...

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Violence Against Muslim Women in Kashmir is an Endemic Problem

Violence Against Muslim Women in Kashmir is an Endemic Problem

Violence against women is a serious and under-reported problem. Whether it be from harassing language online, sexual harassment, or more serious crimes such as domestic violence and rape – violence against women is a stain on human civilization that has never been...

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Kashmir Dispatch April 2022

Kashmir Dispatch April 2022

WKA News Roundup – April The situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir continues to exist perilously close to the edge. We’ve previously shown how the risk of genocide rises as hate speech continues unchecked. We have seen the cumulative effects of Indian leaders who have...

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