International Human Rights Day: The recent arrest of human rights defender Khurram Parvez has created fear among human rights defenders and lawyers in...
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Despite probe, Army Chief gave award ‘on the spot’ to Major Gogoi who tied man to jeep
“In the last two months, the Army Chief has given 15-20 ‘on the spot’ commendation cards. The Army headquarters then notifies them as soon as possible,” said...
What would you have us do @Paraga?
Twitter's censorship of voices calling for justice to prevail in Kashmir goes beyond 'ethical control' It's happening again. Twitter, the so-called beacon of...
The Biden administration is enabling India’s human rights abuses
By failing to hold Modi to account, Biden is perpetuating deepening religious persecution against Indian minorities. On November 17, United States Secretary...
India defence boss, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash
Military helicopter crashes in Tamil Nadu state, killing at least 13 people including defence chief General Bipin Rawat. India’s defence chief General Bipin...
US summit on democracy while Kashmir boils over is blatant hypocrisy
The upcoming US initiated “summit for democracy”, which is to be hosted by the US, and the list of invitees from South Asia, raises more questions than it...
Qureshi apprises UNSC regarding developments in IOJK
In a letter, foreign minister has underscored deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in IOJK. Talks about persistent threat to international...
WATCH: Plane with banner saying ‘Free Kashmir’ flies over UK football stadium
A plane carrying a "Free Kashmir, 2,500 days occupied" banner was spotted during a football match in Manchester, leaving spectators surprised and amused. The...
‘Tantamount to war crimes, summary execution’, says BJP leader as Indian Army guns down civilians in Nagaland
State president of the BJP Nagaland Temjen Imma Along has said he was deeply anguished by the killing of 13 civilians last evening by the Assam Rifles in Mon...
Politicians must drop rhetoric and stand up for people’s dignity
The killing of civilians in the Hyderpora incident of Srinagar provoked a fresh wave of public anger and dissent against the government forces’ heavy-handed...
Kashmir: Jailed Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez Forged Solidarities in Suffering
The programme director of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society has championed various causes in conflict-ridden Kashmir for decades, with a...
Kashmir reports 143 fresh Covid cases and two deaths as surge continues in valley
Kashmir reported 143 new covid-19 cases while as two persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. ALthough the UT reported...
‘Killed civilians assembled in nearby showroom first’: Eyewitness account of Srinagar ‘gunfight’
Following the killing of four people in a “gunfight” in Hyderpora area of Srinagar, eyewitnesses said that the people killed in the incident were initially...
At least 13 civilians shot dead by army in India’s Nagaland state
Protests after soldiers opened fire on villagers thinking they were ‘militants’ in India’s remote northeast region.Protesters have burned army vehicles after...
VIDEO: Families of those killed in Hyderpora military operation await justice
On 15th November 2021, a complex owner, Altaf Ahmed, his tenant, Dr. Mudasir Gul, and a peon, Amir Magrey were killed in a controversial military operation in...
UN calls for release of Kashmir rights defender Khurram Parvez
Parvez, 44, coordinator of a local human rights group, was arrested on November 22 by India’s anti-terror investigation agency.Srinagar, Indian-administered...
Pakistan strongly condemns extra-judicial killings of two Kashmiris in Pulwama
Indian forces kill two Kashmiris in so-called cordon-and-search-operation in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. At least 18 innocent Kashmiris have been...
The pandemic’s ruthless toll – Covid orphans up for sale!
An India Today investigation has found that many children who lost either one or both parents to Covid-19 are being 'sold' by individuals and organisations...
Opinion: Why an Indian film’s success at the box office should worry us all
The young Muslim man watches his wife being killed in the name of jihad. The man had been living a quiet domestic life posing as a Hindu and working as a car...
Kashmir tensions high after deaths of men ‘used as human shields’
Indian police say four men killed in shootout were militants but families say gunfight was staged and they were innocent civilians. Tensions in the Indian...
Six HR bodies in joint presser urge for Khurram Parvez’s release, ask GoI to follow laws
Six international human rights organizations on Thursday in a joint statement have sought the immediate release of prominent Kashmiri human rights activist...
UN criticises arrest of Kashmir activist
Rights groups including the United Nations have criticised the arrest of a prominent activist in Indian-administered Kashmir on terror funding charges....
India anti-terror agency arrests prominent Kashmir activist
India’s counter-terrorism investigating agency has arrested a prominent human rights activist in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The National Investigation Agency...
UN criticises ‘disturbing’ arrest of rights activist in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Rights groups including the United Nations have criticised the arrest of a prominent activist in Indian-administered Kashmir on...
India arrests prominent human rights activist in Kashmir amid clampdown
The prominent human rights defender is also the chairman of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances.NEW DELHI — India’s anti-terrorism agency...
‘Concerned Over High Risk of Torture,’ Say Global Bodies After NIA Arrests Khurram Parvez
The prominent human rights defender is also the chairman of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances. Srinagar: The National Investigation...
India arrests prominent Kashmir rights activist under terror law
India’s National Investigation Agency arrests Khurram Parvez under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for ‘terror-funding’. Srinagar,...
India: Kashmiri rights activist arrested over ‘terror funding’
India's counter-terrorism investigating agency arrested Khurram Parvez, one of the best known activists in Kashmir. He faces several charges, including terror...
Prominent Kashmiri Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez Arrested by NIA
The JKCCS coordinator was arrested in a terror funding case under the IPC and the UAPA. Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested prominent...
Kashmir’s HR defender Khurram Parvez’s arrest evokes widespread criticism, condemned internationally
Srinagar: After the news of the arrest of prominent Kashmir-based Human Rights Defender, Khurram Parvez spread globally, various internationally recognised...
UN criticizes arrest of rights activist in Indian Kashmir
Rights groups including the United Nations have criticized the arrest of a prominent activist in Indian-administered Kashmir on terror funding charges....
Khurram Parvez: Kashmiri rights activist arrested under anti-terror law
India's counter-terrorism agency has arrested a prominent Kashmiri human rights activist under a draconian anti-terrorism law which makes it nearly impossible...
Kashmiri Activist Arrested Under India’s Antiterrorism Act
Khurram Parvez’s detention has deepened concerns that the Modi administration is abusing the law to squelch dissent.NEW DELHI — A prominent Kashmiri human...
Pakistan condemns arrest of human rights activist Khurram Parvez in occupied Kashmir
Pakistan calls on the world to hold India accountable for continued clamp down against human rights organisations, activists. Amnesty International criticises...
India’s infamous NIA arrests world renowned Kashmiri rights defender Khurram Parvez
ISLAMABAD: Kashmiri journalists and rights activists on Monday said that world renowned Kashmiri human rights Defender in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and...
‘India’s Kashmir act aims to disempower, exclude local population’
Khurram Parvez, noted human rights defender says since last year Kashmiri have been ejected from decision-making process. A constitutional change, which needs...
Kashmiri Activists Condemn the Arrest of Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez by NIA of India
-World Kashmir Awareness Forum Calls to Protect Activists and Free Speech-Washington, DC (November 22, 2021) – The World Kashmir Awareness Forum (WKA) issued...
‘Killed civilians assembled in nearby showroom first’: Eyewitness account of Srinagar ‘gunfight’
Following the killing of four people in a “gunfight” in Hyderpora area of Srinagar, eyewitnesses said that the people killed in the incident were initially...
‘Amir let go after frisking, spent 30 mins at hospital, before killed’: Eyewitnesses on Hyderpora ‘gunfight’
One of the civilians, claimed to to be ‘hybrid militant’ by the police, killed in the alleged gunfight in Hyderpora area of Srinagar on Monday, had spent half...
Explainer | Body of third killed in Hyderpora not returned, family asks why
Following the alleged gunfight in Hyderpora area of Srinagar bodies of two among the four killed were exhumed after three days and handed over to families for...