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#FreeHandwaraGirl Since 12th April, a minor girl has been in illegal police custody because she was molested and the local people protested against this. The child was forced to give a false testimony exonerating her molesters, the testimony was circulated… Continue Reading →
Sessions Court dismisses Indian army revision petition in Kunan Poshpora mass rape and torture case, 23/24 February 1991 Press release 9 August 2014 23 years after the Kunan Poshpora mass rape and torture on 23/24 February 1991, the first legal… Continue Reading →
IANS Jul 05, 2014 at 09:20am IST Srinagar: A minister in Jammu and Kashmir’s Omar Abdullah government said the hydropower project inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the state’s Baramulla district on Friday was illegal. Talking to IANS, Health… Continue Reading →
28 May 2014 at 12:36 RAJINDARSACHAR President of B.J.P. Rajnath hascalled for a debate on why Article 370 of the Constitution should not beabrogated. One wishes he had sought this enlightenment before including theprovocative item of abrogation of Article… Continue Reading →
Sifting facts from fiction: SAMEER YASIR 12 MAY 2014 – 11:58AM GMT Although banned by western countries, paramilitary forces and police still continue to use pellet grenades in Kashmir. Similar Stories Forces crack down on protesters in Baramulla constituency,… Continue Reading →
India elections: Narendra Modi victory would be ‘lightning rod for militants’ Victory for Hindu nationalist politician could lead to increased recruitment to extremist Islamic organisations, experts fear Jason Burke in Srinagar theguardian.com, Tuesday 6 May 2014 11.06 EDT Kashmiri Muslims… Continue Reading →
The Impunity Continues: Kunan Poshpora Public Prosecutor Appointed As Central Government Standing Counsel Press Release On April 5, 2014, the revision petition filed by the Indian army to shut down investigations in the 1991 Kunan Poshpora mass rape and torture… Continue Reading →
By Abdul Majid Zargar 24 March, 2014 Countercurrents.org Crimea has finally seceded from Ukraine. It made a history of sorts when 97% of its population, including the sizeable minority of Tatars voted in favor of the secession…. Continue Reading →
Varghese asked me to close the case in national interest; when I refused, he threatened my family’ Monday, 24 February 2014 0:02 Written by: Izhar Nazir Ali Izhar Nazir Ali Srinagar: A top government officer, who had briefly probed… Continue Reading →
PRESS RELEASE SSSC DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR THE KUNAN POSHPORA VICTIMS & REPEAL AFSPA On the 23rd anniversary of the shameful Kunan Poshpora incident, SSSC demands justice for the victims. In the incident, about 100 women were raped on the… Continue Reading →