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National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said, “J&K has been put up for sale and left bereft of any basic protections. The amendments add to the fear of demographic changes. They want to alter the character of this place.” IN A DECISION that mainstream political parties in Kashmir said stokes …

14 US Senators—10 Republicans and 4 Democrats—who have signed a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asking that India be named a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), following the recommendation of the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The Senators who signed the letter are Chris Coons …

In a rare admission, Indian military says its soldiers in disputed Kashmir abused their powers in the killings of three labourers it had passed off as “Pakistani terrorists.”   India has rejected every request since 1989 to prosecute Indian soldiers in civilian courts in Kashmir for alleged rights abuses including …

Amnesty International has released 19 page report about Delhi riots on 28th August 2020. Report contain Amnesty International India field investigation which document several Human Right Violations committed by the Delhi police during the riots on February 2020. Amnesty International teams visited the different locations where the videos were shot …

  A local court in Mathura on Friday admitted a plea that seeks to remove a mosque adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi. The court of district judge Sadhna Rani Thakur has fixed November 18 as the next date of hearing in the case. Earlier in October, a civil court in …

Born and raised in Australia, Arslan Hidayet visited East Turkestan every 3-4 years and eventually married there. He is the son-in-law of internationally renowned Uyghur comic Adil Mijit who was being detained by the Chinese authorities. China’s crackdown on its Uyghur citizens, a mostly Muslim ethnic minority, has faced international …

By Peerzada Ashiq –  Source The Hindu Leaders agree on the need to put up a joint front. National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah and vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday met Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, released after 14 months on Tuesday, at her residence and extended an invitation to hold …

Mehbooba Mufti’s release is belated and welcome. Much depends on how she finds way forward for herself and PDP in Kashmir’s new reality Faced with a shell of the PDP and the newly formed Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party, Mufti seems to have realised that she has no time to …

Mufti was released on Tuesday evening, over 14 months after she was detained following the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5, 2019 Ashiq Hussain – Hindustan Times, Srinagar Even as the congratulatory messages continue to pour in over her release, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and …

They have risked their lives to educate girls and survived assassination attempts. Now they hope to end decades of war. Among many Afghan women and girls, there is a fear that the US-Taliban deal could potentially pave the way for the armed group’s return to power and to the oppression …