Thu 08 August 2019: The UN has said the latest restrictions imposed on Indian-administered Kashmir are deeply concerning and “will exacerbate the human rights situation”. A UN spokesperson highlighted a telecommunications ban, the arbitrary detention of leaders and a ban on political assembly. The region has been on lockdown since Sunday with communication cut off. […]
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Thu 08 August 2019: More than 500 people have been detained in India’s latest clampdown in the disputed Kashmir region, media reported on Thursday. Among those arrested are Kashmiri leaders including Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who members of India’s Congress Party have petitioned the Supreme Court to seek their release. Activist Ali Mohammed told the New […]
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Thu 08 August 2019: LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he had expressed concern to his Indian counterpart about the situation in the disputed Kashmir region. “I have to spoken to the Indian Foreign Minister,” Raab said on Wednesday. “We’ve expressed some of our concerns around the situation and called for calm, […]
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The office of a local newspaper in India-administrated Kashmir’s Srinagar city [Al Jazeera] Thu 08 August 2019: Reporters in the disputed region face difficulties due to ban on movement and communications blackout. Restrictions on movement and a communications blackout for a third day in Indian-administered Kashmir have frustrated the region’s journalists, who call their struggle since Monday […]
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People hold signs and shout slogans during a protest after the government scrapped the special status for Kashmir, in New Delhi, India, Aug. 5, 2019. | Photo: Reuters Thu 08 August 2019: Ambassador expressed hope that it would help improve the social and economic conditions New Delhi: The UAE has taken note of the Indian […]
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Passengers, arriving from Pakistan by Samjhauta Express train, wait for custom-check at Attari railway station, near Amritsar, Monday, Feb 25, 2019.Image Credit: PTI Thu 08 August 2019: Samjhauta Express was the only rail link between India and Pakistan for passenger Dubai: Pakistan has suspended Samjhuata Express service which is the only rail link with India, […]
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Thu 08 August 2019: The United States on Wednesday said it supports direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on the disputed Kashmir region and called for calm and restraint as the dispute escalated. “We continue to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on Kashmir and other issues of concern,” a department spokeswoman said in […]
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Thu 08 August 2019: Pakistan said on Wednesday it would expel India’s ambassador and suspend bilateral trade with its arch-rival after New Delhi stripped its portion of the contested Kashmir region of special status. Neighbors China and Pakistan, which both claim parts of Kashmir, have voiced fierce opposition to India’s removal of a constitutional provision […]
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Wed 07 August 2019: Pakistan said it will “downgrade” diplomatic relations and suspend bilateral trade with India after New Delhi stripped its portion of the contested Kashmir region of special status. The move follows a meeting of Pakistan’s National Security Committee, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, according to an official statement posted on Twitter. […]
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Wed 07 August 2019: With the abrogation of Kashmir’s special status, social media also saw a surge in posts asserting Hindutva supremacy. “What are the benefits of removing Article 370?” Three men lined up against a shop in Delhi smile broadly into the camera. “The tricolour will be waved in Kashmir, bhai your turn,” Ankit Jatav tells his […]
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