Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by GEELANI Salik Basharat, KANJWAL Hafsa, KULISH Yuliia
THIS INTERVIEW WITH Kashmir historian Hafsa Kanjwal delves into the complexities of India’s settler-colonial politics in Kashmir. Apart from detailing the evolution of the Kashmir issue, it illuminates the similarities and differences between India’s and Russia’s long projects of occupation of (…)
, by HASSAN Aakash
Fahad Shah, whose case was a symbol of harassment of region’s media, says he has different outlook after months behind bars
During his more than 600 days behind bars, Fahad Shah, a Kashmiri journalist, had begun to lose hope that he would ever see freedom again. It was in February last year (…)
, by KANJWAL Hafsa, MAQBOOL Majid
Interview with Hafsa Kanjwal about Indian’s decades long occupation of Kashmir
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad – the second prime minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (1953-1963) – came to power following a coup against his predecessor, Sheikh Abdullah. Hafsa Kanjwal’s recent book, Colonizing (…)
, by SEN Somdeep
For decades, the Indian state has suppressed the democratic rights of Kashmiris. Narendra Modi’s hard-right government is taking this pattern of repression to new extremes, with the complicity of Indian intellectuals who seek to toxify the cause of Kashmir.
India-controlled Kashmir is one of (…)
, by BHAN Mona, BOSE Purnima
PANDEMICS GENERATE THEIR own vocabularies, and the “novel coronavirus” is no exception. In the United States the vocabulary of COVID-19 of “sheltering-in-place” and “lockdowns” resonates with Cold War era anxieties about nuclear war and more recent fears about gun violence.
In India the (…)
, by Peoples Dispatch
The delegation of Members of European Parliament comprises representatives of far-right wing parties which are known for their Islamophobic and anti-migrant stances.
The MEPs come from parties including the Vox in Spain, the AfD in Germany and the National Rally in France.
Protests broke out (…)
, by SINGH Prabhjit
From scholars to farmers’ organisations, a number of groups have expressed solidarity after Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was revoked.
New Delhi: The Left and Sikh organisations in Punjab spent three decades at odds with each other over militancy in the state but agree today on one (…)
, by ALAM Badrul
A human chain and rally was organized calling upon to stop attack, repression and massacre on the people of Kashmir by Indian army.
On 9 August 2019 at 11 am in front of Dhaka National Press Club in Bangladesh, calling a upon to put an end to attack, repression and killings of the people of (…)
, by AGARWAL Samantha
The irony of India celebrating its 72nd year of national independence as it orchestrates a coup and military lock-down on the occupied territory of Kashmir was apparently lost on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi used the occasion of an annual independence day celebration in Delhi to (…)
, by VANAIK Achin
Progressive Indians must oppose governmental violence against Kashmiris. The powers that would seek to deny the oppressed people of Kashmir the right to freely pursue their goal of collective self-determination must be stopped.
On August 5, 2019, India’s right-wing government, led by Prime (…)
, by CHATTERJEE Sohini
Following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India, which aided the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) special status, many in mainland India are now supporting the Indian government’s unilateral move on the grounds that the decriminalisation of queer sexuality in (…)
, by The Wire (IN)
From night raids to pick up youth to the consistent deployment of troops, the five signatories of the letter severely came down upon all possible human rights violations by the Centre in the region.
New Delhi: Five human rights experts of the United Nations on Thursday called for India to (…)
, by BHATTACHARYA Tithi, KRISHNAN Kavita
India’s brutal occupation of Kashmir is only getting worse. The situation there demands our attention and those struggling for justice need our solidarity.
On August 5, the Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the Indian constitution which had, since 1947, accorded a special status to (…)
, by BHAI Vimal, DRÈZE Jean, KRISHNAN Kavita, MOLLAH Maimoona
We deeply appreciate the public’s keen interest in the ’Kashmir Caged’ report and video report.
We all stand by the statement that permission to screen this short video report at the Press Club of India (PCI) on 14 August was denied, reportedly under pressure. Our quarrel is not and was not (…)
LAHORE: Leaders of Left parties, civil society and peace activists condemned the annexation of Kashmir by the Modi government, and warned that humanitarian crisis in Indian-held J&K can spiral into a dangerous conflict between India and Pakistan. They called upon the people of the South (…)
, by Al Jazeera
Group of Indian activists calls for withdrawal of government’s move to revoke special status of disputed region.
A group of Indian activists and members of leftist organisations has called for the withdrawal of the government’s move to revoke special status of Indian-administered Kashmir. (…)
, by ALI Tariq
In an unsettled world, amid violent wars and imperial occupations, with all norms ruthlessly cast aside, did Kashmir really have a chance to be free? As unrest spreads, India, the vaunted “world’s largest democracy,” has imposed a total communications blackout. Kashmir is cut off from the world. (…)
, by BHAI Vimal, DRÈZE Jean, KRISHNAN Kavita, MOLLAH Maimoona
REPORT OF FOUR-MEMBER INDEPENDENT FACT-FINDING TEAM THAT VISITED KASHMIR FROM 9-13 AUGUST 2019 Kashmir Caged (13 August 2019) 14 August
We spent five days (9-13 August 2019) travelling extensively in Kashmir. Our visit began on 9 August 2019 – four days after the Indian government abrogated (…)
, by Palestinian BDS National Committee
In this grave moment, we stand in solidarity with the people in Kashmir. Our oppressors are united, and our struggles will be stronger if we too unite. Kashmir banner.
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in Palestinian society, (…)
, by Alliance of Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
As the Indian government resorts to annexation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir at gunpoint, detaining its political leaders and cutting off all means of communication, we extend our solidarity to the people of Jammu and Kashmir as they struggle for their most basic rights and freedoms.
The (…)
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