Kashmiris mark Intl. Day of Disappearances

Published on Aug 30, 2012 by PressTVGlobalNews : Hundreds of people gathered in the summer capital Srinagar of Indian-administered Kashmir to mark the International Day of Disappearances.

Clashes erupt in Kashmir following Eid prayers

KashmirNation | November 17, 2010 - Clashes erupt in Kashmir following Eid prayers.

Police fire tear gas on protesters in Kashmir

It was the latest in a series of violent demonstrations in Indian-administered Kashmir this year

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have fired shots in the air and used tear gas shells to disperse hundreds of protesters in Srinagar.

Protests erupted after prayers marking the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.

The demonstrators emerged from mosques chanting anti-India slogans and hurled stones at police, witnesses said.

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Kashmir no longer on UN's list of unresolved disputes.

newsxlive | November 15, 2010 - This comes as a direct blow to Pakistan which has been asking the UN to intervene on the issue.

Kashmir Violence

PressTVGlobalNews InFocus | November 15, 2010 - Kashmir as one of the most dangerous clash points is located partly in Indian and Pakistani border.Kashmir's unrest continues to be unresolved after more than six decades.

Both India and Pakistan who claim full control of the region have fought two of the three wars in Kashmir and the area has remained at the heart of enmity between the two nuclear rivals.

In this edition of InFocus, Press TV's correspondent Shahana Butt takes a look at how the people in Kashmir are caught up in this long disputed between India and Pakistan.

Women's plight in Kashmir.

istreamnews | October 29, 2010 - Watch out as Seema Mustafa finds out more about the women folks in Kashmir and their plight

Kashmir voices: 'We are angry".

People in Indian-administered Kashmir tell the BBC News website of their growing resentment against Indian rule, after a summer of dissent.

The violence began on 11 June after police killed a demonstrating student

Police shot dead 18 civilians on Monday in the deadliest day since the latest wave of protests erupted three months ago, bringing the number of those killed to more than 80.

The latest demonstrations were sparked by reports of a Koran being publicly desecrated in the US.

A curfew is in place, and was extended on Tuesday to cover fresh areas as thousands more federal police were deployed across the valley.

BBC News : 14 September 2010

3 continuous days & more death !

AlJazeeraEnglish | September 13, 2010 - At least 18 people have been killed in demonstrations in the last 24 hours alone.

But the long simmering dispute over independence was not the only fuel for Monday's fury.

Anger about threats to burn the Quran in the US - led to attacks on Christian schools in the territory.

Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports from Srinagar.

An American Politician says, the work of 1-man is not representative of American values. What about 20 men and 2/3 planes, is it representative of almost 2bil Muslims' values or the many poor and under nourish Afghans - LOL this is Absurd & outrageous.

OMG - An India politicians is "accusing" Pakistan!

2010 The most violent year - Eid'l Fitri 1431 in Kashmir.

AlJazeeraEnglish | September 11, 2010   -  Tens of thousands of people across Indian-administered Kashmir have joined protests against Indian rule in the Himalayan region.

The Indian army has been battling to contain demonstrations for months, ignited by the killing of a 17-year-old student by police in June.

Al Jazeera's Nilanjan Chowdhury reports.

Fresh violence erupts in Kashmir

Indian policemen block a road with a roll of barbed wire in 

Srinagar on August 30, 2010.

Violent clashes between government security forces and demonstrators continue unabated in the Indian-controlled Kashmir. 

Several people have been wounded on Monday after police opened fire to disperse the protesters in the capital city of Srinagar, AFP reported. 

One of the wounded is said to be in a critical condition. The man is said to be the cousin of the key separatist leader Yasin Malik. 

According to police sources, the incident occurred when a group of protesters hurled stones at police and shouted anti-India slogans. 

Residents and eyewitnesses say there was no provocation for the shooting.

Asiya Andrabi: Warrior in Veil - Arrested

Asiya Andrabi, the chief of South Asia's single militant organisation of women, has been evading arrest for sometime. Her organisation Dukhtaran-e-Millat (Daughters of the Ummah) has been assisting Lashkar-e-Jabbar in imposing purdah on Kashmiri.women. She is wanted under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for allegedly taking money from ISI. Andrabi, daughter of a physician, is a science graduate. A fierce militant, before marriage she had expressed her desire to her father to marry only a mujahid.

She went into hiding after the arrest of Imtiyaz Bazaz, the editor of the Mountain Valley. It is alleged that Bazaz had approached Ayub Thakur, the London-based president of World Kashmir Freedom Movement at her behest for funds for insurgents in Kashmir.

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