Kashmir

This post originally appeared on Video Volunteers, an award-winning international community media organization based in India. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing agreement. Access to mobile, landline and internet networks were suspended along with a complete lockdown in the Indian administered Kashmir region on August 5, 2019, after the … [Read more...] about Kashmiri Students Affected By The On-Going Crisis In Kashmir

At first glance, their scars look like pockmarks. Some have their eyes closed; others have a far-away look, eyes glazed over. They could be gazing out at a distant view. But these Kashmiri men, women and children aren’t looking at anything. The darkness that surrounds them in Camillo Pasquarelli’s photographs surrounds them in life, too; they are all fully or partially … [Read more...] about Pellet Gun Victims In Kashmir A Scar For Indian Democracy

Two prominent filmmakers who trace their roots to Kashmir have warned about the growing alienation of people in this area due to recent developments. Danish Renzu and Sanjay Kak were in Metro Vancouver over the past few days to attend separate events. Renzu was born in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar and is an alumnus of UCLA; Kak is based in New Delhi. Both condemned the … [Read more...] about Kashmiri Filmmakers Condemn Modi`s Actions In Kashmir

WASHINGTON: “We have concerns about Kashmir, and we are watching the situation very closely,” says Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as another congressional panel reviews the consequences of India’s decision to revoke the valley’s special status. On Thursday, the Congressional Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission was holding a hearing to “examine … [Read more...] about US Criticizes India Over Abuses in Kashmir

On November 3, the lockdown imposed in occupied Kashmir on August 5 by the Indian government crossed ninety days. The security and communication clampdown has now entered its fourth month. With international pressure mounting to restore freedoms, Indian authorities claim they have 'eased' some restrictions, such as lifting roadblocks and restoring landlines and some mobile … [Read more...] about India`s Clampdown In Kashmir Enters Its Fourth Month