The uprising that started in 2016 never really ended, 2017 has turned out to be one of the bloodiest years in Kashmir Valley. A total of 384 casualties were reported this year, which includes 207 … Read More
The Khanate Of The Slain
When he started recounting names of 16 of his cousins who were killed or disappeared by the Indian Army, a smile, almost a smirk creased Raj Mohammad Khan’s fair face, his blue eyes glowed, … Read More
From Abdul Rahman To Abu Hafiz : Story Of A Fake Encounter
The family of Abdul Rehman Padder says that on 8 December 2006, he called his sister at about 9:00 am and informed her that following his noon prayers at the Hazratbal shrine he would meet … Read More
Hirday Nath Wanchoo: The Chronicler of Rights Abuse
In a jam-packed room of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in the summer capital, Srinagar, people stood in shock. A man in his late sixties was pleading before the judge for a dead man. … Read More
The Zahida Case : Preferring Death Over Rape
Zahida D/O Muhammad Akbar Dar lived in Choong ( Shamsabad) Dooru of Islamabad district in South Kashmir. Zahida was killed by a Rashtriya Rifles soldier masquerading as a militant, whom he intended to rape, in … Read More
Jammu — The Forgotten Genocide
“Never before in South Asian history”, wrote Aijaz Ahmed, “did so few, divide so many, so needlessly”, about the bloody partition that besieged the subcontinent as Britishers prepared to leave in 1947. “A bloodless winning … Read More
The Second Uprising : July 6
Remembering the martyrs of July 6, 2010. • Muzaffar Ahmed Bhat (Gangbugh Batamaloo) The body of this 17 year old teenager was fished out of the Doodh Ganga stream running through Gangbugh on July … Read More
Shujaat-Ul-Islam – A Martyr’s Martyr
Shujaat ul Islaam had come out of his home to offer prayers in a local mosque. In the meantime a large number of protestors (who were being chased by police) came running from the opposite … Read More
#Kashmir2010 – Javed Ahmad Malla
Javed Ahmad Malla (19) was A 10th Class pass out who was forced to discontinue studies due to extreme poverty. He was working in a bag manufacturing unit in Khonmoh in order to make his … Read More
#Kashmir2010 – Mohammad Rafiq Bangroo
Mohammad Rafiq Bangroo, a 24 years old shawl-weaver, was beaten to pulp by armed forces outside his home at Dana Mazar, Safa Kadal on 12th June. The whole valley was witnessing huge protests against Tufail … Read More