Sopur teenager was killed in fake encounter: SHRC (GreaterKashmir) – By Arif Shafi Wani Srinagar, Apr 2: Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Tuesday revealed that a teenager of Sopore was killed in 1997 a fake encounter in Handwara allegedly by Army and labeled as a militant. The Commission asked the Director General of […]
India: Muslim women’s group under police scanner, for trying to “motivate girls towards Islam”
April 1, 2013 By
Women’s group under the scanner of Mumbai police (The Times of India) – By Mateen Hafeez MUMBAI: Intelligence agencies in the state have sent letters to all police stations in Mumbai asking them to monitor the activities of the Girls Islamic Organization (GIO). The organization is trying to “motivate girls towards Islam”, the letter warned. GIO […]
India: Delhi Police usually busts informers or surrendered militants: JTSA
March 24, 2013 By
- By Newzfirst Bureau New Delhi – In context of Liaqat Shah’s arrest, claiming that he was conspiring to carry out attacks in the national capital, the Jamia Teachers’ Solidarity Association (JTSA) on Saturday said that “Many of these prize catches of the Delhi Special Cell happened to be either police or IB informers, surrendered […]
India: Police harassing Madrasa students in Hyderabad following twin blasts
March 22, 2013 By
Madrasah Harassment Angers India Muslims (OnIslam) – By OnIslam & Newspapers CAIRO – Muslim leaders are raising their voices to complain of police harassment of students and teachers of Islamic schools in the Indian city of Hyderabad following twin blasts. “Madrasahs train students in theology and not terrorism,” Maqsood Yamani from the Deeni Madaris Board, a […]
India: Anti-Muslim violence go unreported in Gujarat
March 21, 2013 By
Communal clashes go unreported in Gujarat: Activist Shabnam Hashmi (Newzfirst) – By Abu Zafar “This is Modi’s Gujarat; there is business as usual. Such stories and many more like these are not told any longer, thanks to the money and muscle power,” says Shabnam Hashmi referring to the recent unreported communal clashes in Chota Udaipur. The […]
A New Intifada in Kashmir? Arundhati Roy & Sanjay Kak on the World’s Most Densely Militarized Area
March 19, 2013 By
Transcript This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: As we continue our conversation with the author and activist Arundhati Roy, she is now joined in Chicago by Sanjay Kak, a New Delhi-based documentary filmmaker. His most recent film is Jashn-e-Azadi, or How We Celebrate Freedom. He’s the […]
Kashmiri women victims of worst HR violations
March 10, 2013 By
- By Kashmir News Service Islamabad, March 08 (KMS): As the world observes the International Women’s Day, today, the miseries and victimisation of Kashmiri women by Indian troops and police personnel in occupied Kashmir continue unabated.According to a report, released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, on the occasion of the International Women’s […]
Kashmir: Siege and World’s Silence
March 9, 2013 By
- By Muhammad Faysal, AlHittin.com Contributor It’s the 18th day of Siege in Kashmir after the secret execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru, who was hanged inside Indian Prison on February 9. His alleged crime was that he had been a mastermind of ‘the Parliament Attack’ in December 2001. His trial has been disputed by many neutral […]
India: Aijaz Ahmed Mirza recounts his time in prison
March 8, 2013 By
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The Story of Afzal Guru
March 7, 2013 By
I would like to be remembered as a martyr for the cause of justice. There is no fear of death in my heart as solitude and deep introspection has cultivated a deeper sense and vision that man’s life on this planet is spiritually in an embryonic stage. He is born when he leaves this […]
