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At least 4,000 detained in occupied Kashmir since India took away autonomy: govt sources
[DAWN] Thousands of people have been detained in Indian-Indian Kashmir.jpg "Kashmir") ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... e over fears of unrest since New Delhi stripped the restive region of its autonomy two weeks ago, government sources told AFP. A magistrate, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said that at least 4,000 people were arrested and held under the Public Safety Act (PSA), a controversial law that allows authorities to imprison someone for up to two years without charge or trial. "Most of them were flown out of Kashmir because prisons here have run out of capacity," the magistrate said, adding that he had used a satellite phone allocated to him to collate the figures from colleagues across the Himalayan territory amid a communications blackout imposed by authorities. Related: Kashmir: 2019-08-17 India could change No First Use Nuclear Policy - Defence Minister Kashmir: 2019-08-17 WaPo: Kashmir crisis isn’t about territory It’s about a Hindu victory over Islam Kashmir: 2019-08-17 Crackdown launched on sale of Indian films Posted by: Fred 2019-08-19 |
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