Journalist Rayees Butt remembered on his martyrdom anniversary.
Several journalists and members of civil society paid rich tributes and condolences to martyred journalist, Rayees Ahmad Butt, on his first martyrdom anniversary. 1/n #Kashmir
Indian troops martyred a young Kashmiri freelance journalist, Rayees Ahmad Butt along with a youth during a cordon and search operation on this day last year in Rainawari area of the Srinagar city.
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The journalist fraternity of Kashmir valley paid tributes to a wonderful soul to all victim journalists in Kashmir.
Kashmir is one of the most dangerous places of the world where people associated with the press and media are performing their professional duties in the
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most difficult circumstances and situations.
20 journalists have been confirmed as being killed while performing their duties during the Kashmiris’ ongoing liberation struggle since 1989. They include Shabbir Ahmed Dar, Mushtaq Ali, Muhammad Shaban Wakeel,
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a woman scribe Aasiya Jeelani, Ghulam Muhammad Lone, Ghulam Rasool Azad, Pervez Muhammad Sultan, Ali Muhammad Mahajan, Syed Ghulam Nabi, Altaf Ahmed Fakhtoo, Saidan Shafi, Tariq Ahmed, Abdul Majid Butt and Javed Ahmed Mir.
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Authoritarianism, persecution of minorities put India at risk of tearing apart.
The state-sponsored persecution of minorities and mob violence has put the Narendra Modi’s India of today at the risk of tearing itself apart. 1/n #MinortiesInIndiaUnderAttack
The hate crimes and violence against minorities including Muslims, Christians, Dalit and others were on constant surge being provoked by ruling BJP leaders, backed the discriminatory legislation and also stamped by the Indian judiciary.
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Since Modi’s reelection in 2019, the government has pushed controversial policies that explicitly ignore Muslims’ rights and are intended to disenfranchise millions of Muslims.
Around two hundred million Muslims account for about 15 percent of the population –
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International day for the right to the truth concerning gross HRWs and for the dignity of victums.
The Indian security forces are also accused of many massacres. Some of them include:
Gawakadal massacre: On 21 January 1990, 1/n #Kashmir
51 civilians were killed by CRPF troopers during protests against earlier raids in which wanton arrests and molestation of women were conducted by CRPF troops.
Handwara massacre: On 25 January 1990, two BSF patrolling parties in Handwara indiscriminately fired at
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peaceful protesters and killed 25 people. Many people were injured.
Zakoora and Tengpora massacre: Indian forces killed 33 protesters and injured 47 on 1 March 1990 at Zakoora Crossing and Tengpora Bypass Road in Srinagar.
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I prayed for a strong, prosperous, stable and safe Pakistan 🇵🇰
The Pakistan and the people of Jammu and Kashmir are one nation with similarities in everything and will achieve together completion of Partition Plan after freedom of 1/n #PakistanDay2023 #PakistanDay #Kashmir
freedom of Jammu and Kashmir from India.
The Pakistan would never leave Kashmiri brethren in the lurch in any circumstances and will continue to support the Kashmir Cause through thick and thin. Pakistan is a centre of hope for the oppressed Kashmiri people as well as
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Muslim Ummah. The sacrifices rendered by the Muslims for the creation of Pakistan and described the country as Almighty Allah’s blessing for the Muslims.
The Pakistan as an ideological state had always supported not only the just cause of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Oldest Mosque in India : Barwada mosque in Ghogha ,Gujarat
The Qibla is towards Jerusalem. This reflects the fact that this mosque must have been erected much before Prophet's (PBUH) declaration that direction to Kaaba be treated as qibla.
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Barwada means non-locals or foreigners.The 15 x 40 ft mosque is located in the ancient port town of Ghogha.Part of Bhavnagar district, Ghogha is situated on the mid-western bank of the Gulf of Khambhat, a commercial port for centuries
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Islam came to India much before than it is believed to have moved in with traders who sailed to coastal belts. The first mosque is presumed to have been built in India well before the Prophet migrated to Madina
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Our Freedom Icon always stands with sikh community.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani (on 19 June, 2012) demanded that the Chittisinghpura massacre should be probed into by some international institution and those involved in it should be punished.
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“The innocent members of Sikh community were brutally killed at the time when the then US president was visiting New Delhi. The massacre was carried out to mislead the international community about the Kashmir movement and link it with terrorism,”
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Syed Ali Shah Geelani ( R.A) is reported to have said, while interacting with a delegation of Sikhs from Punjab that visited his Hyderpora residence.
Syed Geelani, according to Hurriyat statement, said the Kashmir was not any communal war but an issue of broken promises.
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Article: In Kashmir, Indian bulldozers are now carrying out settler-colonial policy.
Bricks are falling amid a cloud of dust onto the snow-covered roads. Wailing can be heard in the background. Bulldozers are moving in, aiming to bury a long struggle for freedom. 1/n #Kashmir
The scenes might be akin to the Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes, but this time we are witnessing India’s settler-colonial policy in Kashmir.
Videos emerge from Kashmir each day, showing bulldozers ploughing through residential and non-residential areas,
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demolishing structures that the administration claim to have been built illegally by encroaching on “state land”.
Each day brings new stories about how much land has been “reclaimed” by the state.