mr6666 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Nearly 4 Weeks Into India's Clampdown, Kashmiris Describe Protests, Jail, Uncertainty "..... It's been nearly four weeks since India's Hindu nationalist government revoked the special autonomy of its only Muslim-majority state, Jammu and Kashmir. The government says things are now returning to normal there. But people traveling out of the state paint a very different picture ... Kashmir's autonomy was enshrined in India's constitution. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi unilaterally amended the constitution to remove Article 370, which had given Kashmiris special rights to property and government jobs in their region. The move has prompted questions from legal experts and outrage from neighboring Pakistan, which controls a smaller, western portion of the Himalayan territory but claims the entire region (as does India). A panel of United Nations experts has called India's actions "a collective punishment." Human Rights Watch has called on India to restore phone lines and Internet, saying the communications blackout "infringes basic freedoms."...... Kashmiri politicians and media representatives have filed more than a dozen petitions to India's Supreme Court, challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and the government's communications blackout. ....... https://www.npr.org/2019/08/31/755439584/nearly-4-weeks-into-indias-clampdown-kashmiris-describe-protests-jail-uncertaint?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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