US officials had evidence of widespread torture by Indian police and security forces and were secretly briefed by Red Cross staff about the systematic abuse of detainees in Kashmir, according to leaked diplomatic cables. The dispatches, obtained by website WikiLeaks, reveal that US diplomats in Delhi were briefed in 2005 by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) about the use of elect
The Booker prize-winning novelist and human rights campaigner Arundhati Roy is facing the threat of arrest after claiming that the disputed territory of Kashmir was not an integral part of India. India's home ministry is reported to have told police in Delhi that a case of sedition may be registered against Roy and the Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani for remarks they made at the w
The protests are the biggest security challenge to Indian rule in many years Local journalists have been beaten and prevented from covering recent unrest in Indian-administered Kashmir. More than 100 people have died since June during clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in some of the bloodiest scenes the disputed state has seen in years. Sajjad Haider, editor of The Kas
India Reopens Kashmir’s Schools, but Many Stay Away Students with their teacher at a school in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Monday.Credit...Associated Press NEW DELHI � The Indian government on Monday began the slow, uncertain process of trying to restore normalcy to the violence-racked region of Kashmir. Authorities reopened schools and universities, even as many students stayed awa
A young boy joined a group of men in a protest on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday.Credit...Altaf Qadri/Associated Press NEW DELHI � Kashmir erupted on Monday in the worst violence since separatist protests began sweeping through the disputed Himalayan region three months ago, with the authorities partly blaming reports of Koran desecration in the United States for the inflamed tensions. The bl
Police opened fire at rock-throwing Kashmiris today, killing an 11-year-old boy and sparking violent street protests by thousands of people. At least 22 were wounded in India's portion of the troubled Himalayan region. More than 60 people have died in anti-India demonstrations and clashes between security forces and protesters in the disputed state since June. Anger against Indian rule runs deep i
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