Tag: Army

Young Kashmiri blown to pieces for tearing posters of renegade

 
/ March 31, 2016

Yusuf, a young man from Kashmir was blown to pieces, tied to a mine and a boulder in a local forest by the Indian Army on 3rd February 1999 without any substaintial proof that he was part of a militant outfit. He was picked up the night before the fateful...

A Kashmiri Widow’s 20-year long wait for Justice

 
/ March 22, 2016

Munawara’s husband was picked up by the BSF along with few other youths after a crackdown in Batamaloo area of Srinagar on On 7 April 1993. He was shot to death, at point blank range inside a cow shed, along with another youth. His crime? The BSF claimed that the...

Hundreds Go Missing In Manipur

 
/ August 3, 2011

Over 300 people disappear every year in Manipur; most are victims of extrajudicial killings.

“It Would Have Lit Up Our Lives”

 
/ August 1, 2011

In Kashmir, micro hydel power projects constructed under an army funded scheme are mostly non functional.

Critical Plebiscite For Manipur’s Independence

 
/ June 7, 2011

Insurgents demand a plebiscite but the climate of fear is likely to hassle the process.

Insurgency Drives Away Tourists

 
/ May 18, 2011

Because of the surrounding violence and military presence, tourists have deserted Loktak Lake in Manipur.

Riot: Who Benefits?

 
/ October 11, 2010

Dominant groups often use violent forms of protest to press their point. This video from Haryana, India shows how an entire community suffers during such riot.