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India intensifies restrictions on Indian Kashmir after Friday clashes

Aug 24, 2019 11:57

Some three weeks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi controversially stripped Indian-controlled Kashmir of its autonomous status, the Muslim-majority region’s main city of Srinagar looks like a ghost town scarred with military barricades, barely breathing under a massive lockdown.
India steps up curbs in Kashmir ahead of Friday prayers

Aug 23, 2019 06:57

Indian authorities have tightened security to prevent people from gathering for Friday prayers, which will be followed by an organized protest rally toward a United Nations office, in the Muslim-majority region's main city.
Genocide Watch issues emergency genocide alert in Kashmir

Aug 23, 2019 03:05

The curfew in the entire Indian Jammu and Kashmir is nearing to its third week. India laid down the siege on Kashmir after New Delhi scrapped the autonomy of the UN declared disputed region earlier this month. Fearing a violent public reaction, India enforced a curfew in its part of this Muslim majority region which is divided between Pakistan and India.
UN rights experts urge India to end 'collective punishment' in Kashmir

Aug 23, 2019 03:01

Five United Nations human rights experts have issued an urgent demand to India to lift the communication blackout it has imposed on the disputed Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir, saying that it amounts to "collective punishment" and worsens the ongoing tensions.
Iran mulling discounts to encourage more operations at Chabahar port

Aug 22, 2019 16:21

Iranian government is planning discounts along other measures to encourage increased port operations in Chabahar southeast of the country.
Gun battle in Kashmir kills 2: Indian police

Aug 21, 2019 05:27

Indian police say one militant and one police officer have been killed in the first reported gun battle in Kashmir since New Delhi’s decision to strip the disputed Muslim-majority region of its autonomy.
Asian Junior Wushu C'ships: Iran win 1 gold, 2 bronze medals

Aug 21, 2019 01:01

In the 2019 Asian Junior Wushu Championships, young Iranian athletes have pocketed three more medals on the second day of the tournament.
Iran saffron exports down due to smuggling, government restrictions: Exporter

Aug 21, 2019 00:56

Iranian exporters of saffron, a highly expensive spice with incredible healing powers, believe that smuggling and government restrictions have caused a decline in exports this year.
Trump talks to India, Pakistan PMs, urges de-escalation

Aug 20, 2019 04:02

In separate phone calls, US President Donald Trump has urged the prime ministers of India and Pakistan to reduce tensions over the disputed Kashmir region.
4,000 detained by India in Kashmir since autonomy stripped: Govt. source

Aug 18, 2019 11:17

Thousands of people have been detained in Indian-controlled Kashmir over fears of outbreaks of unrest after the New Delhi government revoked the Muslim-majority Himalayan region’s autonomy.