India

500 incidents of protests, hundreds injured in Kashmir lockdown: Sources

Aug 28, 2019 13:34

Hundreds of incidents of protest have erupted in Indian-administered Kashmir since the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi stripped the Muslim-majority Himalayan region of its autonomy and imposed a security clampdown more than three weeks ago.
Kashmiri leader calls for peaceful protests, blasts information blockade

Aug 25, 2019 07:32

A prominent pro-independence leader in the Indian-controlled Kashmir has called on people in the disputed region to continue holding “peaceful protests” despite attempts by New Delhi to stifle their voices.
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.