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India intensifies restrictions on Indian Kashmir after Friday clashes
Aug 24, 2019 11:57Some 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.
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Narendra Modi’s new-model India
Aug 23, 2019 12:02Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi likes to practice what American generals call “shock and awe.” The last time Modi stunned the country was when he announced, on a few hours’ notice, the demonetization of 96% (in value) of India’s currency.
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India steps up curbs in Kashmir ahead of Friday prayers
Aug 23, 2019 06:57Indian 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.
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Genocide Watch issues emergency genocide alert in Kashmir
Aug 23, 2019 03:05The 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.
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UN rights experts urge India to end 'collective punishment' in Kashmir
Aug 23, 2019 03:01Five 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.
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Iran mulling discounts to encourage more operations at Chabahar port
Aug 22, 2019 16:21Iranian government is planning discounts along other measures to encourage increased port operations in Chabahar southeast of the country.
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Gun battle in Kashmir kills 2: Indian police
Aug 21, 2019 05:27Indian 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.
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Asian Junior Wushu C'ships: Iran win 1 gold, 2 bronze medals
Aug 21, 2019 01:01In the 2019 Asian Junior Wushu Championships, young Iranian athletes have pocketed three more medals on the second day of the tournament.
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Iran saffron exports down due to smuggling, government restrictions: Exporter
Aug 21, 2019 00:56Iranian 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.
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The hypocrisy underpinning Britain’s contrasting approach to Kashmir and Hong Kong
Aug 20, 2019 04:57By turning a blind eye to India’s arbitrary constitutional changes (in respect of the revocation of Article 370) and to its wide-ranging security lockdown on the disputed region of Kashmir, the British government hopes to change India’s mind about a speedy post-Brexit trade deal.