South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

 Srinagar,  May 9  : Body of a 25-year-old missing youth was recovered under mysterious circumstances in Banihal town in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.  The deceased identified Aarif Ramzab Ganie of Shopian who went missing three days ago was recovered under mysterious circumstances near railway bridge of the town.
His wedding of the deceased was scheduled next week.. A probe has been initiated into the matter, officials said.

Abdul Hameed Mir, 45, was detained by the authorities around the same time when Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s government unilaterally announced changes in the constitutional and legal status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, effectively wiping out the semi-autonomy enjoyed by the region for generations.Picked up from his house in the Kupwara district of Kashmir, Mr Mir was then in prison for more than 18 months without charge when he lost his mother. He had moved a bail application in March to carry out the last rites. It was denied. “His mother kept waiting for nearly two years to get a single glance of her only son,” his brother-in-law, Sajjad Dar, told The Independent. “She was not granted that in life. And was denied that dignity even in death.

Srinagar, 16 Oct 2019: More than two months after New Delhi revoked the special status article 370 of Indian occupied Kashmir, thousands of Kashmiris are still in jail, including some as young as nine-year-old.

Srinagar, April 23, 2012: The global human rights group, Amnesty International team, which has just finished their 10-day visit to Kashmir, will visit again to Kashmir in near future. 

Srinagar, May 29, 2011 :  Well-known  Indian human rights activist Gautam Navlakha was detained at Srinagar International Airport on his arrival there on Saturday May 29. He was not allowed to enter the city, and was served an order under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Core (CRPC). Navlakha, who’s a frequent visitor to Kashmir but was there this time on a personal visit along with a friend, was asked to return to Delhi. Since return flights had already departed for the day, Navlakha was detained at the airport. He is to return on May 29.