South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Srinagar, Feb 25: Today is the 30th Jummah Mubarak and the last ten days of the holy month of Mehraj-Ul-Alam, the Ascension of the Prophet (SAW) are going on, still the Hindutva BJP-RSS regime IIOJK and its authorities while continuing with their dictatorial attitude did not allow the Muslims of Kashmir to perform important duties like Friday prayers at the largest place of worship in Indian illegally Jammu & Kashmir – the historic central Jama Masjid in Srinagar.

Srinagar, Feb 25: Indian troops  during cordon and search operation  martyred three Kashmiris in Shopian district. The youth were martyred by Indian army and Central Reserve Police Personnle during cordon and search operation in Amshipora area of the district on Friday morning. 

 Bengaluru, February 25, 2022: In India, the Mount Carmel PU College asks the 17-year-old girl to remove her turban in accordance with the February 10 High Court's interim order. Amid crisis related to wearing of head scarp/ hijab in classrooms, an Amritdhari (baptised) Sikh girl was asked to remove her turban in the reputed Mount Carmel PU College here in accordance with the February 10 High Court's interim order. Some parents of the college also complained of being targeted after their daughters were asked to remove the head scarp/ hijab.

 Mangaluru,Karnatka February 25, 2022: In India, the trouble erupted when some girl students wearing head scarp/ hijab were sent out of the institute premises by the college principal at the MGM college in Udupi. The postgraduate students who sought entry into the college wearing  head scarp/ hijab complained that they were not allowed to attend the classes or enter the college premises, which is in violation of the high court order. The students said they could not appear for their examinations earlier due to the row over the head scarp/ hijab issue.

 Srinagar, February 24 : Indian troops  arrested four  youth  in Baramulla and Shopian districts in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir,.

 BENGALURU ,February 23, 2022  : In India , the Karnataka students, especially those studying in Class 10 and Class 12, who are being barred from entering the schools and colleges for wearing head scarp/ Hijab, are likely to miss their annual exams. As per the Karnataka High Court’s interim order, students are not allowed to wear hijab inside the classrooms. The annual examinations for SSLC (Class 10) and second PUC (Class 12) are scheduled to be held in April. The authorities have started issuing hall tickets to the students. However, some protesting students are refusing to collect their hall tickets. The education department, according to high level sources, has decided not to allow the students to appear in supplementary exams, which will be held for those who fail in the exams and opt for re-examination. The authorities in Vijayanagara district have continued the prohibitory orders for around 250 pre-university (PU) and 80 graduation colleges. Many students have boycotted the exams insisting to appear in the exams wearing hijab.

 February 23, 2022PRESS RELEASEIN a forceful and passionate interview, where both her anger and anguish are clearly visible, the Executive Director of Hindus for Human Rights, a US-based civil society organisation, says that her organisation will “certainly intensify and escalate” efforts to lobby the US Congress and Biden Administration to speak out against Hindutva and India’s treatment of minorities and Muslims in particular. 

 Srinagar, Feb 23 :  The train line service in the Kashmir Valley are proving to be very dangerous as in the past five years, 34 people have been crushed to death on the deadly rail tracks in  Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The rising incidents of deaths on railway tracks in Kashmir have raised a concern among the people in the Valley.

 NEW DELHI, February 23:  Experts from Amnesty International, Genocide Watch and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum among other leading human rights watchdogs have raised alarm over growing hate crimes in India and warned that Hindutva driven agenda of the government is creating conditions conducive to genocide of Muslims and Christians.&nbsp

 SRINAGAR,February 22, : The India’s National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data has revealed that 627 children have gone missing in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir by 2020. The report include 350 boys and 277 girls. In 2020 alone, 230 children including 167 girls and 63 boys went missing in the territory. The NCRB data has revealed that 627 children have gone missing which include 350 boys and 277 girls. The data said that the recovery rate of the missing children in Jammu and Kashmir is a mere 29.2 percent.