South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Chatisinghpora Islamabad (Anantnag), Mar 20, 2015: Apparently a serene place, this village in Shangus area of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag),  district cloaks many agonizing tales of March 20, 2000, massacre of 35 people of the minority Sikh community on the eve of then US president Bill Clinton’s visit to India.

Chatisinghpora Islamabad (Anantnag), Mar 20, 2015: Apparently a serene place, this village in Shangus area of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag),  district cloaks many agonizing tales of March 20, 2000, massacre of 35 people of the minority Sikh community on the eve of then US president Bill Clinton’s visit to India.

Srinagar, March 25, 2015 : The relatives of the victims of Pathribal fake encounter in a function held at Brari Aangan in Shangus area of Islamabad (Anantnag), district, today, reiterated their commitment for continuing the struggle to bring the killer Indian troops to justice. .On this day in 2000, Indian army shot dead five civilians in Pathribal forests and later dubbed them as foreign militants involved in the massacre of 35 Sikhs in Chattisingpora village which had been carried out three days before by unidentified gunmen.

Srinagar, March 25, 2015 : The relatives of the victims of Pathribal fake encounter in a function held at Brari Aangan in Shangus area of Islamabad (Anantnag), district, today, reiterated their commitment for continuing the struggle to bring the killer Indian troops to justice. .On this day in 2000, Indian army shot dead five civilians in Pathribal forests and later dubbed them as foreign militants involved in the massacre of 35 Sikhs in Chattisingpora village which had been carried out three days before by unidentified gunmen.

Srinagar, March, 20, 2015:  It was in 20 March 2000 when thirty six civilians of Sikh community were killed at Chattisinghpora, Islamabad (Anantnag) District, by unidentified gunmen in army uniform.

Srinagar, Monday, March 16, 2015: In Srinagar, Justice (retd) Moti Lal Koul who in his report has said that Indian Central Reserve Police (CRPF) paramilitary personnel for killing 3 unarmed innocent Kashmiri youth Tariq Ahmad Mir, Tauseef Ahmad and Muhammad Yusuf Sufi at Gagrin area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district . Justice (retd) ML Koul with regard to Shopian (Gagrin) killings on September 7, 2013 indicted paramilitary CRPF for the innocent killings and had submitted his report in July 2014.

Srinagar, March 16th, 2015: In Srinagar, Parveena Akhtar the wife if a missing civilian told reporters that police raided her house and arrested her husband Tariq with the assurance that he will be released after questioning. Police party informed us that Tariq will be questioned for a burglary incident. “From past one month we had been visiting police station demanding his release, but every time we were forced to leave from the police chowki with an assurance that he will be released tomorrow,” she said.

Feb 9 2015: Haleema Begum is the ill-fated mother of  19-year- old Farooq Ahmad Bhat who was killed in indicriminae  firing of Indian paramilitary forces during a processionin Palhalan village in Pattan on February 9.  Haleema, the mother of the victims is a housewife and mother of four daughters. Her dear son was killed by forces after she keeps gazing at the main door of her house ."I am waiting for my son to return home and ask for tea. I've four daughters, and the only one son, who left us. Death is certain for anyone.

Srinagar, Sunday, February 15th, 2015 : Indian Army raided the house of a Kashmiri photo journalist,Tajam-ul-Islam, today, on Sunday  and ransacked his house after he clicked pictures of  Indian army men who were video graphing the protesters at Palhalan in Pattan in Baramulla district on Friday.

Srinagar, Monday, February 9th, 2015:  A 23-year old youth was killed and another three were injured when Indian paramiltary forces opened fire on unarmed people at Palhalan Pattan in Baramulla distric.