South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Srinagar April 14:  The Hindutva BJP/RSS regime locked the historical Jamia Masjid in Srinagar from outside and prevented people from offering “Jumat-ul-Wida” prayers, today, in Nowhatta area of the Srinagar city in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The Modi regime has banned the Friday congregational prayers today at the Kashmir’s largest mosque, Jamia Masjid, in Srinagar and have directed the mosque management to lock the gates of the mosque and not allow people inside for prayers.
 
The regime also kept senior APHC leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, under house arrest and once again disallowed him to offer Juma prayers. The Mirwaiz has been under house detention since August 05, 2019. APHC in a statement in Srinagar has strongly denounced the authorities for locking the Jamia Masjid and keeping the Mirwaiz under house arrest.

 Kohima, April 14 The Indian BJPs fascist government  has denied sanction to prosecute 30 Indian Army men who were involved in killing of 13 civilians in Indian disturbed state in Nagaland. Thirteen civilians were killed by Indian army in December 2021 at Oting in  Mon district of the state.

 Hyderabad, April 14 : Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has said that probe agencies Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have become mere puppets in India.

 Patna, April 14 : A Dalit leader, Rakesh Paswan, was killed by Hindutva BJP-RSS attackers in his house in Hajipur city of the Indian state of Bihar. Rakesh's blood-soaked body lay at his residence as chaos erupted in the area. His supporters and family members rushed him to the nearest hospital, but he had already passed away. Police lodged a case and started their investigation.

 Srinagar, April 13 : The Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah’s  black law, Public Safety Act has been quashed by High Court <

Lucknow, April 13 Indian police killed  a Muslim politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad and  Ghulam in BJP ruled Indian state

 New Delhi, April 13: The Indian Supreme Court  has said that the  Karnataka state government’s decision to scrap 4 percent Muslim quota prima facie appeared to be on  highly shaky ground  and flawed. 

Jammu, April 9:Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred one Kashmiri youth in Poonch district, today, in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

India’s Hindu festivals are increasingly being used by the ruling Hindu majoritarian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to rally voters, leading to an increase in violence.
By Meenakshi Ganguly South Asia director at Human Rights Watch

 New Dehli, April 9: Around 250 educationists and historians have criticised  india’s National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) over its decision to revise textbooks. The removing the chapters was driven by a divisive and partisan agenda, they said.