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Kashmir and the Criminalization of Dissent

By: Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai The recent conviction of three prominent Kashmiri women leaders—Aasiya Andrabi, Fahmeeda Sofi, and Naheeda Nasreen—by an Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in New Delhi underscores a disturbing trend in India’s governance of Jammu and Kashmir: the systematic criminalization of peaceful political dissent under the guise of counterterrorism. The three…

Mosque Profiling in IIOJK: Grave Breaches of International Law and Crimes Against Humanity

By: Syed Faiz Naqshbandi Jammu and Kashmir is a United Nations-recognized disputed territory, whose legal and political status remains unresolved under international law. Numerous UN Security Council resolutions affirm that the future of the territory must be determined through a free and impartial plebiscite. Despite these binding commitments, India continues its prolonged and illegal occupation…