Topic: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq

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India-controlled Kashmir seethes as curfew extends to seventh day

The curfew follows the secret execution of a Kashmiri man convicted for his role in a 2001 attack on India's parliament. The execution and India's crackdown have sparked talk of renewed unrest in Kashmir.
Young Kashmiri activists yearn for an ‘Arab Spring’ - and more Western attention

US support for Arab uprisings is reinvigorating a drive among Kashmiri youth for independence. But they want to accomplish it peacefully.
04/14/2011 10:44 am
Kashmir protests: Chief minister summoned to capital after 'Bloody Sunday'

Kashmir protests yesterday, dubbed Bloody Sunday, brought the civilian death toll to 33. Kashmir leader Omar Abdullah was summoned to New Dehli to discuss how to regain control, but he wields little influence with the young protesters.
08/02/2010 07:43 am
India's strategy of suppression in Kashmir could backfire

India has imposed a curfew on Kashmir and squashed nonviolent rallies. Now a cycle of retaliation between rock-throwing boys and gun-wielding security forces has set in.
07/23/2010 06:10 pm
Terrorism & Security Kashmir: Mass protests force government to reverse controversial land-transfer decision

Muslims in Indian-administered Kashmir charged that the transfer was an attempt to tip the Hindu-Muslim ratio of the area in favor of Hindus. The protests have widened to support for independence.
06/30/2008 01:00 am