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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.
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India's top court orders roads for pilgrims through fragile territory
The ruling, which worries environmentalists and Muslim separatists alike, followed a summer in which 86 pilgrims died making the trek to the Amarnath cave, one of the holiest sites in Hinduism.
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Facebook and YouTube blocked in Kashmir
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir jumped on the 'Innocence of Muslim' film as an excuse to shut down social media in the disputed region.
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Dalai Lama visits Kashmir, a disputed land like Tibet
The Tibetan spiritual leader urged Kashmiris to follow the path of nonviolence only. Some Kashmiris questioned if it was the government that needed the message.
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Why Kashmir is so quiet - for now
Smarter tactics by Indian police and a desire among Kashmiri businesses to make money are keeping a fragile peace in Kashmir a year after violent police crackdowns killed more than 100 people.
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Kashmiris respond to arrest of alleged secret agent in Washington
The arrest of Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai on spy charges in the US has highlighted a generation divide among Kashmiri separatist activists.
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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.
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Kashmir 101: Decoding Kashmir's conflict
For six decades, a piece of land about the size of Britain between Pakistan and India has been the source of major tension and fighting between the two. But recently, the nature of the lengthy conflict has changed. In India-controlled Kashmir, young people inspired by protests across the Middle East have intensified their push for independence – and they want the world to take note. Here is a quick primer about the conflict.
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Separatist leader rejects India’s Kashmir plan
Hardline separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, dismisses India's Kashmir plan to ease security measures as an effort 'to hoodwink the international community.'
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Kashmir protests against Quran burnings leave 13 dead
Kashmir protests broke out today after local news reported that the Quran had been desecrated in the United States.
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Kashmir protests: Indian police in Kashmir don't get a break
Kashmir protest crackdowns have brought youths to the streets to pelt Indian security forces with rocks. The police, meanwhile, are working 17-hour shifts as they grudgingly grapple with 'a political problem.'
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Protests in Kashmir herald poll tensions
Muslim separatists celebrated the revocation of a controversial land-transfer decision, using the occasion to agitate for independence from India.
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