Incarcerated Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, has expressed serious concern over the surge in Indian state terrorism in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
In a message from New Delhi’s infamous Tihar jail, he strongly denounced the unabated killing of Kashmiri youth by Indian troops and illegal confiscation of civilians’ properties by the occupation authorities.
Shabbir Ahmad Shah said innocent people are being harassed and humiliated during cordon and search operations, whereas killing of youth in fake encounters, enforced disappearances and confiscation of civilians’ properties are being used by India as a war tactic to suppress Kashmiris’ legitimate struggle for right to self-determination.
He appealed the international community to hold India accountable for its brutalities on innocent Kashmiri people.
On the other hand, Indian police arrested four innocent Kashmiri youth in Awantipora area of Pulwama district.
Dukhtaran-e-Millat headed by illegally detained Hurriyat leader, Aasiya Andrabi, has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the banning of the organization by the Indian government under draconian law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Meanwhile, European parliamentarians, officials and IT experts at a conference in London have warned that the social media users in India can manipulate the digital information environment for political and ideological propaganda.
They said India is undergoing a troll farm arms race and warned that neither the Indian government nor social media platforms have taken adequate steps to address information manipulation in India.
