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Food shortages ease, but isolated Kashmiris fear curfews and crackdowns
Source: The Observer
Food shortages ease, but isolated Kashmiris fear curfews and crackdowns
Under a government-imposed data blackout, India’s Muslim-majority state cannot tell the world what is happening.
Rebecca Ratcliffe Delhi Shah Meer Baloch Islamabad
Sat 10 Aug 2019 21.51 BST First published on Sat 10 Aug 2019 18.19 BST
People in Indian-administered Kashmir who had faced spending the Eid religious holiday under curfew, with food shortages in locked-down urban areas, were yesterday reportedly busy buying food after restrictions were eased. Landlines, mobile phones and the internet all remained blocked, however, preventing them from calling relatives or friends.
The easing of the curfew followed major protests on Friday that reportedly saw at least 10,000 people take to the streets of Srinagar to demonstrate against Delhi’s withdrawal of special rights for India’s only Muslim-majority state. Police reportedly responded with tear gas and rubber pellets to disperse the protest – the largest to take place since the state was placed under an unprecedented communications blackout last week.
An Indian ministry of home affairs official called the reports “completely fabricated and incorrect”, adding: “There have been a few stray protests in Srinagar/Baramulla and none involved more than 20 people.”
The BBC released a video appearing to show huge crowds marching through the streets of Srinagar, carrying signs that read “We want our freedom” and chanting “Go back, go, India, go”. The footage shows people scattering and running for cover as police fired tear gas.
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Under a government-imposed data blackout, India’s Muslim-majority state cannot tell the world what is happening.
Rebecca Ratcliffe Delhi Shah Meer Baloch Islamabad
Sat 10 Aug 2019 21.51 BST First published on Sat 10 Aug 2019 18.19 BST
People in Indian-administered Kashmir who had faced spending the Eid religious holiday under curfew, with food shortages in locked-down urban areas, were yesterday reportedly busy buying food after restrictions were eased. Landlines, mobile phones and the internet all remained blocked, however, preventing them from calling relatives or friends.
The easing of the curfew followed major protests on Friday that reportedly saw at least 10,000 people take to the streets of Srinagar to demonstrate against Delhi’s withdrawal of special rights for India’s only Muslim-majority state. Police reportedly responded with tear gas and rubber pellets to disperse the protest – the largest to take place since the state was placed under an unprecedented communications blackout last week.
An Indian ministry of home affairs official called the reports “completely fabricated and incorrect”, adding: “There have been a few stray protests in Srinagar/Baramulla and none involved more than 20 people.”
The BBC released a video appearing to show huge crowds marching through the streets of Srinagar, carrying signs that read “We want our freedom” and chanting “Go back, go, India, go”. The footage shows people scattering and running for cover as police fired tear gas.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/10/kashmir-protests-india-curfew
