This Forum is not all about picking up the News from different areas of Kashmir and to disseminate those to the Kashmiris, rather it has some higher objectives. It represents both the Parts of Kashmir and focuses more on addressing the Kashmir Issue to the outside World, people living outside the Indo-Pak. We make them aware of the situation in Kashmir, we address them about the conflicts and history of Kashmir. We strongly believe that these people can help us making our voice heard in the world and in highlighting this issue.That's why we prioritize to invite more and more foreigners on our page. We maintained 40% of our fans from the regions like Europe, America, Arab countries, Philippines etc on our previous page.
We also take the responsibility to inform you about any evil tactic to be brought into action by Indian forces, Media or government to suppress our struggle. We are vigilant and keeping an strict check on all their policies ( hidden or apparent) and tactics.
Moreover, we have linked this page with the pages of Human rights Organizations and activists. Due to our efforts, League of Filipino Students (LFS) largest student organization of Philippines published a solidarity statement for the Kashmiris and Protested against the Indian atrocities.We have been trying to connect with George Galloway and Arundhati Roy and other activist to take stand against Indian atrocities and crimes.
What does FRONTLINE | KASHMIR stand for ?
We neither support any single political party or Group, nor we support any single individual. We support the Freedom Movement and all the Pro-Freedom Leaders. We believe in Non-violent protests and resistance as far as they are not thwarted by Force. We support Stone-Pelting or any other kind of violent form of resistance only in Self-Defense. We believe in the unity of all the communities living in Kashmir.
For the Solution of Kashmir, we strongly believe in and advocate the Right for Self-Determinationfor Kashmiris. It's primarily an issue of Kashmiris and only they have a right to decide about their future. Our Agenda for the Solution of Kashmir includes :
- Demilitarization from both the Parts of Kashmir as well as from Aksai chen- Dismantling of Line of Control ( LoC)- Free and fair Plebiscite in Kashmir under the United Nation's supervision with all the options open for the Kashmiris.
About Movement
About Movement
The Quit Kashmir Movement or Quit JK Campaign (Urdu: جموں کشمیر چھوڑ دو تحریک) is an ongoingcivil disobedience movement that was launched by the Hurriyat Conference in Indian-administered Kashmir in June 2010. The call for this campaign, led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was given for complete demilitarisationof Jammu and Kashmir. The Hurriyat has accused Indian Forces of various human rights abuses including fake encounters, killings of dozens of innocent youth, sexual violence against women, destruction of property and exploitation of the region’s natural resources, and claimed that “oppression has reached the extreme”, resulting in the launching of the Quit Jammu and Kashmir Campaign as an originally week-long programme beginning June 26, 2010. The campaign was also aimed to reiterate the call for the right to self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir as was promised by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947, the then Prime Minister of India, under the auspices of the United Nations. Subsequently, the movement has degenerated into a cycle of violence, with continued street protests, stone pelting and police firing, and several people, mostly youth, losing their lives as a result. Due to the deaths of several teenagers during the 2010 protests, the year 2010 has been marked as the year of teenage killing in Kashmir.
Background
On April 30, 2010, the Indian Army claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control, at Machil Sector in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir by killing three armed militants from Pakistan. However, it was subsequently established that the encounter had been staged and that the three alleged militants were in fact civilians of Rafiabad area, who had been lured to the army camp by promising them jobs as ammunition porters, and then shot in cold blood, in order to claim a cash award. On June 11, there were protests against these killings in the downtown area of Srinagar. Police used massive force to disperse the protesting youth during which a teargas bullet killed seventeen year old Tufail Ahmad Mattoo by bursting his skull. The tear gas shell was fired from a close range)http://politifi.com/news/Prosperity-can-buy-peace-in-Kashmir-1038803.htmland it is not clear why Tufail was hit from such a close range. He was playing cricket in Gani Memorial Stadium. Several protest marches were organized across the Valley in response to the killings which were met with indiscriminate firing by the security forces deployed in the region.Thereafter a vicious circle was set, killing of a boy was followed by protest demonstrations and clashes with police and CRPF in which another boy was killed which led to another protest by the boys till more youth lost their lives.Details of Persons killed.
Aim of the Movement
Kashmir conflict remains one of the oldest unresolved disputes in the world. India’s position is that Kashmir is an integral part of India, while the people ofIndian Administered Kashmir and the Pakistan’s maintain that Kashmir is a disputed territory whose final status must be determined by the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Indian Forces are occupying the state unlawfully. The basic aims of movements are as under:
Complete Demilitarization
In Indian Administered Kashmir the extent of militarization is appalling. There are 700,000 troops and 70,000 police forces for a population of roughly 10 million. The Indian military has been conducting training sessions with Israel on how to curb resistance in Kashmir. Checkpoints and detention centers (which also turn into torture centers) are all over the valley. There are more soldiers here than in Afghanistan or Iraq. The combined troops in Iraq and Afghanistan in March 2010 were roughly around 250,000. Indian Forces have been accused, found guilty but never punished of various crimes against humanity including mass rapeshttp://www.dispatchesinternational.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89:the-kunan-poshpora-tragedy-decades-of-inaction&catid=52:india&Itemid=58
Plebiscite under UN Auspices
Indian Dominion has made commitment to the people of Indian Administered Kashmir that the ultimate fate of the people of Indian Administered Kashmirwill be decided by them. United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted in 1948, called for a plebiscite to decide the fate of Kashmir. The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), an alliance of 26 organizations in Kashmir seeks self-determination according to the UN resolution. Some groups have suggested that a third option of Independence be added to the resolutions two options of union with India or union with Pakistan.
Suppression Of The Movement
Curfews, Arrests and Killings
Main article: Casualties of the 2010 Quit Kashmir Movement
In an effort to contain the massive response to “Quit Kashmir Movement” thede-facto government of Indian Administered Kashmir led by Omar Abdullah of National Conference, imposed severe restrictions on “The right to demonstrate” vis-a-viz freedom of speech and of assembly. Indefinite curfew was imposed in major parts of the valley. Almost all of the separatist leaders were arrested or put under house arrest immediately after the killing of Tufail Ahmad Matoo and ‘shoot-at-sight’ orders were issued in sensitive parts of the valley. Omar Abdullah‘s government failed to curb the situation. Rapid Action Forces were sought from New Delhi to control the protesters and enforce curfew. State Police along with Indian Forces used excessive force to control the situation. This resulted in the death of several people most of whom were teenagers with some even below ten(10) years of age. In one of the incidents a 9 year old kid was beaten to death by the Indian Forces.http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2010/Aug/12/-9-year-old-was-beaten-to-death-by-troops–31.asp The anger and frustration against these killings mobilized people, especially youth. At least 63 persons (as till 23 August, 2010), mostly teenagers, were killed during the intense wave of protests that erupted across the Kashmir Valley with nine casualties reported on 1 August and seven more on 2 August. The victims, including a 17 year old girl, were mostly teenagers falling in the age group of 14 to 20. Ironically, the spate of fresh killings sparked off after the state government announced, on July 27, the constitution of a Commission of Inquiry “to inquire into all the 17 incidents in Kashmir division in which fatalities had occurred on account of action by the State police/forces since June 11, 2010.” The Commission of Inquiry, consisted of Justice Syed Bashir-ud-Din (Retd) as the Chairman and Justice YP Nargotra (Retd) as a member, The committee is supposed to submit its report within three months. Undeterred by the constitution of the Commission, the killing spree continued across the valley with the number of fatalities rising to above 40 in one month. Young protesters fell to the bullets of the police and CRPF personnel in almost every town and township of the Valley from the proverbial Khannabal to Khadanyar (from north to south Kashmir).
Besides these killings thousands of protesters were also arrested under the infamous Public Safety Act.
Media Censorship
Print And Electronic Media
Kashmiri E-Protesters use these I Protest graffiti on their profile pages of Buzz, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
During the turmoil journalists were subjected to major restrictions because of a curfew imposed by the police and army in response to a wave of demonstrations and unrest. Reporters were unable to move about in the summer capital, Srinagar, because the local authorities canceled their curfew passes. No newspapers were published on 10 July in protest against the restrictions. Several incidents involving journalists were reported in connection with the demonstrations. Members of the Central Reserve Police Force beat 12 journalists covering a demonstration on 6 July. Mark Magnier of the Los Angeles Times was hit by a police officer near Srinagar’s Lake Dal on 7 July. Riyaz Masroor of the BBC’s Urdu-language service sustained a fracture to his left hand when policemen hit him on 9 July. On August 3 the Srinagar house of NDTV’s Jammu correspondent was attacked and on the same day the Baramulla residence of The Tribune Kashmir correspondent Tejinder Singh Sodhi was attacked with a smoke bomb, Sodhi was outside his house doing a story when the men in uniform lobbed a smoke bomb towards him.
The authorities also imposed restrictions on the free flow of information: censorship of local cable TV stations, censorship of certain Facebook pages and restrictions on mobile phones during the demonstrations. The broadcasting time of local news channels was restricted from hour-long evening news bulletins to just 15 minutes and barring the stations from rebroadcasting them. Besides, many channels were banned from operating anything. This media gag was criticized by various organizations which include “All India Secular Forum”, Press Guild of Kashmir , Reporters without Borders, etc.
Gag On SMS Services
On June 29, the media gag order has come from Union Telecom Ministry seeking immediate ban on SMS services in the valley. The reasons to implement the gag order was cited as tense law and order situation in the Valley particularly in Srinagar and North Kashmir.
Crackdown On E-Protestors
In a press statement issued on 24 June 2010 Hurriyat Conference had suggested people to use various forms of protest. Protesters registered their protests by writing “Go India, Go Back” or “I Protest” on walls, boards, placards, roads, social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter and Gmail Buzz. In a bid to contain the voices of dissent emanating from social networking site – Facebook, the state police started crackdown on internet users of Kashmir for posting “anti-India” remarks on social networking sites.The newspaper Greater Kashmir reported that the organizers of a Facebook group were summoned for questioning by the police for posting reports and video footage of the rioting in Srinagar. It was highly condemned by various organizations
