Mehraj Mir

Indian soldiers walk near a damaged house

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:26 +0100

Indian soldiers walk near a damaged house where suspected militants are holding up burns during a gun battle at Arth, in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Monday, Dec.3, 2007. An encounter broke out between militants and security forces when they launched a search operation to flush out hiding ultras from a house at a village in Badgam district according to a news report.

Kashmiri villagers walking on a damaged house, after a gunbattle in Liddermudh

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:24 +0100

Kashmiri villagers walking on a damaged house, after a gunbattle in Liddermudh, 40 kilometers (25 mlies) south of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Two army soldiers and two suspected rebels were killed in a fierce gunbattle in Indian-controlled Kashmir, according to police.

Militants in queue after laying down arms and ammunition

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:22 +0100

Militants in queue after laying down arms and ammunition before the Indian Army's General Officer in Command Mr A.S. Sekhon in the South Kashmir area of Awantipura, 40 Kilometres from Srinagar city , the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. 6 Active Militants of HUJI and HM hailing from DODA District of Jammu and Kashmir surrendered before the Indian Army

An Indian policeman enters a burning house

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:21 +0100

An Indian policeman enters the burning house where suspected militants are holed up during the gun battle in Arth some 35 Kilometers North of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 03 December 2007. An encounter broke out between militants and security forces when they launched a search operation to flush out hiding militants from a house, killing a top commander of the Al Badar outfit, according to officials.

A silent sit-in demonstration in Srinagar

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:19 +0100

A child’s relative of his disappeared parents take part in a silent sit-in demonstration in Srinagar, 10 November 2007, to protest against the disappearance of thousands of Indian Kashmiris since the start of an insurgency some 14 years ago, and organised by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP). Human Rights Watch (HRW) has estimated that about 8,000 people have gone missing in enforced disappearance in Indian Kashmir over the period while the government said 3,900 have disappeared.

Militants laying down arms

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:17 +0100

Militants laying down arms and ammunition before the Indian Army's General Officer in Command Mr A.S. Sekhon in the South Kashmir area of Awantipura, 40 Kilometres from Srinagar city , the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. 6 Active Militants of HUJI and HM hailing from DODA District of Jammu and Kashmir surrendered before the Indian Army.

Indian police stands guard near

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:16 +0100

Indian police stands guard near police vehicle on fire during a violent protest in Magam some 25 Kilometers (15 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 15 December 2007. Police fired at thousands of protesters who turned violent during a demonstration demanding a college in their town in the Indian part of Kashmir on 15 December 2007, killing one person and wounding at least five others.

Kashmiri Muslim villagers set a police vehicle on fire

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:15 +0100

Kashmiri Muslim villagers set a police vehicle on fire during a violent protest in Magam some 25 Kilometers (15 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 15 December 2007. Police fired at thousands of protesters who turned violent during a demonstration demanding a college in their town in the Indian part of Kashmir on 15 December 2007, killing one person and wounding at least five others.

JKLF leader

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:13 +0100

Senior Kashmiri separatist leader and chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Yasin Malik gestures as he addresses a press conference in Srinagar, 05 November 2007. Malik and his supporters were arrested as they attempted to start a roadshow entitled 'Safar-e-Azaadi' (Journey for Freedom)

JKLF activists

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:11 +0100

Activists of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front during a protest organised by the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Dozens of separatists made an abortive bid to reach a small United Nations office in Indian Kashmir but police barricaded them and detained dozens on World Human Rights Day. The unrest in the scenic Himalayan region has left more than 42,000 people dead by official count. Human rights groups put the death toll at 60,000, with another 10,000 missing.