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Muzaffarabad, A protest took place in Muzaffarabad against the arrests of over 100 innocent Kashmiris by Indian forces in the districts of Rajouri, Poonch, and Bandipora in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
According to Kashmir Media Service, a large number of people attended the protest organized by Pasban-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir. The demonstrators chanted slogans condemning Indian oppression and violence against innocent Kashmiris.
The protest featured speeches by Pasban-e-Hurriyat Chairman Uzair Ahmad Ghazali, Hurriyat leader Mushtaq-ul-Islam, General Secretary of Bar Council Syed Abdul Samad, Jamaat-e-Islami leader Khalid Mahmood Zaidi, Usman Ali Hashim Muhammad Iqbal Mir, Muhammad Aslam Inqilabi, and others.
During the demonstration, speakers stated that Indian forces had arrested over 100 innocent Kashmiris during ongoing siege and search operations in Bandipora and Rajouri districts. They mentioned that at least 70 arrests were made from the Shahdara area in the Rajouri district alone. They alleged that the Modi-led Indian government is using severe atrocities to alter the Muslim identity of Jammu and Kashmir.
The speakers called on international human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International and Asia Watch, to take action to secure the release of innocent Kashmiris detained in jails in India and the territory.