US EditionClampdown on Remembrance: Roads Sealed and Leaders Detained Ahead of Martyrs Day
NEW YORK, JUL 12 – The World Kashmir Awareness Forum marked the 94th anniversary of the July 13, 1931 killings with a digital campaign highlighting ongoing human rights abuses under Indian administration.
- On July 13, 2025, authorities in Srinagar sealed all roads to the Martyrs' graveyard and placed multiple political leaders under house arrest to prevent gatherings.
- This action followed the denial of permission by the District Administration Srinagar to various parties seeking to pay tribute to the 22 Kashmiris killed in 1931 by Dogra forces during a protest.
- Several political figures, including members of the National Conference with their spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq, as well as Sajad Gani Lone from the Peoples Conference, reported being confined to their residences amid a strong security presence.
- Omar Abdullah, the ex-Chief Minister, criticized the actions as clearly undemocratic and likened July 13 to the region’s Jallianwala Bagh, highlighting the sacrifices made for Kashmiri rights.
- The clampdown underscores ongoing disputes surrounding official remembrance practices following the 2019 revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status and the subsequent removal of Martyrs' Day as a public holiday, highlighting the contested nature of memory politics in the region.
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J-K: Authorities seal roads leading to martyrs' graveyard, NC says leaders put under house arrest
Srinagar, Jul 13 (PTI) Authorities on Sunday sealed all roads leading to Martyrs’ graveyard in Nowhatta area of the old city even as the ruling National Conference claimed that several of it’s leaders have been placed under house arrest. Police and central paramilitary forces were deployed in strength at all entry points leading to Srinagar […]
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Clampdown on Remembrance: Roads Sealed and Leaders Detained Ahead of Martyrs Day
Authorities have sealed roads leading to the Martyrs’ graveyard in Srinagar ahead of Martyrs Day, with leaders of the National Conference reportedly under house arrest. The district administration denied permission for commemorative events, and tensions rise as public display of homage is curtailed amid legal warnings.
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