“The only clear and present danger to the lives and freedom of Indian citizens are the rulers of India. To support their plans against Kashmiris and the ‘illegals’ of Assam is to stand against all peoples of the subcontinent.”

–Indian activist Satyadeep Satya

The European Union Commitee of Foreign Affairs in the European Parliament has a meeting scheduled this Monday to exchange views on Kashmir. Wow, that’ll really get things going! Some European governments will go from complete silence/collusion to ‘taking notice’, ‘expressing concern’, tsk-tsking in India’s direction against any reckless behaviors in their fascist takeover of Kashmir that already involves mass arrests, targeting children, rapes & sexual assaults, forced imprisonment in homes, indiscriminate use of pellet guns & rubber bullets, torture, disappearances & kidnappings. The EU may even get a naughty finger involved.

That’s why we know the emergent Kashmiri solidarity movement is the most vital, if not the only, defense the Kashmiri people have right now & cannot be underestimated. Without us, India would have a free hand to act without anyone even ‘taking notice’ of ‘expressing concern’, just like they did colonial rule in Kashmir for nearly 70 years.

Keep #StandingWithKashmir

Imagine the indignity of being denied the most basic things as sanitary products during your menstrual cycle! Keep in mind that a federal court recently upheld the Flores Agreement mandating minimum levels of care in refugee detention centers & concentration camp conditions still prevail.

The main immigration rights group in this area, now caught up in a #MeToo scandal & which receives substantial funds through association with the Democratic Party, has not done one single protest at the child concentration camp located just miles from our homes.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/migrant-girls-border-detention-menstruating-bleeding-pads_n_5d694102e4b02bc6bb38d026?utm_campaign=hp_

Massive media coverage, including conservative media, is overwhelmingly critical of India’s genocidal & fascist siege of Kashmir. Media is a form of communication for capitalists worldwide, where they get information on what & where to invest. India had a political, almost stellar, reputation as a thriving democracy & for decades the occupation of Kashmir & caste oppression were among its dirty secrets. Now it stands exposed before the entire world as a fascist regime which doesn’t just persecute but has pogroms against Muslims & oppressed castes & is going full-throttle fascist against Kashmiris.

There are billions of dollars invested in India’s sweatshop & neoliberal policies which investors may feel are jeopardized by these new revelations. Militarism generally reflects economic crises. Not that capitalists give a damn about pogroms & persecution since capitalism is an amoral system; their economic & political interests are tied up with exploitation. The Rohingya genocide in Burma hasn’t stopped foreign investment in that country’s neoliberal bonanza. But political & economic pressure does have an impact, as we know from Israel’s frantic attempts to outlaw BDS around the world putting in jeopardy democracy & free speech everywhere. If we do succeed in organizing an economic boycott of India, along with BDS for Israel & the boycott of Burma being organized by Rohingya activists, that does present problems for capitalism in India & the countries it exports to as well as to Burma & Israel, both of which India has considerable military & economic entanglements with. We’re looking at a triple-whammy here. The more we think about it, the more compelling an economic boycott of India becomes imperative.

An extremely disturbing BBC report on torture by Indian forces in Kashmir:

This is another report on the investigative tour a group of Indian activists took to Kashmir which shows how the Indian Army is targeting children, something systemic to both the occupations of Kashmir & Palestine.

Los Angeles #StandWithKashmir protest, August 11th, 2019:

We do have confirmation now that Parveena Ahangar & Parvez Imroz have not been arrested.

A tribute to Kashmiri women by Michigan artist Lori Dee Desgranges: