Despite being a high-risk area due to the war, the continuing deployment of Iranian militias in Syria, the large number of refugees in squalid conditions with no clean water of healthcare, & though the regime ended conscription to prevent spread of the virus to the army, the Assad regime continued to deny any cases of coronavirus until the past several days. It reported its first death yesterday & now reports 19 cases although that figure is met with international scorn & skepticism. In their scorched earth bombing campaign, Russia & Syria have destroyed so many hospitals that the country has limited capacity to deal with an epidemic.
Action Group for Palestinians of Syria reports on the fear felt by Palestinians displaced from Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus.
A two page letter to the people of Kashmir from 90-year-old Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani advising non-compliance with the domicile laws imposed on Kashmir to change the demographics of the country from majority Muslim to Hindu.
Instead of allocating all resources to fighting the coronavirus epidemic, Kashmiri police will be tracking Kashmiri citizens on social media for any criticisms of the domicile act imposed by the Indian government on unwilling Kashmiris. If anything, the deadly epidemic highlights the inhumanity & violence of the occupation.
The coronavirus is not indiscriminate any more than any other virus. Whilst it is striking how many affluent figures have contracted the virus, international demographics have not been reported & if they ever are will make quite clear that the poor will be most massively affected because of poor nutrition, substandard housing, high levels of stress, poor health in general, & lack of medical care. It is reported not just in Chicago but also in Detroit & NYC that the majority of coronavirus cases are in the Black community. If the US ever releases demographics, it will be clear that poverty & racist oppression is directly linked to healthcare, mortality, & the majority of those affected by this virus.
This is an important initiative demanding India immediately release Kashmiri political prisoners. During the coronavirus epidemic, no one is able to travel hundreds of miles to visit them but prison visits have also been suspended. This leaves the prisoners more isolated than ever.
Please join the international campaign demanding the release of Kashmiri, Palestinian, Uyghur, Rohingya, Syrian, Iraqi, Afghan, & other political prisoners.
(Geneva, Paris, New Delhi) While recent steps taken by Indian authorities to decongest prisons in an effort to contain the novel coronavirus (…)
In a move that threatens healthcare in Kashmir during a deadly epidemic & occupation, India has threatened imprisonment of medical personnel who criticize the occupying government’s methods of handling the epidemic.
