A Kashmiri friend asked me to read his description of the brutalities & criminalities of the military occupation after the July 8, 2016 execution of the man whose name & image cannot be put on FB (without accounts being suspended or shut down permanently) but whose funeral was attended by over 600,000 mourners.

The terror he described is overwhelming. The extraordinary toughness & character of Kashmiri resistance is unforgettable. It more than explains why India wants the news blackout restored but mostly it is a call for international solidarity to mobilize.

End the occupation. Self-determination for Kashmir.