#StandWithKashmir rallies in Detroit, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, London, & Bologna.
Fascist & Assadist propagandist Eva Bartlett has just returned from Russia where she declared the protesters (who could be arrested & jailed for protesting) “apathetic,” just there for the bands & singers, & denied reports of police brutality against the protesters. She’s back just in time to join the chorus of Assadists, including Max Blumenthal & Ben Norton, who are denouncing the Hong Kong protests as US-orchestrated to bring down China. At what point will the camp followers of the Assadist cult understand that the leitmotif of Assadist politics is defense of autocratic, repressive regimes & opposition to popular movements for democracy?
A valuable Democracy Now interview with Kashmiri writer Mirza Waheed, Indian filmmaker Sanjay Kak, & Indian writer Siddhartha Deb.
Not a great article but a necessary one about the Kashmiri activists & leaders arrested by India during the blockade. They have not yet released the names, the actual numbers arrested, or where they are being held.
#FreeKashmiriPoliticalPrisoners #StandWithKashmir
https://in.reuters.com/article/india-kashmir-detentions-idINKCN1V41LN?
A NY Times video report on the blockade of Kashmir:
The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions National Committee (BNC) #StandsWithKashmir:
“As Palestinians, we deeply feel the Kashmiri people’s suffering under military repression that in many cases is similar to Israel’s subjugation & control. We denounce the current Indian government’s increasing use of Israeli-style paradigms & policies.”
This is a quite disturbing article by Indian writer Mukul Kesavan on the depraved political capitulation of prominent Indian liberals to the scrapping of Article 370 & the military blockade of Kashmir.
I’m not trying to speak for Kashmiris. They don’t need me to explain their struggle to them. I’m speaking to human rights advocates around the world who don’t know much about the Kashmiri struggle but would actively support it if they did. That’s what solidarity with the oppressed is all about. But I do want Kashmiris to know we stand with them in their struggle because one of the ways solidarity supports Kashmiri political power is by heartening those on the front lines of oppression. That’s that!
#StandWithKashmir
This is why Kashmiris are on lockdown in their homes. Every time India lifts the curfew restrictions even for a few hours, Kashmiris pour into the streets to protest. India allowed some to walk to mosques alone or in pairs to pray on the Eid al-Adha festival on Monday & ended up with protests against the occupation.
#StandWithKashmir
(Photo from August 12th, 2019 by Dar Yasin/AP)