Indian authorities tightened restrictions before Friday prayers in Srinagar, the main city of Indian-occupied Kashmir,\u00a0 after posters distributed at mosques called for a protest march towards a United Nations office.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Friday, Hurriyat leaders urged Kashmiris in the occupied valley to defy a curfew and join the mass march against New Delhi\u2019s move to revoke the region’s autonomy.<\/p>\n
On Friday, authorities re-imposed restrictions that have been eased in some areas, with paramilitary troops deployed to prevent any possible protests and roads sealed with coiled razor wires and steel barricades.<\/p>\n
Access to the office of the UN Military Observers Group for India and Pakistan\u00a0(UNMOGIP), based in Srinagar’s Sonwar locality and a focal point for many anti-India marches over the past three decades, was also blocked.<\/p>\n
Security forces used tear gas against stone-throwing local residents in Indian Kashmir\u2019s main city of Srinagar on Friday, after a third straight week of protests in the restive Soura district despite the imposition of tight restrictions.<\/p>\n
Curfew and communication blackout entered its 20th day in the occupied valley today with empty streets and thousands of Indian troops patrolling them.<\/p>\n
The curfew and lockdown has led to protests in the valley with thousands of Kashmiris including Hurriyat leaders placed under house arrest or detained.<\/p>\n
Schools in the valley continue to give an empty look as parents refuse to risk the lives of their children.<\/p>\n
As a result of the strict curfew and communication blockade, a humanitarian crisis is fast unfolding as residents of occupied Kashmir face severe shortages of essential commodities including baby food and life-saving medicines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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