"At present everyone in Kashmir is being immensely subjugated. But women are the biggest victims of this inhumane siege," she told Al Jazeera. Javed was particularly worried about a female friend who ...

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National headlines captured the horror of the moment - but what happened in the days that followed, especially to the women of Kashmir, was barely mentioned. Tourists began cancelling in droves.

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In every speech, slogan, and classroom, we’re told freedom means choice. It means living life on your own terms. But when a ...

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India has deported hundreds of Pakistani women from Kashmir in a sweeping operation that separated children from their mothers. The decision caused alarm across the disputed region, which was ...