Srinagar, August 01, 2023 (PPI-OT): Posters have appeared once again appealing to people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir to observe August 5, Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir, as Black Day. On August 5, 2019, the Modi-led Hindutva regime revoked Article 370 that granted special status to the internationally recognised disputed territory and imposed a brutal military and police siege. The appeal was made by almost all Kashmiri freedom organizations through posters, appearing in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley.

Posters with pictures of illegally detained All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders Massarat Alam Butt, Shabbir Ahmed Shah, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Aasiya Andrabi and Nayeem Ahmed Khan appeared in Srinagar and other parts of the territory, rejecting the illegal and unilateral Indian actions of August 5, 2019.

The posters were displayed by APHC, Jammu Kashmir Political Resistance Movement, Jammu and Kashmir Justice and Peace Initiative, Nawjawanan-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Justice League Forum, Jammu Kashmir Sadai-e-Mazloom Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Movement, Jammu and Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Resistance Party, Wareseen-e-Shuhada Jammu and Kashmir, Falah Party Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Party Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Youth Forum and Jammu Kashmir Students Youth Forum.

The posters said that masses of Jammu and Kashmir were demanding reversing of actions of 5th August 2019 including abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, settlement of the Kashmir dispute as per the United Nations resolutions, release of all political detainees and end to human rights violations by Indian troops in IIOJK. The posters are also seen on social media twitter, facebook and whatsapp groups.

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