Karachi, Indian troops have escalated their crackdown in the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, arresting three youths in the Reasi district. This move is part of the ongoing efforts to suppress the local freedom movement and comes amidst increasing tension in the region.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the youths were arrested while traveling in a vehicle in the Mahore area of the district, with the troops allegedly confiscating Rs 50,000 from them. These arrests add to the growing number of detentions of Kashmiris by Indian forces, which have been intensifying over the past few weeks due to the ongoing freedom movement.

Furthermore, the report indicates that Indian troops are employing various brutal methods to suppress the movement, including using vehicles to harm civilians. In a recent incident, a civilian named Ghulam Hassan Magray reportedly died after being deliberately hit by a Central Reserve Police Force vehicle in the Ganderbal district.

Amidst these developments, new posters calling for international attention to the human rights violations in the region appeared in various parts of occupied Kashmir. These posters, placed by various Hurriyat organizations, emphasize India’s alleged infringement of fundamental rights, including the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people.

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) released a statement in Srinagar condemning the Narendra Modi-led Indian government’s actions, accusing it of attempting to erase the Muslim identity of occupied Kashmir. APHC leaders, including Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sopori, Devinder Singh Behl, and Farida Bahenji, criticized the Indian judiciary for its perceived bias against Muslims in India and IIOJK since Modi’s rise to power in 2014.

In a separate development, APHC-AJK Convener, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, addressed a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Human Rights Day, highlighting the human rights abuses in occupied Kashmir. Additionally, a webinar held in Islamabad called for the resolution of global conflicts, including the Kashmir dispute, to achieve the objectives of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.