Kashmiris mark Ashura amid tough curfew
26PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 04:26PM ]/ The streets which would otherwise be flooded by mourners on the occasion of Ashura and echoing the name of Hussein are empty and silent. Barbed wires, blockades, and fleets of security forces are maintaining the clampdown in Muslim-majority Indian-administered Kashmir. Fearful of backlash following its unilateral decision to strip Kashmir's special autonomous status, New Delhi has pushed the region to a standstill amid a communication blackout and security crackdown. Officials say the restrictions ...
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