Demons­trator­s in Birmin­gham demand end to Indian occupa­tion of the held territ­oryMUZAFFARABAD: The Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) United Kingdom organised on Friday a protest outside the Indian consulate in Birmingham to condemn the rising human rights abuses in occupied Kashmir. Protesters were carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans “stop human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir”. The demonstrators demanded an end to Indian occupation of Kashmir, and a right to self-determination in accordance with the UN charter. President TeK UK Fahim Kiyani, while addressing the protesters, said that the recent escalation of hate and violence against Kashmiris in the occupied valley was deplorable. Kashmiri students, he added, had been expelled from Indian universities, and some were even forced to sing Indian national anthem.

Source: The Express Tribune February 22, 2019 19:41 UTC