PRESS RELEASE
London (June 30, 2009) Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front –JKLF- has strongly condemned the brutal and unlawful killings of two Kashmiri youth at the hands of India's occupation forces during a peaceful demonstration in Baramullah.

In a statement issued from London, Head of the JKLF Diplomatic Committee Prof. Zafar Khan has said that recent incidents in Kashmir clearly show India’s intolerant behaviour towards Kashmiris genuine aspirations of a political settlement of Kashmir dispute. He said that indiscriminate firing on peaceful demonstrators will not make Kashmiris retract from their demand of free and fair plebiscite in Kashmir. He further said that such oppressive and cruel measures will not dampen the struggle for right to self determination and national dignity by the masses

Zafar Khan said that the cases of molestation of Kashmiri women in occupied territory have increased considerably in recent times. He called upon the international community to ensure safety and dignity of people of Kashmir, especially in view of the attempted rape of Kashmiri women in Baramulla and subsequent brutal killing of two Kashmiri youth at the hands of India's occupation forces.

Zafar Sharif,
Secretary
JKLF Diplomatic Committee

GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Aman faction, has emphasized the need for revival of Coordination Committee formed in 2008 to make the ongoing struggle organized and more effective. Expressing strong resentment over the arrest and detention of pro-movement leaders and activists, a spokesman of JKLF, in a statement, said such ‘repressive’ steps by the government could not prevent the freedom loving people from continuing their struggle. In a statement, a spokesman of the JKLF said, “The government facilitated the visits of pro-India leaders to Shopain by providing them security while it arrested and house arrested the pro-movement leaders to prevent them from visiting the same place. This speaks volumes of its double standards.”


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PRESS RELEASE:
London (June 06, 2009) Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front –JKLF- has strongly condemned the arbitrary custodial and house arrests of many senior Kashmiri leaders including Shabir Ahmad Shah, Yasin Malik, Syed Ali Geelani, Muhammad Salim Nanji, Sheikh Mohammad Afzal and many others by the Indian occupation forces. Head of the JKLF Diplomatic Committee Prof. Zafar Khan called upon the international community to ensure safety and dignity of people of Kashmir, especially in view of the rape and murder of two Kashmiri women and brutal killing of Nisar Ahmed Mir at the hands of India's occupation forces in the territory. The oppression and draconian measures by India will not dampen the struggle for right to self determination and national dignity by the masses. In a press statement issued in London, he condemned in strongest possible terms the rape and molestation of two Kashmiri women and their ruthless killing in Shopian and also killing of Nisar Ahmad Mir who was hit by tear smoke canister in his head on Monday evening and died on Thursday morning. JKLF has asked the international community to speak out for the increasing plight of Kashmiri people and stop India’s genocide in Kashmir.

In a separate statement issued from Trehagm, Kashmir, JKLF Senior Vice Chairman, Sheikh Mohammed Afzal whose movement has been restricted by the occupational forces has also condemned the killing of Nisar Ahmed Mir and rape and molestation of Kashmiri women and the subsequent beating of around 50 women in the Shopian district of Kashmir. Sheikh Afzal said that people are not allowed to hold peaceful demonstrations anywhere. He called on the Indian Government and especially the ruling National Conference of the state to halt the human rights abuse in Kashmir. He reminded the government of their pledge of zero-tolerance on human rights abuse in the state during the recent Indian parliamentary elections

Zafar Sharif,
Secretary
JKLF Diplomatic Committee