Imran Yaqub
New York
As the Indian siege of Kashmir is set to enter a second year, billboards at New York city’s iconic Times Square lit up in solidarity with the eight million residents being held captive in the Himalayan valley.
Asad Khan, Pakistan’s ambassador in the US, shared footage of the scenes in the heart of the big apple on his Twitter handle.
“Scenes at Times Square as Kashmiris mark a full year of their imprisonment on August 5. That is one full year of forced disappearances, torture, and a siege that has been intensified on the pretext of Covid-19. #LetKashmirSpeak #OneYearSiege”, the caption of the post read.
On August 5, last year, the Modi government launched demographic apartheid in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir and divided the region into three parts.
On August 5, a digital human chain will be formed around the United Nations to express solidarity with the Kashmiris and against the Indian occupation.A human chain will be formed around the United Nations to show solidarity with Kashmiris.
The chain was organized by the Council of Justice of the Islamic Circle of North America. Everyone who fills out the form will send a letter to the UN Secretary-General condemning India’s atrocities on Kashmiris and calling for an end to Indian occupation.
Another organiz ation, Sasi, has announced a protest in Times Square, New York. South Asia Solidarity Initiative (SASI), has called for people to join them in their bid to disrupt what it calls a ‘vile spectacle of fascism’.
The announcement came after it was revealed that images of Shri Ram and 3-D images of the model of the Ram Mandir at Janmabhoomi will be displayed at the Times Square on 5th August.
Pakistan is observing August 5 to show solidarity with the Kashmiris and high light human rights violations in the held valley . In this connection,different events are organized across the globe including United States.
