The disturbing reports emerging from Rawalakot are consistent with the Pakistani authorities’ long history of unlawful violence against protesters in Jammu and Kashmir.
We urge the Pakistani authorities to restore all communications access and allow media and independent observers into the area.
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This morning there are very worrying and concerning reports coming from Azad Kashmir of serious escalations in tensions and human right violations.
We must use every diplomatic tool to push for de-escalation and restraint. We must continue to push for immediate resumption of table talks and negotiations.
We cannot allow for any further bloodshed.
آزاد ہتن پل پر آزاد کشمیر میں داخل نہیں ہونے دیا ،یہ آزاد کشمیر حکومت کی فاشزم ہے،میں اظہار یکجہتی، تعزیت اور صلح کیلئے جارہا تھا،کیا لاڑکانہ کے لاڈلے اور رائیونڈ کے لاڈلی کے علاوہ کسی کو کشمیر میں داخلے کی اجازت نہیں۔
Deadly clashes have erupted in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after weeks of protests and road blockades.
Protesters are demanding political reforms, including the removal of disputed assembly seats ahead of legislative elections.
At least 20 people have been killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after security forces fired guns and tear gas at people protesting over regional elections.
Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reports.
کل صبح 10 بجے 28 جولائ کو اسلام آباد،پاکستان رائٹس موومنٹ کے سنٹرل سیکریٹریٹ ایف 10 مرکز سے راولاکوٹ ،سفید جھنڈوں،پاکستان و کشمیر کے جھنڈوں کیساتھ تعزیت،امن ،صلح ،تعزیت اور اظہار یکجہتی کیلئے آزاد کشمیر جاونگا،ان شاءاللہ
سیاسی قائدین، وکلاء، صحافیوں، انسانی حقوق تنظیموں سے راولاکوٹ سانحے ہر آواز اٹھانے کی درخواست ہے۔
80 فیصد عوام کو خون میں نہلا کر، ماؤں کی گودیں اجاڑ کر ، بہنوں کے سہارے چھین کر ، یہاں الیکشن کا ڈھونگ رچانا اور اسے جمہوریت کی بالادستی کہنا ایک فریب کے سوا کچھ نہیں ہے، یہ جبر کا تسلط ہے
نہتی عوام کے گاؤ بھر لو ، وقت ہاتھ سے نکل رہا ہے ورنہ یہ لمحوں کی خطاؤں کا صدیوں نقصان اٹھانا ہوگا ۔۔
گھٹن بڑھ رہی ہے ، کوئی کسی خوش فہمی میں نہ رہے تیور بتا رہے ہیں سب کا سانس لینا عذاب ہو گا ۔
آج اپنے آپ کو بہت بے بس محسوس کر رہا ہوں۔ کشمیر لہو لہان ہے۔ آج وہی فارمولا استعمال کیا گیا جو خیبر پختونخوا بلوچستان 26 نومبر اور تحریکِ لبیک کے خلاف استعمال کیا گیا تھا۔ آج اسی کے تحت راولاکوٹ میں بھی مظلوموں کو شہید کر دیا گیا۔ اس طرح تحریکیں روکی نہیں جا سکتیں۔ درندگی کی بس کرو۔
راولاکوٹ مظفر آباد لانگ مارچ پر گولیاان چلانا افسوسناک ہے،اس بدترین حکومتی دہشتگردی کی مذمت کرتا ہوں، حکومت فوری طور پر طاقت کا استعمال بند کرے،پرامن مظاہرین کو مظفر آباد لانگ مارچ منعقد کرنے دیں، جبر ،تشدد اور تکبر کو شکست ہوگی،جیت عوام اور مزاحمت کی ہوگی،ان شاءاللہ
لاہور میں کھڑ ے ہو کر ایک نوجوان کا پیغام
ہم کشمیر کے محنت کش عوام کو پیغام دینا چاہتے ہیں کہ وہ بالکل بھی اکیلے نہیں ہیں اور ہم یہ اعادہ کرتے ہیں کہ ان کی جدوجہد کا پیغام پاکستان کے طول و عرض میں بسنے والے نوجوان طلبہ و محنت کش عوام تک لے کے جائیں گے۔
🚨 URGENT APPEAL TO THE WORLD 🚨
TO: International Human Rights Organizations | United Nations | International Media | Amnesty International | Human Rights Watch | OHCHR | ICRC | Civil Society Organizations | Independent Journalists
THOUSANDS OF LIVES ARE AT STAKE IN Azad Jammu & Kashmir
WE NEED YOU NOW
WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW:
🔴 Thousands of peaceful citizens are marching from Rawalakot to Muzaffarabad in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), demanding their basic rights: employment, justice, and accountability.
🔴 These are ordinary people—fathers, brothers, students, laborers—exercising their constitutional right to peaceful protest.
🔴 The government has deployed HEAVY SECURITY FORCES to crush this peaceful movement.
🔴 LAST NIGHT, forces used GUNS and LIVE FIRING on citizens trying to reach Rawalakot to join the march.
🔴 Reports of injuries, arrests, and brutal crackdowns are emerging.
🔴 The government is spreading FALSE PROPAGANDA to justify violence against its own people.
🔴 THE THREAT OF A MASSACRE IS REAL.
WHY WE NEED YOU HERE - NOW:
✅ Independent Verification– The world must see the truth: peaceful citizens vs. state violence.
✅ Deterrence– Your presence can prevent mass bloodshed.
✅ Documentation– Real-time reporting will counter government lies and preserve evidence.
✅ Accountability– Your eyes ensure violations won't be hidden or forgotten.
✅ Moral Duty– When democracy dies and lives are threatened, silence is complicity.
WHAT WE ARE ASKING:
1️⃣ Send your representatives to Rawalakot IMMEDIATELY to witness and observe the march.
2️⃣ Deploy journalists and human rights monitors to document what's happening on the ground.
3️⃣ Issue public statements demanding restraint and respect for peaceful assembly.
4️⃣ Engage with the Pakistani government to stop the use of force against peaceful protesters.
5️⃣ Provide real-time coverage so the world sees what is unfolding in AJK.
THIS IS NOT POLITICS. THIS IS A HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS.
We are not asking for your opinions.
We are asking for your eyes, your cameras, your presence, and your voice BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.
⏰ The march is happening NOW.
⏰ The threat is IMMEDIATE.
⏰ The time to act is NOT tomorrow — it is TODAY.
If you wait, you may only arrive to count the dead and write another report that changes nothing.
We are begging you: COME NOW. WITNESS NOW. ACT NOW.
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History will remember whether you stood with the oppressed or stayed silent when it mattered most.
We trust in your humanity. We trust in your commitment to justice. We trust that you will not let us down.
With urgent hope and desperate plea,
The People of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
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📢 TAG INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
📢 MAKE THE WORLD SEE
📌 To Journalists: This is the story the world isn't seeing. Your presence could save lives. Please come.
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The fight over refugee representation has revived longstanding questions about democracy, autonomy and political power in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, formally known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
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#PAKWatch🇵🇰: Today, THOUSANDS protested in Kashmir against the CORRUPT PAKISTANI GOV'T'S ACTIONS.
IT'S TIME FOR FIELD MARSHAL MUNIR TO TAKE THE EXIT DOOR.
PAK = MILITARY RUNS THE SHOW = 3RD WORLD.
FREE IMRAN KHAN.
PAKISTAN: In the past 50 days, people in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir have lived through internet blackouts, mass arbitrary arrests and restrictions on movement amid a crackdown on dissent.
These measures raise serious concerns about the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association.
As regional elections approach on 27 July, Pakistani authorities must ensure that people can exercise their rights freely and without fear.
📢 Amnesty International calls on the authorities to:
✅ Investigate allegations of unlawful uses of force against protesters
✅ Fully restore internet services
✅ Release those arbitrarily detained for peacefully exercising their rights
✅ Lift the unlawful blanket ban on JAAC
⚡️BREAKING
Pakistani authorities opened fire on peaceful protesters in Kashmir
Pakistani sources: Large crowds had gathered in Drek Eidgah, Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, to protest in boycott of the elections.
Pakistani military and police forces responded with live ammunition, killing and wounding a number of the peaceful protesters.