2016 Kashmir unrest
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| Date | 8 July 2016 – present | ||
| Location | Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India | ||
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| 8,587 arrested 1,000+ detained |
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Kashmiri protesters
Kashmiri separatists
The 2016―17 unrest in Kashmir, also known as the Burhan aftermath, refers to a series of violent protests in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley in the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. It started with the killing of Burhan Wani, a militant commander of the Kashmir-based Hizbul Mujahideen, by Indian security forces on 8 July 2016. After his killing, anti-Indian protests started in all 10 districts of the Kashmir Valley. Protesters defied curfew with attacks on security forces and public properties.
Curfew was imposed in all 10 districts of the valley on 15 July and mobile services were suspended by the government. Kashmir valley remained under 53 days of consecutive curfew which was lifted from all areas on 31 August, however was reimposed in some areas the next day. Jammu and Kashmir Police and Indian paramilitary forces used pellet guns, tear gas shells, rubber bullets, as well as assault rifles, resulting in the deaths of more than 90 civilians, with over 15,000 civilians injured. Two security personnel also died while over 4,000 personnel were injured in the riots.
Some columnists including Prem Shankar Jha have termed the unrest as Kashmir’s Intifada.
In late 2015 and early 2016, observers of Kashmir reported growth in home-grown militancy and radicalization of the Kashmiri population. Several reasons for this trend have been cited such as the absence of a political dialogue, the lack of economic opportunities, frustration due to high unemployment, excessive militarization of the public space and repeated human rights violations by the security forces.
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