ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has called upon the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to observe August 5, Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir, as Black Day to send a strong message to the world that India is an illegal occupier of their homeland and that Kashmiris will persist in their struggle for the United Nations-granted right to self-determination. The appeal was made through separate messages issued in Srinagar on behalf of the illegally detained Hurriyat leadership, including APHC Chairman Masarrat Aalam Butt and Shabbir Ahmed Shah, both of whom are languishing in New Delhi\u2019s notorious Tihar Jail. Other Hurriyat leaders and parties including incarcerated Bilal Siddique have also called for the observance of August 5 (Monday) as Black Day. The Hurriyat leaders described the illegal actions taken on August 5, 2019 as an assault on Kashmir\u2019s unique identity, status, culture, and demography. DNA
\nThey urged Kashmiris worldwide to hold protest demonstrations on Monday to draw global attention to the suffering of the oppressed people in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
\nIt was on August 5, 2019, when the RSS-backed BJP government of India, led by Narendra Modi, scrapped the special status of IIOJK in blatant violation of international laws and norms, and stripped Kashmiris of all political, social, religious, and other basic rights, effectively turning the occupied territory into a massive open-air prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has called upon the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to observe August 5, Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir, as Black Day to send a strong message to the world that India is an illegal occupier of their homeland and that Kashmiris will persist in their struggle for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-422562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n