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State-led Killings in “Azad” Kashmir: Understanding Kashmir’s Current Protest Movement
The Pakistani state’s repression has turned infinitely cruel and violent in Azad Kashmir. Protesters have been fired upon; at the time of writing this statement, there are a recorded 42 deaths associated with a movement that demands two basic rights: Haq-e-Milkiat (the right to ownership) and Haq-e-Hukumrani (the right to governance). How did this happen? …