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- In response to protests, state government rescinded the decision to award Kashmir land to Hindu religious pilgrimsReuters: Scores March for Kashmir's Independence
- Hindus in Jammu criticized the government for "pandering to separatists"Reuters: Scores March for Kashmir's Independence
- Police have killed at least 23 Muslim protestersReuters: Scores March for Kashmir's Independence
- 500 injured in demonstrationsReuters: Scores March for Kashmir's Independence
- Police arrested separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar FarooqReuters: Scores March for Kashmir's Independence
- Police refuse to disclose the location of the detained separatist leadersReuters: Scores March for Kashmir's Independence
- Military troops are enforcing a curfew in an effort to prevent further independence ralliesAustralian Broadcasting Corporation: Army Enforces Kashmir Curfew
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Hundreds of thousands of Muslim protesters took to the streets protesting Indian rule in the Kashmir Valley, India's only Muslim-majority region. The dispute, which began when the Indian government set aside land in Kashmir for Hindu religious pilgrimages, has escalated to Muslim outcry for Kashmir's secession from India.Reuters: Scores March for Kashmir's Independence
Kashmir Independence Protest Quotes
"Today's rally is a referendum that Kashmiris want their inalienable right to self-determination,"—Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference.Reuters: Scores March for Kashmir's Independence"I have never seen a larger demonstration in my life. It looks Kashmir is drifting away from India this time."—protester Abdul Rehman, age 90.Reuters: Scores March for Kashmir's Independence
"We appeal to people to march to Eidgah (ground), to remember and pay homage to martyrs. And to protest Indian occupation and pray for Kashmir's secession,"—a joint statement from Kashmiri separatistsReuters: Scores March for Kashmir's Independence
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