Repression Without Limits: BJP’s Land Seizures and Mass Detentions in IIOJK Slammed by APHC

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has strongly denounced the ongoing wave of repression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), where the BJP-led Indian regime continues to operate with absolute impunity. From indiscriminate property seizures to mass arrests, every act reflects a calculated policy of subjugation aimed at silencing the Kashmiri demand for self-determination. The use of state power to target unarmed civilians and political voices illustrates the depth of India’s colonial mindset in the occupied region. This is not administration; it is occupation enforced through coercion, humiliation, and collective punishment.

Property Seizures as Tools of Economic Warfare

The APHC has categorically condemned the illegal confiscation of civilian properties, terming it a blatant violation of both legal norms and international humanitarian law. Acting under the direct orders of the Indian Home Ministry, the administration led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has turned property attachment into an institutionalized form of retribution. Entire families are being rendered homeless without trial or due process, simply for expressing political dissent. Seizing land is not a legal measure; it is a deliberate attempt to economically cripple and collectively punish an indigenous population.

Black Laws and State-Sanctioned Injustice

The use of draconian laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Public Safety Act (PSA) has created a legal black hole in IIOJK. These laws allow for arbitrary detention without trial, enabling authorities to detain Kashmiris indefinitely under fabricated charges. The APHC rightly describes this as state repression carried out under legal cover, with the clear objective of eliminating all forms of political expression. India has reduced its own legal system to an instrument of repression. In IIOJK, justice is not delayed; it is deliberately denied.

Hurriyat Leadership Illegally Detained

In his statement, APHC spokesperson Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas demanded the immediate release of all illegally imprisoned Hurriyat leaders, including Chairman Masarrat Aalam Butt, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Aasiya Andrabi, Naheeda Nasreen, and dozens of other political activists and youth. These individuals are not criminals; they are the political conscience of a people under occupation. Their continued imprisonment reflects India’s fear of Kashmiri political identity. When a state imprisons voices of dissent instead of engaging them, it signals a complete breakdown of democratic credibility.

Denial of Rights, Suppression of Truth

The APHC has drawn attention to the systematic violations of civil, political, and economic rights being carried out in IIOJK under the BJP regime. From media censorship to curfews, surveillance, and the militarization of civil spaces, India has turned the valley into an open-air prison. The Kashmiri population continues to live under siege, with no access to justice, transparency, or fundamental rights. In IIOJK, democracy exists only in name. What rules the land is brute force masked as administrative control.

Call for Political Resolution, Not Repression

Despite this systematic oppression, the APHC has reaffirmed that the Kashmiri people remain committed to a peaceful and just resolution of the longstanding dispute. Advocate Minhas stressed that repression, no matter how brutal, cannot crush the legitimate aspirations of the Kashmiri people. He urged the Indian state to abandon its rigid, militarized approach and return to the path of meaningful political dialogue based on international law and United Nations resolutions. Freedom movements are never defeated by force; they are only strengthened by injustice. India must choose dialogue over denial.

Global Indifference Encourages Aggression

The international community’s failure to speak against India’s continued repression in IIOJK is not acceptable. Human rights organizations, global democracies, and the United Nations must break their silence and confront the undeniable reality of Indian state terrorism in Kashmir. The world cannot afford selective outrage when a region continues to bleed under illegal occupation. The world must act before more lives, more homes, and more futures are lost.

Conclusion: The Invincible Resistance

India may continue to demolish homes, jail leaders, and criminalize dissent, but it cannot erase the Kashmiri spirit. The resistance in IIOJK is not a reaction; it is a historical struggle grounded in international legitimacy and moral clarity. The people of Kashmir have chosen dignity over fear, truth over propaganda, and freedom over silence. History stands with the oppressed, not with the occupier.