{"id":199567,"date":"2026-05-04T08:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=199567"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:38:34","slug":"killings-arrests-cant-defeat-kashmiris-urge-for-freedom-civil-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/05\/04\/killings-arrests-cant-defeat-kashmiris-urge-for-freedom-civil-society.html","title":{"rendered":"Killings, arrests can\u2019t defeat Kashmiris\u2019 urge for freedom: Civil society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-199568\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/APHC-Shuada-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/APHC-Shuada-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/APHC-Shuada-390x217.jpg 390w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/APHC-Shuada-780x435.jpg 780w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/APHC-Shuada-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/APHC-Shuada-1536x856.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/APHC-Shuada-2048x1142.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar: Civil society activists in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have said that Kashmiris are determined to carry on their struggle for freedom from Indian yoke, despite New Delhi\u2019s brutal tactics.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the activists said killings, arrests, and torture cannot defeat the Kashmiris\u2019 urge for freedom. \u201cIIOJK people are ready to face Indian bullets but not surrender,\u201d they stated in a joint statement issued in Srinagar.<\/p>\n<p>The activists asserted that the Modi regime cannot defeat the spirit of the Kashmiri people to win freedom. \u201cKashmiri people have no option but to fight Indian occupation,\u201d they said, adding that Kashmiris will continue sacrificing their lives till freedom from Indian clutches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ongoing people\u2019s struggle against Indian tyranny will remain a golden page in Kashmir\u2019s history,\u201d they noted. \u201cThe day is not far off when Kashmiris will see the dawn of freedom.\u201d The activists termed India\u2019s brutal military occupation of IIOJK a challenge to the world community and urged it to take notice of the worsening rights situation in the territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar: Civil society activists in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have said that Kashmiris are determined to carry on their struggle for freedom from Indian yoke, despite New Delhi\u2019s brutal tactics. 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