 The Muslim-dominated Kashmir Valley, situated in Kashmir Division (coloured in red) of Jammu and Kashmir, India; was the area which saw most of the strikes, protests and stone pelting riots. | |
| Date | June 2010 – September 2010 |
|---|---|
| Time | (UTC+05:30) |
| Duration | 3 months |
| Location | Kashmir Division, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Cause | Encounters, alleged Quran-burning controversy[citation needed] |
| Motive | The Indian Army claimed to have killed three "Pakistani infiltrators". |
| Target | Removal of AFSPA, self-determination, freedom |
The 2010 Kashmir unrest was a series of violent protests and riots in the Kashmir Division and Northern Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, India which started in June 2010 after the Indian Army claimed to have killed three Pakistani infiltrators in which a soldier of the Territorial Army, a counter-insurgent and a former special police officer had found three young men from their Nadihal village in Baramulla district and killed them in a "staged" encounter at Sona Pindi.[1][2] The protests occurred in a movement launched by Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in June 2010, who called for the complete demilitarisation of Jammu and Kashmir. The All Parties Hurriyat Conference made this call to a strike, citing human rights abuses by security forces.[3] Rioters shouting pro-independence slogans, defied curfew, attacked riot police with stones and burnt vehicles and buildings.[4][5] The protests started out as anti India protests but later were also targeted against the United States following the 2010 Qur'an-burning controversy.[6] The riot police consisting of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Indian Para-military forces fired teargas shells rubber bullets and also live ammunition on the protesters, resulting in 112 deaths, including many teenagers and an 11-year-old boy.[7] The protests subsided after the Indian government announced a package of measures aimed at defusing the tensions in September 2010.[8][9]
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- ^ Hurriyat (G) Launches 'Quit Kashmir' Stir With Hartal Archived 23 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yardley, Jim; Kumar, Hari (11 September 2010). "Buildings Are Set Ablaze During Protests in Kashmir". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ Pohlgren, Lydia (4 August 2010). "Kashmiris Storm the Street, Defying Curfew". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ^ Ahmad, Mukhtar (14 September 2010). "18 dead amid Kashmir protests against India, U.S." CNN. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Kashmir protests to intensify after 11-year-old killed". RFI. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "India to free protesters in Kashmir peace move". Reuters. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
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