Hurriyat forum condemns fresh arrest spree in IIOJK.

ISLAMABAD -- The Hurriyat forum led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has strongly condemned the fresh arrest spree in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) calling it unjustified, undemocratic and vengeful.

The Hurriyat forum, in a statement issued in Srinagar, said it is extremely unfortunate that on one hand, the basic human rights were continuously being trampled through military might in IIOJK, and on the other, hundreds of youth, respectable citizens, political leaders and activists who were arrested before and after August 5, 2019, continue to languish in jails, which is extremely condemnable and must be a matter of serious concern for the human rights organisations, reported.

The statement also expressed serious concern over the continued house arrest of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and detention of several other political leaders including Mohammad Yasin Malik, Shabbir...

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