- APHC leaders urge Kashmiris to send a strong message to India.
- They have appealed to the international community to put pressure on India.
- Kashmiri refugees stage anti-India protest in Muzaffarabad.
Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and around the world are today marking India's 78th Independence Day as Black Day to protest against New Delhi's illegal occupation of their homeland.
Leaders of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), currently incarcerated in New Delhi's Tihar Jail, have urged Kashmiris to send a strong message to India that they reject its occupation and demand their fundamental right to self-determination.
In their statements, they have called on the international community to put pressure on India to grant Kashmiris their right to self-determination.
The leaders reiterated the resolve of the Kashmiris to take the current demand for a plebiscite to its logical conclusion.
“India has no legal or ethical right to celebrate its freedom in occupied Kashmir. India's occupation of Kashmir is a clear violation of UN resolutions and international law,” they said.
Meanwhile, Indian authorities have tightened restrictions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) ahead of India's Independence Day.
Meanwhile, Kashmiri refugees staged an anti-India demonstration at Azadi Chowk in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Anti-India protests followed by protest rallies in all small and large cities and towns on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) will be the hallmark of the day.
“The participants in the protest rallies will wear black bands around their arms as a sign of hatred against India,” the organisers of the special programmes on the black day had earlier said.
