In the women's section of the old mosque in Srinagar, Kashmir the walls vibrate with sung prayer each Friday. 2004 |
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India that has a majority Muslim population. In an attempt to control what the Indian government sees as militants, Kashmiris are frequently searched, arrested and subjected to quasi-martial law by the Indian Army. The incidence of post-traumatic stress in the Valley is huge as a result of most of the population having suffered directly from the conflict. |
Indian police round up the young men who were throwing rocks after Friday prayers in old Srinagar, Kashmir. They will be taken to jail and most likely roughly interrogated. 2004 |
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India that has a majority Muslim population. In an attempt to control what the Indian government sees as militants, Kashmiris are frequently searched, arrested and subjected to quasi-martial law by the Indian Army. The incidence of post-traumatic stress in the Valley is huge as a result of most of the population having suffered directly from the conflict. |
A woman identifies her dead husband in an ambulance outside of Srinagar, Kashmir. He was killed while plowing his field a few hours earlier by the Indian Army after a brief interrogation. 2005 |
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India that has a majority Muslim population. In an attempt to control what the Indian government sees as militants, Kashmiris are frequently searched, arrested and subjected to quasi-martial law by the Indian Army. The incidence of post-traumatic stress in the Valley is huge as a result of most of the population having suffered directly from the conflict. |
A killed member of the Jamu and Kashmir Police is carried by villagers in Doda after a shootout between militants and security forces in remote mountains the day before the election. 2002
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Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India that has a majority Muslim population. In an attempt to control what the Indian government sees as militants, Kashmiris are frequently searched, arrested and subjected to quasi-martial law by the Indian Army. The incidence of post-traumatic stress in the Valley is huge as a result of most of the population having suffered directly from the conflict. |
The Indian Army routinely stops and searches city buses for weapons in Srinagar, Kashmir. 2002 |
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India that has a majority Muslim population. In an attempt to control what the Indian government sees as militants, Kashmiris are frequently searched, arrested and subjected to quasi-martial law by the Indian Army. The incidence of post-traumatic stress in the Valley is huge as a result of most of the population having suffered directly from the conflict. |
The one and only mental hospital in Jamu and Kashmir is filled with patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. 2005 |
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India that has a majority Muslim population. In an attempt to control what the Indian government sees as militants, Kashmiris are frequently searched, arrested and subjected to quasi-martial law by the Indian Army. The incidence of post-traumatic stress in the Valley is huge as a result of most of the population having suffered directly from the conflict. |
