Kashmiri Students stage a protest rally at Mashhad Iran

Mashad 09/Aug/2019: Kashmiri Students studying in Iran organised a demonstration to denounce India’s recent decision to scrap a constitutional provision that granted special status to the Muslim-majority New Delhi-controlled Kashmir.

Talking to a protestor Agha Syed Mujtaba Al Moosvi told reporters that We don’t Know any thing about our relatives in Kashmir due to complete blackout and ban on all communication networks. The Unconditional move of Indian Parliament have pushed Kashmir back to the medieval period.

Other Seminary Students Holding up placards and chanting slogans, the protesters called on the international community to address the plight of Kashmiri Muslims, who have felt the brunt of Indo-Pakistan hostilities for three decades.Tensions have been running high in Kashmir since Monday, when New Delhi revoked Article 370, a constitutional provision that had come into effect in 1949 and grants special status to Kashmir, allowing it to have its own flag and constitution, among other rights.In the lead-up to the move, India sent thousands of additional troops to the disputed region, imposing a curfew on parts of it, arrested political leaders and shut down telecommunication lines.