"Aysha" (not her real name) is a Kashmiri activist who advocates for the rights of those suffering under the Indo-Pakistan-Chinese conflict in her home country.
I've previously known very little about the situation in Kashmir and was grateful to Aysha for giving me a crash-course history lesson on the conflict and the 2019 escalation of tensions by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We discussed the nature of India's occupation, the possibilities of democracy in the region, the effects of COVID-19 and what others can do.
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Kashmir: Explained by Vox Media (good summary of the history of the conflict)
Human Rights Watch articles on Kashmir
Amnesty International Australia articles on Kashmir
ARTICLE: Kashmir crisis: India's latest steps expose deep fault lines in Australia's Indian and Pakistani communities
ARTICLE: Leave Kashmir dispute out of UN, Australia urges
ARTICLE: Does Australia have the courage to challenge India's defiance over Kashmir? by Lee Rhiannon
ARTICLE: Faulty tests, poor contact tracing: COVID-19 fight in Kashmir myriad stumbling blocks
Cause of the Week: Stand With Kashmir Australia (standwithkashmir.org.au)
265 - Goodbye
264 - Ben Abbatangelo
263 - Larissa Baldwin-Roberts
262 - Professor John Quiggin
261 - Alison Pennington Returns
260 - "I, Millennial" Event LIVE in Warrnambool
259 - Polly Hemming
258 - "I, Millennial" Extract: Privatisation
257 - Craig Foster
256 - Talking "I, Millennial" w/Osman Faruqi
255 - "I, Millennial" Prologue
254 - Ben Schneiders
253 - Leo Puglisi
252 - Jim Casey
251 - Georgia Steele
250 - David Shoebridge MLC
249 - Palestine Justice Movement Sydney Forum: "Why We Are Boycotting The Sydney Festival"
248 - Johann Hari Returns (On "Stolen Focus")
247 - Van Badham Returns (on #QAnon)
246 - James Button (on Cancel Culture)
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