London, July 29 -- The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement, or JSFM, has strongly condemned the reported violent crackdown by Pakistani security forces on demonstrators in Rawalakot, located in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

In a statement issued from London, JSFM alleged that the use of force against peaceful protesters resulted in the deaths of at least 19 people, while many others were reportedly injured. JSFM Chairman Sohail Abro alleged that Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies have repeatedly used intimidation, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances and excessive force to suppress political dissent. He described the Rawalakot incident as another example of what he called a broader pattern of repression in territories ...