Manchester [UK], Sept. 7 -- Kashmiri residents in Britain staged a large demonstration in Manchester after learning that Federal Minister Fazal Chaudhry was expected to attend an event at a local community centre, according to members of the protesting community.
The demonstration brought together members of the Kashmiri diaspora who sought to draw attention to what they described as serious abuse of human rights and civil liberties in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). Protesters raised objections to alleged restrictions on freedoms, arrests, brutal security operations and the use of force against civilians.
Carrying messages highlighting their concerns, the demonstrators called for greater accountability over allegations involv...