2 van onze leden in Kazmir zijn zwaar gewond door een aanval van de Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen. Lees dit, alsook de bijgevoegde teksten en stuur solidariteitsmails naar onze kameraden in Kazmir op: napkotli@yahoo.co.uk. Het CWI is de internationale organisatie waarvan LSP de Belgische afdeling is. Je kan solidariteitsmails ook sturen naar info@socialisme.be.

Persbericht

. Anti-oorlogsactivisten in Kotli, (Pakistaans) Kashmir werden ontvoerd en gemarteld door de Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen.

Een anti-oorlogsbetoging met honderden activisten georganiseerd door socialisten en linkse activisten van de Jammu en Kashmir National Awami Party (NAP) en de National Student Federation (NSF) werden aangevallen door leden van de reactionaire islam-fundamentalisten van de Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen in Kotli, Azad (Pakistaans) Kashmir. Kotli werd de afgelopen dagen zwaar onder vuur genomen door het leger.

NSF-lid Shezard Mughal werd ontvoerd on gemarteld door de de Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen. Hij wordt momenteel verzorgd in een ziekenhuis. Een plaatselijke islam-fundamentalist openende het voor op de betoging en twee trucks met Mujahadeen-leden viel de betoging aan waarbij ze Kalasjnikovs gebruikten. Leden van de NAP en de NSF brachten zware kritiek naar voor op de politie en de lokale overheid die vanop de zijlijn toekeek maar niets deed omdat de Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen beschermd wordt door de Pakistaanse militaire geheime dienst, de ISI.

De betoging werd georganiseerd onder de slogans: "Neen aan de oorlog! Neen aan terrorisme! Neen aan religieus sectarisme! Ja aan jobs, gratis onderwijs, gezondheidszorg en schoon water! Weg met het VS-imperialisme! Voor eenheid van arbeiders, jongeren en boeren!". De sprekers op het einde van de betoging legden uit dat enkel een gezamenlijke beweging van de arbeiders, jongeren en arme boeren in zowel Kashmir, India als Pakistan de oorlogsdreiging kan stoppen.

Persbericht van de Jammu and Kashmir National Awami Party

Socialists attacked by Kashmiri Islamic group Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen…Two seriously injured and admitted to hospital…Tensions prevail at the main square in Kotli, Azad (Pakistani) Kashmir where hundreds gathered to condemn the attack.

Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen members took hostage two activists of the Jammu and Kashmir National Awami Party (NAP) and the National Students Federation (NSF). A Hizb-Ul leader, alias “Khichi”, attacked activists from NAP and NSF after an anti-war rally organised by NAP- Kotli members. Shezard Mughal, an NSF member was taken hostage and tortured by Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen members.

Later up to fifteen members of Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen attacked a peaceful rally called after the anti-war demonstration and held in the main square in Kotli. These Mujahadeen fired Kalashnikovs to terrorise the rally. During this attack Mujahadeen members attacked and hospitalised NAP district organiser Qasim Mughal.

An emergency meeting of NAP and NSF activists condemned the terrorists and thugs belonging to Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen and also the local administration and police apathy in refusing to deal with this matter. A resolution passed at the meeting called for the immediate arrest of these Islamic thugs and condemned the apathy of the authorities. An initial report has been filed with the police. If no action is taken against Hizb-Ul Mujahadeen then NAP and NSF will launch an agitation campaign calling for their arrest.

Kotli (Azad Kashmir) Jammu Kashmir National Awami Party members here in Kotli and National Student Federation activists organised a “Stop the war” rally on Saturday 8 June. This city has seen increased shelling over the last few days. A member of Hizb-Ul-Mujahadeen, alias “Khichi”, disturbed the peaceful march and threatened participants. Two protestors were abducted and tortured by the same organisation. Later protestors marched through the city putting forward slogans such as “No to war, No to terrorism, No to sectarianism! Yes to jobs, free education, health and clean water! Down with US imperialism! For youth, workers and peasant unity!”

The participants of the demonstration numbering about 150 included school and college students, unemployed young people and workers as well as activists of NAP and NSF.

The marchers gathered at the main crossing in Shaheed Chowk, Kotli where Anwar Khan, President of JKNAP said that “The capitalists for their business interests, with the blessing of the Indian and Pakistani ruling classes have created war tensions. This has not only increased the already dire problems for the workers, poor and oppressed classes nut has brought the region to the brink of a disaster. Thousands of families have been displaced from both sides of the Line of Control as a result of weeks of Indo-Pak shelling. Hundreds of children, women and the elderly have been killed during these shelling barrages. Today it is the need of the hour that pro-peace forces including trade unions, left political organisations in Kashmir, India and Pakistan and throughout the world should play their due role to get rid of the menace of war, capitalism and landlordism in this region and struggle for the genuine social liberation of the mass of the working class and poor” Anwar khan added that NAP and NSF had initiated this process as the first step in developing an anti-war movement. Others who spoke were NAP Kotli District President Ali Asghar, secretary Naeem Khan and Niaz Khan, central leader of NSF.

Contact Anwar Khan, President of NAP on ++ 92 58660 44651 or ++ 92 58660 45284