Srinagar Mar 04: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, Dr. Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq said that the unity shown by the Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir from the Valley of Kashmir to Pir Panjal and Jammu in expressing grief and condemnation over the events in Iran is commendable and reflects the living moral conscience of the society.
Mirwaiz said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir, as one Ummah, have demonstrated solidarity by standing firmly against oppression and unwaveringly with the oppressed. He added that the shutdown observed across the region was a peaceful and powerful expression of that solidarity.
Emphasizing that the right to peaceful protest and expression of wounded sentiments must be respected, Mirwaiz expressed concern over reports of protesters and mourners, including women and minors, being detained. He termed such actions unfortunate and unwarranted.
Mirwaiz also raised concern over the filing of FIRs and the withholding of accounts of local media outlets by social media platforms, including Facebook, under enforcement laws of the land, for covering protests.
He urged the authorities to release all those detained and seriously relook at the policy of continued censorship and punishment of freedom of expression.
