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SRINAGAR, India-Thousands of Muslims staged sit-in protests in parts of Indian Kashmir on Friday, resuming demonstrations against New Delhi's rule in the disputed Himalayan region after a three-day break, witnesses said.Last month at least 35 protesters in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley were killed by government forces in some of the largest pro-independence rallies since a revolt against New Delhi's rule broke out in the region in 1989.More than 1,000 people have been injured in the protests, which were halted for three days to allow people to stock rations and prepare for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan."We want freedom," the protesters shouted after weekly Friday prayers.Earlier on Friday, police placed separatist leaders under house arrest to stop them from leading fresh protests.Those under house arrest included Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chairman of the separatist alliance All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference, and hardline leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.Yasin Malik, another popular separatist leader and chief of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, has been under house arrest since Monday.On Thursday, hundreds of Kashmiri militants rallied on the Pakistani side of the disputed region, vowing a Muslim holy war to free their homeland from Indian rule.The protests which began last month were sparked by a decision to grant land to build shelters for Hindus making an annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan region.To read more go to:
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