All Parties Hurriyat Conference has strongly condemned the escalating wave of arbitrary arrests in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.   

APHC spokesman Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas has said that Indian troops and police are conducting frequent raids and arrests to instill fear among the population and silence voices advocating freedom.         

He said in the latest crackdown, at least thirteen students were arrested over the past two days in the Sopore area of north Kashmir, highlighting the growing intensity of the ongoing operations.         

The spokesman further stated that the continued use of stringent laws such as the Public Safety Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act reflects a policy of arbitrary detentions and collective punishment, with activists, journalists, human rights defenders, and civilians allegedly booked in fabricated cases to prolong their detention.            

He said that such politically motivated arrests expose the frustration of the Modi regime, which has failed to break the resolve of the Kashmiri people despite intensified repression.

Abdul Rashid Minhas reiterated that Indian repressive measures cannot deter Kashmiris from pursuing their freedom struggle and urged the international community to take serious notice of the continued crackdown.