Indonesia: Protestors gather in front of Indian embassy

By Mahmut Atanur</p> <p>JAKARTA (AA) – A group of protestors on Wednesday held a demonstration in front of India's embassy in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, marking the Kashmir Solidarity Day falling on Feb. 5</p> <p>The protestors chanted slogans against India and carried banners reading: &quot;India, get out of Kashmir&quot;, &quot;Stop killing people of Kashmir&quot; and &quot;Free Kashmir&quot;.</p> <p>Activists asked the Indian government to stop the military operations and human right violations in Kashmir.</p> <p>Azam Khan, the head of Kashmir Solidarity Organization, said that India should give the Kashmiri people a chance to choose their future.</p> <p>Khan also said the people in the region should choose their fate with a referendum promised by the United Nations.</p> <p>He also criticized the Indian embassy officials for rejecting to accept the meeting with protestors.</p> <p>The demonstration, under the tight security measures of police ended, ended without any incident.</p> <p> </p> <p>- Kashmir Solidarity Day</p> <p>Pakistan began observing Feb. 5 as Kashmir Solidarity Day in 1990.</p> <p>The day is an annual demonstration of Pakistan’s support for the people of Indian-administered Kashmir.</p> <p>Kashmir, a Muslim-majority Himalayan region, is held by India and Pakistan in parts and claimed by both in full. A small sliver of Kashmir is also held by China.</p> <p>Since they were partitioned in 1947, the two countries have fought three wars — in 1948, 1965 and 1971 — two of them over Kashmir.</p> <p>Also, in Siachen glacier in northern Kashmir, Indian and Pakistani troops have fought intermittently since 1984. A cease-fire came into effect in 2003.</p> <p>Some Kashmiri groups in Jammu and Kashmir have been fighting against Indian rule for independence, or for unification with neighboring Pakistan.</p> <p>According to several human rights organizations, thousands of people have reportedly been killed in the conflict in the region since 1989.