Kashmir Protest Photos

A Kashmiri Muslim protester runs for cover as Indian paramilitary soldiers chases him during a protest in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Leaders of India's main political parties debated Wednesday whether to ease harsh security laws in Indian-controlled Kashmir as the government searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. AP

An Indian police officer (R) throws a tear gas canister towards Kashmiri protesters during an anti-India protest in Srinagar September 15, 2010. Three people were killed in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday when police clashed with Muslim protesters as the government and opposition parties met in New Delhi to try to end the worst violence in the region in years. Reuters

An injured demonstrator is carried to a hospital after he was wounded in a clash with police in Mendhar area of Kashmir's Poonch district September 15, 2010. Three people were killed in Kashmir on Wednesday when police clashed with Muslim protesters as the government and opposition parties met in New Delhi to try to end the worst violence in the region in years. Picture taken September 15, 2010. Reuters

Kashmiri protesters run for cover as government forces fire live ammunition during a clash on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Leaders of India's main political parties debated Wednesday whether to ease harsh security laws in Indian-controlled Kashmir as the government searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. AP

Kashmiri protesters throw rocks at an Indian policeman during an anti-India protest in Srinagar September 15, 2010. Three people were killed in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday when police clashed with Muslim protesters as the government and opposition parties met in New Delhi to try to end the worst violence in the region in years. Reuters

A Kashmiri protestor (R) wearing a helmet holds a stone behind his head during a clash with Indian police in Srinagar on September 15, 2010. Police in Indian Kashmir injured at least eight protesters September 15 when they opened fire to control the latest violent demonstration in the disputed Muslim-majority region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. Clashes over the past three months have left 87 civilians dead, mostly killed by the security forces. Getty

Kashmiri protesters run for cover as Indian paramilitary soldiers, unseen, chase them during a protest in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Violent civil unrest against New Delhi's rule in Kashmir has roiled the disputed Himalayan region for the past three months. AP

Kashmiri protesters stand as bricks and rocks are scattered on the road during a protest in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Violent civil unrest against New Delhi's rule in Kashmir has roiled the disputed Himalayan region for the past three months killing several people. AP

A Kashmiri protestor holds two rocks during a clash with Indian police in Srinagar on September 15, 2010. Police in Indian Kashmir injured at least eight protesters September 15 when they opened fire to control the latest violent demonstration in the disputed Muslim-majority region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. Clashes over the past three months have left 87 civilians dead, mostly killed by the security forces. Getty

Indian paramilitary soldiers stop a Hindu family at a checkpoint during a curfew in Srinagar on September 16, 2010. Indian security forces said they have drawn up a new plan to tackle deadly unrest in Kashmir amid criticism of the government on September 16 over its handling of the crisis. Getty

Kashmiri people sit near closed shops during a curfew in Srinagar September 16, 2010. A wave of disappointment swept across curfewed Indian Kashmir on Thursday after no concrete results emerged out of a key meeting aimed at ending spiralling protests that are the worst in recent times. Reuters

An Indian policeman stops a motorcyclist during a curfew in Srinagar September 16, 2010. A wave of disappointment swept across curfewed Indian Kashmir on Thursday after no concrete results emerged out of a key meeting aimed at ending spiralling protests that are the worst in recent times. Reuters

An Indian policeman sits inside a vehicle damaged by protesters in a clash in Srinagar September 16, 2010. A wave of disappointment swept across curfewed Indian Kashmir on Thursday after no concrete results emerged out of a key meeting aimed at ending spiralling protests that are the worst in recent times. Reuters

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard on a deserted street during a curfew in Srinagar, India, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Violent civil unrest against New Delhi's rule in Kashmir has roiled the disputed Himalayan region for the past three months killing several people. AP

A man gestures beside a burning armoured police vehicle after it was set on fire by demonstrators during a clash with police in Mendhar area of Kashmir's Poonch district September 15, 2010. Three people were killed in Kashmir on Wednesday when police clashed with Muslim protesters as the government and opposition parties met in New Delhi to try to end the worst violence in the region in years. Picture taken September 15, 2010. Reuters

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard near a barricaded bridge during a curfew in Srinagar on September 16, 2010. Indian security forces said they have drawn up a new plan to tackle deadly unrest in Kashmir amid criticism of the government on September 16 over its handling of the crisis. Getty

A Kashmiri protester wears a helmet which was taken away from Indian paramilitary forces during a clash on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Leaders of India's main political parties debated Wednesday whether to ease harsh security laws in Indian-controlled Kashmir as the government searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. AP

Kashmiri protesters take cover behind a concrete pipe as government forces fire live ammunition during a clash on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Leaders of India's main political parties debated Wednesday whether to ease harsh security laws in Indian-controlled Kashmir as the government searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. AP

Kashmiri protesters wait for right opportunity to hurl rocks at government forces during a clash on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Leaders of India's main political parties debated Wednesday whether to ease harsh security laws in Indian-controlled Kashmir as the government searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. AP

Kashmiri protesters tend a fellow protester who was hit by pellets shot by government forces during a clash on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Leaders of India's main political parties debated Wednesday whether to ease harsh security laws in Indian-controlled Kashmir as the government searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. AP

A Kashmiri protester prepares to hurl stones at government forces during a clash on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Leaders of India's main political parties debated Wednesday whether to ease harsh security laws in Indian-controlled Kashmir as the government searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. AP

A Kashmiri protestor adjust a scarf covering his face during a clash with Indian police in Srinagar on September 15, 2010. Police in Indian Kashmir injured at least eight protesters September 15 when they opened fire to control the latest violent demonstration in the disputed Muslim-majority region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. Clashes over the past three months have left 87 civilians dead, mostly killed by the security forces. Getty

Kashmiri Muslim protesters are engulfed in tear gas during a clash with Indian police in Srinagar on September 14, 2010. Indian police opened fire Tuesday on stone-throwing protesters in Kashmir as small groups took to the streets in defiance of curfew orders, a day after violence in which 18 people died. Getty

A Kashmiri protester hurls stones at government forces during a clash on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Leaders of India's main political parties debated Wednesday whether to ease harsh security laws in Indian-controlled Kashmir as the government searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. AP

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest to denounce reports that copies of the Koran had been damaged in the United States, in Jammu September 14, 2010. Authorities deployed thousands more central police across Kashmir to enforce a curfew on Tuesday after one of the worst single days of violence in two decades of separatist protests. Eighteen people were killed, nearly all of them in police firing, during anti-India and Koran demonstrations in the disputed region, increasing the pressure on the government to tackle the protests that have simmered through the summer. Reuters

Kashmiri Muslim women shout anti-Indian slogans during a clash with Indian policemen in Srinagar on September 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. Clashes over the past three months have left 87 civilians dead, mostly killed by the security forces. Getty

Kashmiri Muslim protesters run for cover as Indian paramilitary soldiers fire live ammunition during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. AP

Kashmiri men carry the body of Nisar Ahmad Kuchay, who died during a protest, at his funeral on the outskirts of Srinagar on September 13, 2010. Indian police shot twelve people in Kashmir on September 13 as stone-throwing protesters defied curfews and torched a Christian school in an upsurge of anger stoked by the desecration of the Koran. The death toll was the highest since a wave of anti-India demonstrations began three months ago, with 83 civilians now dead on the streets of the disputed Muslim-majority region. One policeman was also killed September 13. Getty

A masked Kashmiri youth attends a protest on the outskirts of Srinagar September 13, 2010. At least 13 people were killed on Monday in anti-government and Koran demonstrations across Kashmir, police said, in the biggest single death toll from protests in the disputed region in years. The headband reads: "Allah is great". Reuters

Kashmiri Muslim protesters run for cover as tear gas shell explode near them during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. AP

A Kashmiri protester shouts pro-freedom slogans through the wire mesh of a clock tower during a demonstration in the heart of Srinagar on September 11, 2010. The Muslim-majority Kashmir valley has been rocked by unrest since a teenage student was killed by a police tear-gas shell on June 11. Tens of thousands of Muslims, mostly young men, chanted, 'Go India, go back!' and 'We want freedom!' after they assembled in the main city of Srinagar to offer prayers on the festival of Eid al-Fitr. Getty

A masked Kashmiri protestor looks on during a protest rally after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attacked a police post and burned government offices in Kashmir on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region, officials said. AP

A relative mourns as she holds the body of Kashmiri Showkat Ahmed at his residence in Patan Palhalan some 30kms north of Srinagar on September 6, 2010. Two people were killed when Indian security forces opened fire on stone-throwing protesters during fresh demonstrations against Indian rule in Kashmir, police said. A total of 67 protesters and bystanders have been killed over the past three months, mostly by security forces who have used live ammunition on rallies after being pelted with stones. Getty

A Kashmiri Muslim protester throws stones towards Indian police during an anti-India protest in Srinagar on September 8, 2010. Indian police arrested chairman of the hardline faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Syed Ali Shah Geelani who had threatened to intensify agitation in the Kashmir Valley. The Muslim-majority Kashmir valley has been rocked by unrest since a teenage student was killed by a police tear-gas shell on June 11. A total of 69 protesters and bystanders have been killed over the past three months, mostly by security forces who have used live ammunition on rallies after being pelted with stones. Getty

Kashmiri Muslim crowd rooftops and balconies as they participate in a protest rally after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attacked a police post and burned government offices in Kashmir on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region, officials said. AP

A cow stands in a deserted street of Srinagar on September 12, 2010. Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Srinagar and other Jammu and Kashmir towns today, a day after the city saw widespread violent protests following Eid prayers. An FIR was registered against moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq for inciting violence, officials said. The Muslim-majority Kashmir valley has been rocked by unrest since a teenage student was killed by a police tear-gas shell on June 11, 2010. A total of 69 protesters and bystanders have been killed over the past three months, mostly by security forces who have used live ammunition on rallies after being pelted with stones. Getty