She reaffirmed that the Kashmiri struggle is peaceful and lawful.
Mushaal Declares August 15 a Black Day for Kashmiris. Mushaal Hussein Mullick, Chairperson of the Peace and Culture Organisation and former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Human Rights and Women Empowerment, has declared India’s Independence Day a Black Day for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking on the occasion, Mushaal Hussein Mullick—wife of imprisoned Kashmiri leader Mohammad Yasin Malik—reminded the world of the contrast between celebration in India and suffering in Kashmir. While India marks its freedom, people in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) remain under military control. Their fundamental rights are denied. The promise of self-determination under UN Security Council resolutions remains unfulfilled.
She condemned the continued imprisonment of her husband, Yasin Malik, Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). Authorities have held him in solitary confinement at Delhi’s Tihar Jail since 2019. Human rights groups call his death sentence politically motivated and the trial deeply unfair.
“August 15 does not symbolize freedom for Kashmiris,” said Mushaal. “It marks decades of occupation, curfews, enforced disappearances, and media blackouts. Yet no matter how long the darkness lasts, freedom will come. Until then, this day will remain our Black Day.”
She urged the United Nations, international human rights bodies, and the global community to act. She called for Yasin Malik’s immediate release and demanded an end to human rights violations in IIOJK.
Mushaal reaffirmed that the Kashmiri struggle is peaceful and lawful. It is rooted in dignity, justice, and the right to decide their own political future.
The call to action continues to spread through hashtags like #ReleaseYasinMalik, #FreeYasinMalik, #15AugustBlackDay, #KashmirBlackDay, and #StandWithKashmir.
