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India has tightened restrictions on movement in the part of Kashmir that it administers to contain protests after the burial of a top independence leader. Dozens of armed soldiers patrolled the streets of Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar ahead of midday prayers on Friday as tensions ignited in the disputed …

Authorities blanket disputed region with troops and clamp down on communications to prevent protests over Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s death. Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the veteran separatist leader from Indian-administered Kashmir, has been laid to rest as the Indian authorities crackdown on public movement and impose a near-total communications blackout …