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{{short description| mourning on the day of Ashura in Kashmir}}
'''Ashura processions in [[Kashmir]]''' mark the [[Day of Ashura]] commemorating the death of [[Husayn ibn Ali]] in the [[Battle of Karbala]].<ref name=RW2010>{{cite web|author1=Islamic Republic News Agency|author-link=Islamic Republic News Agency|title=India: Govt clamps curfew to stop main Ashura procession in Kashmir|url=http://img.static.reliefweb.int/report/india/india-govt-clamps-curfew-stop-main-ashura-procession-kashmir|publisher=[[ReliefWeb]]|accessdate=11 April 2015|date=17 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102161119/http://img.static.reliefweb.int/report/india/india-govt-clamps-curfew-stop-main-ashura-procession-kashmir|archive-date=2 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> However major mourning processions have been banned by the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]] since the 1990s when there was a rise in [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|insurgency in the state]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashura to be observed across Valley today|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/ashura-to-be-observed-across-valley-today/149732.html|accessdate=26 January 2017|work=The Tribune|date=24 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=HT2010>{{cite news|last1=Ashiq |first1=Peerzada |title=Curfew to prevent Muharram procession |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/curfew-to-prevent-muharram-procession/article1-638588.aspx |accessdate=11 April 2015 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=15 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091004/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/curfew-to-prevent-muharram-procession/article1-638588.aspx |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Smaller processions are permitted in some Shia-pockets of the state, including in the districts of [[Baramulla district|Baramulla]], [[Kulgam district|Kulgam]], [[Leh district|Leh]] and [[Kargil district|Kargil]]. However, in the state capital of [[Srinagar]], processions are not allowed along the traditional route–that begins at Abi Guzar, passes through Maisuma, and ends at Zadibal–and the occasion is often marred by clashes between the mourners and the police.<ref name=HT2010/><ref name=TT2009>{{cite news|title=Muharram in Srinagar marred by violence|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091229/jsp/nation/story_11919545.jsp|accessdate=11 April 2015|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=28 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hamdani |first1=Syed Imran Ali |title=Amid curbs on traditional route, district admin monitors Zadibal procession |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Nov/5/amid-curbs-on-traditional-route-district-admin-monitors-zadibal-procession-12.asp |accessdate=15 April 2015 |work=GreaterKashmir.com |date=5 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411082035/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Nov/5/amid-curbs-on-traditional-route-district-admin-monitors-zadibal-procession-12.asp |archivedate=11 April 2015 }}</ref>

The government privately cites fear of militant strikes as a reason for the restrictions.<ref name=RW2010/> [[Shia]] leaders in the state, such as [[Mohammad Abbas Ansari]], complain that the restrictions are discriminatory and impinge of their [[freedom of religion]].<ref name=RW2010/><ref name= Scoop>{{cite news|title=Molvi Abbas denounces Ban on Ashura Processions|url=http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=33420|accessdate=10 February 2014|newspaper=Scoop News}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Islam in Jammu and Kashmir]]

Ashura processions in Kashmir - Revision history

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