Demonstrators during a Freedom For Kashmir gathered in London this weekend.

The protest came after India stripped Kashmir of its Indian-administered special status - in Trafalgar Square, London.

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India's decision ahead of the Eid festival today and Indian Independence day later this week.

Ahead of Eid New Delhi rushed tens of thousands of additional soldiers to one of the world’s most militarised regions to prevent unrest and protests after Mr Modi’s Hindu nationalist-led government said on Monday that it was revoking Kashmir’s special constitutional status and downgrading its statehood.

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An indefinite 24-hour curfew was briefly eased on Friday for weekly Muslim prayers in some parts of Srinagar, the region’s main city, but thousands of residents are still forced to stay indoors with shops and most health clinics closed. All communications and the internet remain cut off.