Kashmir separatists Yassin Malik's wife pleas to the world to intervene in the region which has lost its autonomy to India Read more about this story here:
Under the special status Kashmiris could own property, get government jobs, scholarships and other privileges. But now all this withdrawn.
Now though, his wife says his health has dramatically deteriorated in jail because of"torture" she claims he's enduring.The couple have been married for ten years and have a young child but Mrs Malik said they've spent only 60 days together throughout their marriage because of her husband's repeated arrests and prison terms.
Communications in the territory have been mostly cut ever since with internet and phone lines shutdown - and a rolling curfew.Indian leader overturned a 70-year-old agreementThe two nuclear-armed neighbours have already fought two wars over the legitimacy of Kashmir and the area has been a source of continued tension since independence in 1947.
India has long accused Pakistan of fostering terrorism and mounting terror attacks from within the Himalayan territory.In an address to the nation earlier this week, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the revocation of Article 370 would unleash a host of fresh jobs and business opportunities for the territory which he said had been left behind and deprived.
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