

Mehaan was my world, I lost everything today, “Bhat said.Ĭhildren have been the biggest casualty of the Kashmir conflict. When I looked at him, I saw blood oozing from his right shoulder. Everybody ran for cover but my son couldn’t. Mehaan Yaseen’s father Muhammad Yaseen Bhat survived the attack, but he was not lucky.īhat, a physical education teacher at a school in Bijbehera had taken Mehaan to the market to buy clothes for him. Last week a six-year-old boy and CRPF soldier were killed in Bijbhera.

This is the second incident in the last week when children have become the victims of the conflict. “The news surfaced on some social networking sites that the civilian was brought down and killed is totally baseless and is far beyond the facts, Sopore Police refutes and denies the news and legal action shall be initiated against the false reports and rumors,” tweeted Sopore police. Police, however, refuted that he was brought down from car and killed. How Michael Jackson's iconic song,'they don't really care about us', stands true for Kashmir children 7 You might have seen how he was trying to wake up his grandpa,” said Farooq Ahmad, son of Bashir Ahmad. Babloo was in his lap when he was shot dead.

When he did not budge, his grandfather agreed to take him along. Babloo (Ayad) insisted to accompany his grandfather. “They had left for Sopore soon after Fajr prayers. In the video, someone whose face is not visible is offering biscuits to the toddler who insists on going home. Tears swelled the eyes when a 22-second video of inconsolable Ayad became viral on different social media platforms. Later pictures of Ayad being rescued by an officer became viral on social media. Pictures of Ayad sitting on his grandpa’s body with a soldier taking a position in a nearby alley created a flutter. How Michael Jackson's iconic song,'they don't really care about us', stands true for Kashmir children 6 When he did not succeed, he sat on his chest like he used to do while playing with him at home. Unmindful of his grandfather’s death, Ayad frantically tried to wake him up. In the incident, a CRPF soldier and Khan were killed, while three soldiers were injured.Īn eerie silence enveloped the area after the firing. However, when he reached Model Town, there was an exchange of firing between the militants and forces.

How Michael Jackson's iconic song,'they don't really care about us', stands true for Kashmir children 5 Khan, a contractor by profession, had gone to Sopore to take stock of the works. Be safe.The boy miraculously survived the militant attack on a CRPF patrol at Sopore but his grandfather Bashir Ahmad Khan was not lucky. “To celebrate Michael Jackson’s born day, we have made the THEY DON’T REALLY CARE ABOUT US 2020 short film to continue the struggle for equality for all. That’s why THEY DON’T REALLY CARE ABOUT US is the anthem during this chaotic, pandemic world we are all living in,” Lee said in a statement. “Great protest songs can’t get old, stale or non-relevant because the struggle still continues. The new visual for “They Don’t Care About Us (2020)” incorporates scenes and outtakes from Lee’s original two videos for the HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I single - both the Brazil version and the prison-set one that examined police brutality - with footage from George Floyd protests from around the world. To mark what would have been Michael Jackson’s 62nd birthday, director Spike Lee has released a 2020 version of his music video for the singer’s “They Don’t Care About Us.”
