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The mother of a disappeared Kashmiri during a sit-in protest in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir,10 /5 2012. The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) headed by Parveena Ahanger organized the protest against the state government seeking the whereabouts of thousands of people who have allegedly disappeared in custody since a separatist rebellion broke out in 1989 in Kashmir. According to APDP around 8,000 persons went missing after being arrested allegedly by Indian forces. Photo by Tariq Mir/Indian Photo Agency