IN PICTURES: Protest in UK against India's brutalities, revocation of Article 370 in Kashmir
Protesters waved Kashmiri and Pakistani flags as police separated them from pro-India counter-protesters attempting to disrupt original, bigger one
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AFP
Updated Friday Aug 16 2019
LONDON: Several thousand people protested on Thursday outside the Indian embassy in London against the country's move to strip the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir of its autonomy.
Anti-India demonstrators wave Pakistan and Azad Kashmir flags as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Anti-India demonstrators wave Pakistan and Azad Kashmir flags as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Anti-India demonstrators (R) remonstrate with police officers as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
AFP reporters saw police making at least one arrest.
A British mounted police officer sits on his horse between anti-India (L) and pro-India (R) demonstrators as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Anti-India demonstrators hold placards and wave Azad Kashmir flags as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
A British mounted police officer sits on his horse between anti-India (L) and pro-India (R) demonstrators as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
"Everybody has to stand up. This is a turning point," said Shazad Ahmed, a 36-year-old IT worker from the Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir who attending the protest with his wife and two daughters.
Anti-India demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Anti-India demonstrators hold placards and wave Pakistan flags as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Anti-India demonstrators hold placards and wave Pakistan flags as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Mohammed Beshir, 76, also from the Pakistani part of Kashmir, said: "We want the British people to intervene".
Anti-India demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Anti-India demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Anti-India demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Kashmir is split between arch-rivals India and Pakistan.
Anti-India supporters wave Azad Kashmir and Pakistan flags as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Anti-India supporters hold placards as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
British police officers arrest a Pakistan supporter demonstrating outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
The Indian-controlled parts of Kashmir have been in lockdown since August 4, with freedom of movement restricted and phones and the internet cut.
British police officers arrest a Pakistan supporter demonstrating outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Anti-India demonstrators wave Azad Kashmir and Pakistan flags as they protest outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Counter-protesters, favouring India, disrupt a protest against India's move to strip occupied Kashmir of its autonomy outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
A day later, New Delhi scrapped Article 370 in the Indian constitution that granted Kashmir special autonomy.
Counter-protesters, favouring India, disrupt a protest against India's move to strip occupied Kashmir of its autonomy outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Counter-protesters, favouring India, disrupt a protest against India's move to strip occupied Kashmir of its autonomy outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
Counter-protesters, favouring India, disrupt a protest against India's move to strip occupied Kashmir of its autonomy outside of the Indian High Commission in London, Britain, August 15, 2019. AFP/Tolga Akmen
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to discuss the issue at a closed-door meeting on Friday.
Updated Friday Aug 16 2019 
