The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) refers to the alliance of top ranked separatist leaders of
Kashmir
Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...
. The resistance leadership includes
Yasin Malik
Yasin Malik (born 3 April 1966) is a Kashmiri separatist leader and former militant who advocates the separation of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan. He is the chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, which originally spearheaded ar ...
,
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq (born 23 March 1973) is the 14th Mirwaiz of Kashmir. He is a Kashmiri separatist political leader. He is also an Islamic religious cleric of Kashmir Valley.
In October 2014, Farooq was listed as one of The ...
and formerly
Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Syed Ali Shah Geelani (29 September 1929 – 1 September 2021) was an Islamist Kashmiri-separatist leader in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. A pro-Pakistan separatist, Sumantra BoseSyed Ali Shah Geelani: The man who fought for Kashmir ...
.
Activities
The Joint Resistance Leadership was formed by
Yasin Malik
Yasin Malik (born 3 April 1966) is a Kashmiri separatist leader and former militant who advocates the separation of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan. He is the chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, which originally spearheaded ar ...
,
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq (born 23 March 1973) is the 14th Mirwaiz of Kashmir. He is a Kashmiri separatist political leader. He is also an Islamic religious cleric of Kashmir Valley.
In October 2014, Farooq was listed as one of The ...
and
Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Syed Ali Shah Geelani (29 September 1929 – 1 September 2021) was an Islamist Kashmiri-separatist leader in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. A pro-Pakistan separatist, Sumantra BoseSyed Ali Shah Geelani: The man who fought for Kashmir ...
in 2016 during the
2016–2017 Kashmir unrest. It has been actively involved in the actions which advocates separation of Kashmir from
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. They issued the protest calendars in the Kashmir Valley in the form of shutdowns or marching towards certain areas, and also called for boycott of elections.
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