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One year ago, India revoked Article 370, which had granted Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir a measure of autonomy under Indian administration.

Meet five Kashmiris who share how their lives only got more difficult since then https://aje.io/bda9a ">https://aje.io/bda9a&quo...

& #39;I had two options either to become a thief or to beg. I chose the latter& #39;

Nazir Ahmad Sheikh was a bus conductor for decades but became jobless when curfews put a halt to transport services. He travels to nearby Srinagar to beg so he can feed his family https://aje.io/grbac ">https://aje.io/grbac&quo...

& #39;We have completely submitted our fate to God& #39;

Abdul Majeed rows his boat on the famous Dal lake where he would take tourists on joyrides, but has earned nothing since India& #39;s security lockdown last year forced tourists to leave https://aje.io/grbac ">https://aje.io/grbac&quo...

& #39;The income is completely lost ... I don& #39;t even go to my orchards now, it causes anxiety& #39;

For apple farmer Javaid Ahmad Ganai, life has not been the same since last year after the lockdown prevented him from being able to sell produce https://aje.io/grbac ">https://aje.io/grbac&quo...

& #39;This year has been the worst& #39;

Shaheena Akhtar struggled with poverty for most of her life & her hope was for her son Shariq to earn & support the family. But last month, he was left partially blind after being hit by a burst of pellets during a protest https://aje.io/grbac ">https://aje.io/grbac&quo...

I am trying to get best out of this situation. We are denied many rights but need to give our best in this suffocating environment& #39;

Despite the hardships, 19-year-old Asma Shakeel received a full scholarship to study at Georgetown University in Qatar https://aje.io/grbac ">https://aje.io/grbac&quo...