Muzaffarabad: Advocate Arshad Iqbal, Spokesperson of the Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP), has strongly condemned the recent arrests, raids on homes and the seizure of properties of Kashmiris in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, describing these actions as an attempt to suppress the political voice of the Kashmiri people and create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.He said that thousands of Kashmiris are already imprisoned in different jails across India and are being held far away from their homes and families under extremely difficult conditions. Among them are Shabir Ahmed Shah, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Aasiya Andrabi, Masrat Alam Butt,Dr. Hameed Fayaz, Muhammad Qasim Faktoo, Zafar Akbar Butt, Naeem Ahmad Khan, and Advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom, former President of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, along with many other political leaders and activists.Advocate Arshad Iqbal said that Kashmiri prisoners held in Tihar, Agra and other distant Indian jails are facing ex treme heat, inadequate medical facilities, prolonged separation from their families and other basic hardships. The condition of sick, elderly and long-term prisoners is particularly alarming.He appealed to Amnesty International, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the United Nations and other international human rights organisations to take immediate notice of the plight of Kashmiri political prisoners and urge the Government of India to respect their fundamental human rights and dignity.He specifically called for independent and unhindered access for the ICRC to Indian prisons so that it can assess the medical, living and overall detention conditions of Kashmiri prisoners and meet them privately.He also urged international human rights organisations to independently monitor and document arrests, raids and property seizures in Jammu and Kashmir.'Kashmiri political prisoners and thousands of detainees must not be forgotten. We appeal to the international community not to remain silent and to act urgently to protect their lives, health, human dignity and fundamental rights.'