Indian occupied Kashmir has been in a state of shock since India has removed the special status of the State. The lockdown in the State has entered its third week and is a cause of uncertainty, not just for the people of Kashmir but also for all those who feel connected to their Muslim brothers and sisters.

On the 5th of August, Modi revoked Kashmir’s special status, securing India’s control over the region. Now, following Imran Khan’s statement regarding India’s actions, in which he compared India’s action in Kashmir to the example of Modi's earlier ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Gujarat, there are concerns over the future of the Muslims in Kashmir.

The BBC reported on the 25th of July 2019 that the problem of poor British people finding enough food to eat in the summer holidays is greater and are urging people not to forget to donate supplies to their local food collection centres. The Trussell Trust, which runs over 420 food banks across the UK have stated that many children risk going hungry over the six-week break from school.

Countries neighbouring the still rumbling Syrian war are rounding up hundreds of workers and sending many back to volatile parts of the country, raising fears of mass deportations that will imperil large numbers of refugees.