In Kashmir, Indian security forces have killed another protester, 18-year-old Danish Ahmad, who was shot to death by Indian troops for throwing rocks at an army convoy. It’s at least the 70th confirmed death in Kashmir since anti-India protests erupted on July 8, after Indian security forces killed a prominent Kashmiri independence leader. Hundreds more Kashmir residents have been blinded by lead pellets shot by Indian security forces. Doctors at the main hospital say they’ve seen at least 570 patients whose eyes have been mutilated by the lead pellets. Ophthalmologists are calling the condition “dead eyes.” This is one of the patients, Fayaz Ahmad.

Fayaz Ahmad: “We were a peaceful group of people who did not protest or take part in a procession, when a group of police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel approached us and started firing pellets and tear gas without asking any questions. At least 20 to 25 people were injured. We were taken to a local hospital, from where we were referred to another hospital. On our way there, police and the Central Reserve Police Force personnel took us out of the ambulance and beat us up.”