In Kashmir, a prominent separatist leader has been shot dead by Indian security forces as demonstrations intensify in the region. Indian security forces have shot dead at least seven Muslim protesters in recent days. On Monday, as many as 250,000 people took part in a protest march. The BBC reports the demonstrations are some the biggest since a separatist rebellion against Indian rule broke out nearly twenty years ago. The government has imposed a curfew on the city of Srinagar for the first time in over a decade.