Leading singer and musician Hadiqa Kayani released a song on July 13 with Turkish singers Ali Tolga Demertas and Torgi Aureen to pay tribute to the 1931 martyrs of occupied Kashmir.
Hadiqa Kayani, along with Turkish singers, organized an organization called 'Kashmir Sivitas' on July 13, 1931, in which 22 people were martyred in Kashmir by the Hindu king and on July 15, 2016, during the military coup in Turkey. The song was released as a tribute to the people.
The duration of the song is less than 4 minutes in which videos and pictures of atrocities of Indian forces in occupied Kashmir were also presented.
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The video also featured glimpses of Prime Minister Imran Khan, President Arif Alawi and the presidents of Turkey and Azad Kashmir, while the song also featured popular leaders of occupied Kashmir who were at the forefront of the struggle for independence of Kashmir.
The song was released in Turkish, Urdu and Kashmiri, which became popular as soon as we saw it.
However, the video streaming website YouTube removed the songs of Hadiqa Kayani and Turkish singers under the label of copyrights and private videos.
Commemorating the July 13, 1931 #KashmirMartyrsDay & July 15, 2016 failed coup in Turkey. Kashmir Civitas launches a musical tribute with @Hadiqa_Kiani @alitolgamusic & @TurgayEvren1 #Kashmir #KashmiriLivesMatter #Pakistan @ImranKhanPTI @Masood__Khan
— Kashmir Civitas (@CivitasKashmir) July 13, 2020
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Hadiqa Kayani also confirmed in her Instagram story that YouTube removed her video in a very quiet and systematic manner, however she did not remain silent, she and Kashmiri Savitas are constantly working against the move to remove the video. ۔
Hadiqa Kayani also confirmed the removal of the video; screenshot
The actress wrote in her story that she conveyed the message of love and peace through the song and she would not sit quietly when the song was removed.
Hadiqa Kayani said that as soon as the video is restored on YouTube, she will inform the fans about it.
Video removed from Hadiqa Kayani's channel under copyright — screenshot
YouTube claimed that the video was removed from Hadiqa Kayani's channel under copyright, while the removal of the video from Kashmiri Sevitas' channel sent a message that the video had been privatized.
