The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 10, 2017 Kashmir: Indian Security Forces Kill 8 Civilians During Protests ---------------------------------------------------------------- In Kashmir, Indian security forces killed at least eight civilians on Sunday, after the soldiers opened fire on protesters demonstrating against Indian rule of the territory. The demonstrations came during an election to fill a parliament seat, which was made vacant after a lawmaker resigned in protest of the killing of civilians during last summer's crackdown by Indian security forces in Kashmir. .