Justin Bieber, a pop star, has been plagued by drug use once more after fans pointed out a particularly eye-opening detail in his most recent post amid claims he’s “in one of the best places in his life.”
Justin Bieber has sparked concern among his fans(Image: Getty Images)
Justin Bieber has been hit with more concern from his fans after they noticed a very telling detail in his latest post. The pop star, 31, has faced claims about his alleged drug use in recent months as well as fears for his marriage to Hailey Bieber.
He has been frank about his addiction issues in the past and during an episode of Justin Bieber: Seasons, Justin confessed that he started using marijuana when he was only “12 or 13.”
Justin’s drug use grew to “pretty heavy drugs,” with the star also using alcohol as a coping mechanism. He began working on sobriety in 2021, worried that because of his years of problems he was “dieing.”
In recent weeks, Justin has sparked concern again after a series of social media snaps. Back in March, he shared six very similar photos of himself appearing to use a bong to smoke marijuana.
Justin stood next to what appeared to be a bong(Image: Instagram)
Now, Justin has taken to Instagram again where he shared a photo of Australian singer Eddie Benjamin, who was sat playing an acoustic guitar. The Baby hitmaker could be seen in the background of the snap as he appeared to be using what looked like a glass bong while sat in an open doorway.
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Another picture from the same day showed Justin, who shares 10-month old son Jack Blues with Hailey, stood in a red hoodie next to Eddie, with the large glass bong on the floor next to him.
His fans, who have been vocal about their concern for the star, didn’t notice the apparent bong. One person responded, “That’s a huge bong.” “The Bong in the background,” another phrase, was added.
Someone else said, “I can only see a few potheads.” Never believed Justin Bieber to be better than that. Keep it a secret from the general public at least. You are failing to set a good example for your young supporters. Your standards seem low.
A fourth wrote: “The bong bigger than him.” Justin has shared drug content in recent months, rapping about being high and filming himself smoking.
Despite the worrying content, however, Justin’s reps said rumours of him using hard drugs were “absolutely not true,” and that he was “simply in one of the best places in his life”.
Justin’s rep told TMZ that as he ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him, the past year has been “very transformative for him.”
He sparked drug use concerns with the snaps(Image: Instagram)
Fans’ concerns about his physical and mental health are “exhausting and pitiful,” they continued, and it shows how committed people are to keeping negative, salacious, and harmful stories alive.
Many have also been concerned for Justin after a string of worrying uploads shared on his social media. He said how he was “hating” himself and struggling with hate for others, writing: “How couldn’t we feel hate from all of the hurt we’ve experienced.”
Hailey and Justin have also faced claims of strains on their marriage amid the concern from fans. In recent months, speculation surrounding their marriage has been rife, with reports suggesting that they are heading for divorce.
Hailey was reportedly unfollowed on Justin’s Instagram account earlier this year, but later it became known that the Somebody To Love hitmaker had been hacked there.
Soon after, Justin resumed his followup of Hailey, saying, “Someone unfollowed my wife on my account.” This is where the s**t is.
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The Mirror has contacted Justin’s representatives for comment.
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Another inquest into the lack of British clay-court success opened at last year’s French Open.
For the third time this century, the British singles players suffered a first-round wipeout at Roland Garros and led to many fans questioning – again – why the nation has struggled to produce players who win regularly on the red dirt.
Jack Draper was among the beaten Britons after an error-strewn defeat by Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong.
Fast forward almost a year and Draper is now a clay-court ATP Masters finalist.
The British men’s number one enjoyed a productive run at the Madrid Open before losing an intense three-set battle against two-time French Open runner-up Casper Ruud.
“There isn’t a surface in my mind that Jack can’t play on,” former British number one Tim Henman told BBC Sport last month.
“When you look at his attributes – he’s got a big, lefty serve, he hits his forehand with a lot of spin and power – they work on any surface, certainly on clay.”
Despite his previous lack of success, Draper always felt he could challenge – providing he was primed physically.
More matches in the tank have been key for a player who has often been hampered by fitness issues.
The 23-year-old has gained greater belief in his body after coming through a series of gruelling five-set matches at the Australian Open in January.
Employing physio Shane Annun and fitness trainer Matt Little – who were both long-term members of Andy Murray’s team – has benefitted him.
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This was illustrated during Draper’s semi-final against Lorenzo Musetti in Madrid.
The Briton seemed to be fading in the second set and battled to hang on to his serve – then found another gear in a tie-break to increase his intensity and secure victory.
Clay is seen as the most physically demanding surface because its slower speed leads to longer points and more brutal contests.
It’s not the most natural surface for Draper. He has worked hard on his movement and the ability to slide across the dirt.
Being more mobile means he can get in the right positions to execute his most potent weapons.
Draper’s serve – both in terms of power and variety – allows him to start points strongly, but it was his forehand that really caught the eye in Madrid.
The topspin and speed wowed fans at the Caja Magica, even drawing a few comparisons to Rafael Nadal – the recently retired ‘King of Clay’ who won a record 14 French Open titles.
Nobody is suggested Draper will have that level of success, of course, but like Nadal he has been using the pace and bounce of his forehand to trouble opponents.
“My forehand’s come into own on all surfaces but this year on the clay it’s really doing a lot of damage,” said Draper.
“I’m trying to base my game around that and my serve, and getting more and more efficient.”
In Madrid, Draper also found the right blend between defence and attack, while using the drop shot at the right time was also an effective tool.
Despite all the positive signs, it is telling that Draper – like all great players who harbour ambitions of winning Grand Slam titles – has an insatiable appetite for further improvement.
In his post-final news conference in Madrid, he highlighted his serve, net play and physicality as the areas he needed to particularly work on.
“I’m nowhere near where I want to be,” Draper said.
Draper has made the most notable move in the ATP rankings, climbing to a new career high of fifth in the world.
He is only the fourth Briton – after Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski and Andy Murray – to break into the men’s top five.
Norway’s Ruud regained his place in the top 10 by winning the Madrid final, with Italy’s Musetti joining him there for the first time in his career.
In the WTA rankings, Sabalenka’s title win helped her open up a whopping 4,345-point gap over Polish world number two Iga Swiatek.
Coco Gauff, who lost to Sabalenka in Saturday’s final, moved back to third spot above American compatriot Jessica Pegula.
Both tours are heading to Rome for another combined ATP and WTA clay-court event played over a fortnight.
The focus of attention will be Jannik Sinner, who returns from his three-month ban for twice failing doping tests.
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Draper was the only British singles player in Tour-level action at the weekend, with Jacob Fearnley and Cameron Norrie going out of the Madrid last 16 on Tuesday.
Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu and Sonay Kartal – the top three British women – returned to the National Tennis Centre after losing in Madrid last week.
The trio continued to practice on the clay courts before heading out to Rome, where they each have direct entry into the main draw.
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Zoe Ball has taken to social media to pay tribute to her late boyfriend Billy Yates as she marked the eighth anniversary of his devastating death
Zoe Ball paid tribute to her boyfriend Billy eight years after his death
Zoe Ball has shared a tearful tribute to her late boyfriend as she marked eight years since his death. The broadcaster, 53, took time away from her Saturday afternoon radio show when her partner, Billy Yates, died aged 40 in May 2017.
Billy, a former camera man, tragically took his own life after battling depression. Following Billy’s death, Zoe revealed she had been “in shock for two years”. Marking the anniversary, Zoe took to her Instagram page to share a snap of her late boyfriend on a motorbike surrounded by the stunning countryside.
“8 years forever in our hearts Billface #mateswithyates,” she wrote alongside a rose, sparkling lights and a heart emoji. Her post which has been liked over 10,000 times was soon flooded with messages of support for the radio and telly star.
Zoe’s daughter, Nelly, who she shares with Fatboy Slim penned: “Miss him everyday x,” to which Zoe replied: “love you squirrel.” Meanwhile, one of Zoe’s friends commented: “How is it 8 years Zoe, funny I was talking to Max about him this morning. Sending you all the love today.” With the star replying: “Oh Lucy. His love lives on in us all eh. squeezes for you and Max.”
Zoe shared a tear-jerking tribute to her late boyfriend(Image: Instagram)
“Sending love to you @zoetheball,” wrote one fan. A second added: “Oh Zoe, where has the time gone… Sending love and a squeeze from Shetland.” “Love and prayers sent to you and his friends and family,” added another.
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Last year, Zoe opened up about her loss during an interview with Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, admitting she had watched her partner struggle and urged others in a similar situation to reach out for help.
Zoe told Lauren: “I think it’s so isolating to be trapped in your mind like that, when you doubt yourself, you doubt everything you’ve ever known. You doubt your family love you. You doubt your friends care for you.”
She went on to add that it was “important to share there is hope.” Describing Billy, she explained he “was so full of love and would help anyone in need” and insisted he should be “remembered for his life, not his death.” She later revealed she was dedicating the song Do I Love You by Frank Wilson to Billy.
Billy gave Zoe a ‘new lease of life’ after her divorce(Image: Internet Unknown)
“This track will always remind me of him,” she explained, adding: “He loved to dance and loved to laugh and he brought so much into my life. I wanted to play a piece of music for him that reflected him as a human.” Two years after Billy’s death, Zoe told listeners that his anniversary would make her “knees wobble.”
Speaking on BBC Radio 2, Zoe said: “Anyone who has lost someone dear to them, be it a friend or a family member, will know that these anniversaries have a tendency to make your knees wobble and your heart hurt. With grief, it’s often an every day feeling not just anniversaries. The longer the time without them, the more you miss their ways and their voice in your life. Even though of course they’ll never leave your heart.
“These anniversaries are good as they give you an excuse to just spend some time with your thoughts about them. I wanted to send some dear love to his family today and all weekend, and all his brilliant friends – mates with Yates, who we love to pieces.” Billy, who worked on shows including Antiques Roadshow and The Xtra Factor was found at his home in south London.
At the time, police said they were called to an address in Putney alongside the ambulance service. Billy was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. He had been dating Radio 2 DJ Zoe for several months and was credited with helping give her “a new lease of life” after her split and divorce from husband Norman Cook – better known as the superstar DJ Fatboy Slim.
Billy had battled depression and alcohol abuse for years, quitting drinking in August 2016.
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The political and military leaders of Israel have approved plans to expand the Gaza offensive and oversee aid deliveries to the enslaved and famined region.
The Israeli military will provide food and other essential supplies to the 2.3 million people who are living in the Palestinian territory as a result of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet’s unanimous approval of plans to recruit reservists.
Unnamed Israeli officials, according to newswires, suggested that the plans would include the “conquest” and complete occupation of the Gaza Strip.
According to Reuters news agency, the expanded offensive “could even threaten to seize the entire enclave.”
The plan will include, among other things, moving the Gaza population south for their protection and the conquest of the Gaza Strip, according to a source.
The source added that Netanyahu “continues to support” Palestinians’ voluntary withdrawal from the enclave under President Donald Trump’s plan.
Additionally, the plan envisages that Israel might overtake Gaza’s humanitarian aid distribution.
Despite having blocked all supplies on March 2 – 16 days before it resumed its war against Hamas, the Israeli government has refuted claims made by aid organizations that famine is roiling the area.
The plan, according to an unnamed Israeli official, would involve “international organizations and private security contractors] handing out boxes of food to families in Gaza,” according to The Times of Israel, citing an unnamed Israeli official.
According to the outlet, Israeli soldiers would “provide the private contractors and international organizations providing the assistance.”
Heated
Sources earlier claimed that the plan would include the occupation of Gaza, according to a citation from The Times of Israel and The Israel Hayom newspaper.
Significant tension has been erupting within Israel as a result of the revelations.
Netanyahu once more asserted that the goal was to “defeat” Hamas and release several dozen of its prisoners.
However, an Israeli campaign group called the Hostages and Missing Families Forum claimed in a statement on Monday that the plan is “sacrificing” those who are still detained in the Palestinian territory.
During the cabinet meeting between the political and military echelons, heated disagreements reportedly broke out.
Eyal Zamir, the army chief, reportedly warned that if Israel launched a full-fledged military offensive against Gaza, it might “lose” the captives there.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the head of far-right national security, claimed that Gaza should continue to be starved of all aid, including food, water, medicine, fuel, and other supplies, as it has done in the past two months.
He also advocated for “bombing food warehouses and generators” to prevent electricity from being completely disconnected and supplies are no longer being supplied.
Zamir warned that this would “endanger” Israel as it would raise additional accusations of international law infringement.
You are saying, “You don’t get what you’re saying. You are putting everyone at risk. We are committed to the international law that exists. Your statements are dangerous, Samir said, according to Israel’s national broadcaster, Kan.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid questioned Netanyahu’s decision to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists in an interview with Israeli Army Radio, claiming that the prime minister was calling up troops and extending their service without setting a mission statement.
Yair Golan, a member of the opposition, claimed that Netanyahu was only trying to stop the collapse of his government because the release of the hostages is “not possible with the release of the hostages.”
As part of “military strategy,” aid in security zones
Ben-Gvir reportedly fought the plan for Israel to bypass existing aid routes because he was the only Security Cabinet official to oppose it.
Israel reportedly intends to encircle Gaza with US security personnel.
The plan is not anticipated to become effective right away, though Israeli officials anticipate that Gaza will already have enough food to support Palestinians who are already starving to death.
In southern Gaza, Israel’s plans also include the creation of a new “humanitarian zone” that would serve as a humanitarian hub.
UN organizations included in the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), which announced on Sunday that Israeli officials were requesting permission to send aid through what it called “Israeli hubs under conditions set by the Israeli military, once the government agrees to re-open crossings.”
The HCT claimed in a statement that such a plan “contravened fundamental humanitarian principles and appears to be designed to strengthen control over life-sustaining items as a pressure tactic as part of a military strategy.”
On May 4, 2025, Palestinian children scurry for food at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the center of Gaza. [Eyad Baba/AFP]
The UN, according to the coalition, won’t participate in this arrangement because it conflicts with the UN’s global human rights principles of impartiality, impartiality, and neutrality.
The humanitarian organizations stated that their teams are “remain in Gaza, ready to scale up the delivery of crucial supplies and services: food, water, health, nutrition, protection, and more.”
They demanded that world leaders exert their influence to lift the border’s “significant stocks” so that they could be distributed.
In what has become known as the “flour massacre,” more than 100 Palestinians were killed in the “flour massacre” in February 2024 when Israeli soldiers opened fire on desperate Palestinians waiting for food trucks.
Instead of the UN or other humanitarian aid organizations with experience delivering food aid safely, the Israeli military acknowledged that it had coordinated the convoy with private contractors.
As an alternative method of providing aid to Gaza, the US military attempted to construct a $ 30 million floating pier in May of 2024. However, months later, the trouble-free structure was shut down after only bringing in about one day’s worth of pre-war food deliveries.
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Shakeela remembers being upbeat and hopeful that evening.
As officials in Indian-administered Kashmir counted votes cast in the regional assembly election in October last year, a quiet optimism settled over the 50-year-old mother, who had been waiting for more than three years for her only son, 24-year-old Faizyaab, to be freed from an Indian jail.
Faizyaab is among thousands of Kashmiris who were thrown into prisons after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government unilaterally scrapped the region’s special status in 2019 and brought it under New Delhi’s direct control. Most of the people behind bars are widely regarded as political prisoners – in other words, people charged under “anti-terror” laws for allegedly working with armed Kashmiri rebels, or detained over other “antinational” activities such as speaking out or writing against the Indian rule.
However, the hopes many Kashmiri families held that the formation of a regional government would lead to the release of their loved ones have been crushed since the killing of 26 people in the scenic meadows of Pahalgam town by suspected rebels last month.
The April 22 attack – the worst in the disputed region in nearly 25 years – has triggered a significant crackdown by Indian security forces, who have arrested dozens of suspects as part of their hunt for Pahalgam killers. The incident has also led to an escalation in military tensions with neighbouring Pakistan, which New Delhi accuses of backing the attack. Islamabad rejects the charge.
Shakeela told Al Jazeera she has been overwhelmed with anxiety since she heard of the Pahalgam attack, fearing a new wave of detentions and an even harsher crackdown by the Indian forces. She thinks that chances of her son’s release have been further diminished, especially since he is already booked under charges reserved for the rebels.
“The little hope I had after the elections for my son’s release is quickly fading because of the Pahalgam attack. I fear things will only get worse and my son won’t be released anytime soon,” said Shakeela.
The Himalayan region of Kashmir, claimed by both India and Pakistan who control parts of it, has been a flashpoint between the South Asian nuclear powers since their independence from the British rule in 1947.
The two nations have fought three of their four wars over the region. The conflict intensified after an armed rebellion against New Delhi’s rule began on the Indian side in 1989. Since then, more than 40,000 people have been killed there, including nearly 14,000 civilians, 5,000 Indian security personnel and 22,000 rebels.
The assembly elections held last year in Indian-administered Kashmir were the first in a decade – and the first since New Delhi’s controversial 2019 move.
Most parties opposed to Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigned on a pledge to secure the release or transfer of political detainees to prisons within Kashmir – an issue that resonates deeply in a region where mass arrests have shaped daily lives for decades. Hundreds of Kashmiri prisoners have been sent to prisons outside the region, with the authorities citing overcrowded jails as the reason.
Kashmiris queue up at a polling station in Pulwama during last year’s elections [File: Mehran Firdous/Al Jazeera]
Many in Kashmir saw last year’s elections as a means to reclaim the democratic rights they felt were eroded after the revocation of Article 370 in 2019. Voter turnout surged at about 64 percent, higher than the 58.5 percent turnout during the 2024 general elections.
The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC), a pro-India political party that also promised the release of political prisoners, won 42 of the 90 assembly seats and formed government with the help of allies in early November.
But there has been no clarity since on whether the Kashmiri political prisoners will be freed.
‘Playing with emotions for votes’
Shakeela heard from her relatives that most political parties in Kashmir had pledged in their election manifestos to prioritise the release of political prisoners and young people who had been “unjustly detained” in jails in and outside the region.
She voted for the NC, hoping a regional government after a decade would bring her son home. But she has spent the past six months in a state of limbo, caught between fleeting optimism and relentless despair as the NC government has taken no action on the matter.
“It seems they were just playing with our emotions for their vote bank,” she said.
Shakeela sits with her brother at his home in downtown Srinagar [Mehran Firdous/Al Jazeera]
Every night, her eyes linger on the house’s wooden door, a knock on which on the night of November 7, 2022, disrupted their lives.
It was past 10pm. Shakeela and Faizyaab were about to go to sleep when a loud knock shattered the silence around their house in downtown Srinagar, the region’s main city. They had been living there with three other members of the family of Shakeela’s brother since she separated from her husband a decade ago.
As soon as Shakeela opened the door, a large contingent of policemen stormed inside, barely offering any explanation before detaining her son for allegedly associating with a rebel outfit – a charge the family has contested in a court of law.
“They [police] told me he would be back in a few days, but days turned into months and months into years,” Shakeela told Al Jazeera as she struggled to hold back her tears.
Arrested under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), an anti-terror law that effectively allows people to be held without trial indefinitely, Faizyaab was first sent to a Srinagar jail before being transferred last year to another facility in Jammu, nearly 300km (186 miles) away from home.
While Shakeela had her brother’s house to stay, she depended on her college-going son’s part-time job with a private company for financial support. She has been unable to see her son for the past eight months and does not have the money to travel to Jammu.
“I have no source of income. My son was my only support, and even that was cruelly taken away,” she told Al Jazeera.
“Another Eid [al-Fitr] came and went without my son, a time meant for joy and celebration, but for me, it felt like just another ordinary day. My son wasn’t there to greet me. My Eid will only come the day he walks free,” she said.
‘Government has forgotten us’
Like Shakeela, many families with relatives imprisoned outside the Kashmir Valley struggle to visit them, mainly due to financial constraints.
In southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Ishrat, 29, waits for her 25-year-old brother to come home. She requested that Al Jazeera not disclose her brother’s name – worried that media attention might affect his chances of securing freedom.
Ishrat’s brother was booked under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) in June 2023 for allegedly being an “overground” associate of the rebels. The PSA is an administrative law that allows the arrest and detention without trial of any individual, with no warrant or specific charge, for a period of up to two years.
Since 2018, more than 1,100 people jailed under the PSA have been relocated to prisons outside Kashmir, marking a significant shift in the region’s detention practices. That trend picked up particularly after 2019, with the government citing overcrowding in local jails as the reason behind the shift.
Ishrat’s brother was initially jailed in Jammu and was soon transferred to a prison in Uttar Pradesh state, more than 1,000km (620 miles) away from home. Since then, his family has been unable to visit him due to the high travel costs involved.
Ishrat told Al Jazeera her brother faces several hardships in prison, such as poor sanitation. During the month of Ramadan, she said her brother and other prisoners had to save the food provided at lunch for iftar (meal to break the fast) and conserve their dinner for suhoor (predawn meal). She said the only ceiling fan in his cell is mounted nearly 25 feet (7.6 metres) high, offering little relief during north India’s brutal summer.
“Every day in that prison cell feels like a day in the fires of hell,” she said, describing her brother’s condition.
Meanwhile, the health of their mother, who is in her late 40s, has been deteriorating, Ishrat said. Consumed by grief, she longs for her son’s return and spends most of her days in tears. Their only solace comes twice a week when Ishrat’s brother is allowed a brief five-minute phone call from jail – barely enough to bridge the distance that separates them.
A Kashmiri man rides his bicycle on election day in Kashmir [File: Mehran Firdous/Al Jazeera]
Ishrat recalled that during the assembly elections last year, candidates from various political parties campaigned in her village, pledging in their speeches to secure the release of the detainees, or at least have them transferred to Kashmir.
Ishrat said that every member of her family voted, assured that a new government would take decisive action in the matter. But nothing of the sort has yet happened.
“It feels like the government has forgotten us after the elections, failing to fulfil its promises and leaving families like ours deeply disappointed,” Ishrat said.
She said if her brother had committed a crime, he should be punished as per the law, but held in a jail in Kashmir. “Holding my brother in a prison far from home is a form of collective punishment for us.”
Al Jazeera reached out to officials in Kashmir’s prison department for their comments on detentions and shifting of prisoners, but has not received a response.
‘Challenging times for Kashmir’
NC spokesman Imran Nabi Dar defended the regional government, saying the removal of Kashmir’s statehood and a New Delhi-appointed lieutenant governor’s control over security matters were impediments to the fulfilment of their promises.
“Only a few months have passed [since the regional government was formed] and the party has a full five-year term to serve the people,” he told Al Jazeera. He said that the party remained committed to fulfilling every pledge made during the elections, and urged people “to have faith and patience”.
“We have consistently stated that individuals detained since 2019 who do not face serious charges and those held unjustly deserve to be released. We remain firm in our commitment to that promise,” he said.
“I understand the pain and frustration these families are going through. We have not forgotten them, and we assure them that this issue will be resolved soon,” said Dar, adding that the situation in Kashmir has changed after the Pahalgam attack, which has “worsened the already fragile conditions”.
“These are challenging times for Kashmir,” he told Al Jazeera on Monday, highlighting a significant spike in security measures and a looming threat of war with Pakistan.
Meanwhile, authorities in Kashmir have detained or questioned thousands of people in the wake of the Pahalgam attack. Local media reports, citing the police, say at least 90 people have been booked under PSA. Several homes of suspected rebels and their alleged associates have been demolished, deepening the anxiety among residents.
Kashmiri academic and political analyst Sheikh Showkat Hussain told Al Jazeera that “arrests have consistently been used to deprive individuals of their personal liberty in Kashmir, especially since the rise of mass uprisings and militancy [rebellion]”.
