Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Policemen clashing with protesters in Kanpur Northern India’s Uttar Pradesh has been the worst affected in the ongoing protests against a controversial new citizenship law. At least 19 people have died in the state since protests began on 20 December. The BBC’s Vikas Pandey travels to the region to…
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Citizenship Act protests: India curbs recordsdata superhighway prior to unique demonstrations
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jama Masjid is one of Delhi’s oldest mosques Thousands of people, protesting against a controversial citizenship law, have gathered outside one of India’s oldest mosques in Delhi. Police briefly detained Chandrashekhar Azad, a Dalit (formerly untouchables) leader who defied orders to halt a march from Jama Masjid in old…
Student protests against India’s citizenship law spread after clashes on campuses
Protests over a new citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses across India on Monday as critics said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with India’s founding as a secular republic. Anger fuelled in harsh police crackdown on university campus protests 0:41Protests over a new citizenship law…