As protests against the #CAA_NRC continue in India, some are taking cues from #HongKong and elsewhere to adapt those tactics to Indian conditions.
@Chandini2594 and I report for @ReutersIndia.
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In recent days, Hyderabad has seen a rash of flash protests, organised by small groups of people via WhatsApp.
The location of the protests, which change daily, are posted an hour or two in advance, with the exact spots shared just minutes ahead of time.
“The objective is to get 30 minutes at one spot. Some people support us, others come and argue with us,” Faheem, an organiser in Hyderabad told us.
In New Delhi, Sharjeel Imam, who helped organise the #ShaheenBagh sit-in, said he plans to adopt the flash mob strategy to keep the agitation going.
Students at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore took inspiration from 2015 protests in Paris where shoes were put on display - in place of cancelled protests - to support action against climate change.
“Generations later, when they ask us what we did when they came for the Muslims, I at least want to be able to say - ‘We tried’”, a student protester at IIM-B told us.
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