Nazbunissa and Fareeda Begum were arrested over a school play on Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and National Register of Citizens which the #Bidar police claim was critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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"It is shocking to see how a mother of a schoolchild and the school headteacher can be arrested for #sedition just because a school play was critical of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019" said @Avinash_1_Kumar Executive Director of @AIIndia.
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"It is shameful that the #Bidar police have been harassing and intimidating the school children by repeatedly interrogating them over their involvement in the school play."
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The sedition charges must be dropped and Nazbunissa and Fareeda Begum must be released immediately.
The #sedition law is excessively vague and broad which makes it an easy tool to stifle dissent and public debate. There is no good way to apply sedition.
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There is no good way to apply sedition.
🚫It does not comply with international human rights law.
🚫It violates the right to freedom of expression under the Indian Constitution.
🚫It goes against India’s tradition of tolerance.
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