1: The arrest of ex-Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) leader, Umar Khalid by the Delhi police is another example of the crackdown on peaceful anti-CAA protests held by the students in Delhi. #UmarKhalid has been arrested under the repressive UAPA.
#DelhiRiots
2: The Delhi police is accusing Umar Khalid as being one of the main conspirators of the riots. Amnesty India had earlier in an investigative briefing pointed out on how the police have taken no action against political leaders who made hate speeches in the buildup to the riots.
3: Many students who took part in the peaceful anti-CAA protests are either being arrested and jailed by the Delhi police under draconian anti-terror laws or subjected to intense intimidation and harassment as they are called in for interrogation during the COVID-19 pandemic
4: Besides Umar Khalid, at least five other students continue to remain in jail in Delhi. They are Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Natasha Narwal. They have all been arrested under the UAPA.
5: The government is using the UAPA to harass, intimidate and imprison peaceful student protestors. The slow investigative processes and extremely stringent bail provisions under this law ensure that they are locked up for years without trial, turning the process into punishment.
6: Amnesty International India calls on the Delhi police to respect the right to dissent and to stop the crackdown on peaceful protests.
Repeat after us:
Peaceful Protest is not a Crime.
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