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New Delhi, Dec 6 (EFE/EPA).- Protests against a controversial legal amendment, which grants citizenship to irregular immigrants but excludes Muslims, on Monday spread to many universities across India, while the opposition parties also called for demonstrations against the law, alleging that it was against the country's secular foundations.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN NEW DELHI.
Delhi (India), Feb 26 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Harish Tyagi) Members of the All India Student Association took part on Friday in a vigil held in New Delhi to demand the release of detained activists during an organized protest against the Citizenship Amendment law.FOOTAGE OF THE VIGIL IN DELHI.
New Delhi, Jun 13 (EFE).- When India went into lockdown in late March to check the spread of the novel coronavirus, the measure brought an end to massive protests against a citizenship law seen to be discriminatory that had rocked the country for months, but the police persecution of the activists has been relentless since then.Arrests under repressive laws have multiplied as citizens and the media remain preoccupied with the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the country.The Shaheen Bagh neighborhood of Delhi had been the symbolic center of the protests since December.For months, large groups of protesters led by women stood up against a controversial amendment to the Citizenship Amendment Act, that granted citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighboring countries except Muslims. The law was a key initiative of the Hindu nationalist government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Now, the only remaining signs of the protests on the streets of Shaheen Bagh are some paintings on the ground, next to metal plates and flags full of slogans that have become a makeshift home for several homeless people. (Camera: IQBAL ABHIMANYU).FOOTAGE SHOT ON JUNE 8, 2020.SHOTLIST: B-ROLLS OF THE SHAHEEN BAGH NEIGHBORHOOD OF NEW DELHI, INDIA, AND AN INTERVIEW WITH ABBAS ALI NAQVI, RESIDENT OF THE NIEGHBORHOOD AND PARTICIPANT OF THE PROTEST.SOUNDBITES: ABBAS ALI NAQVI, RESIDENT OF SHAHEEN BAGH AND ACTIVIST (IN HINDI).TRANSLATIONS: 1.) It (the protest against NRC/CAA) had to be stopped because the coronavirus disease was spreading across the country and all over the world. So when the government imposed the lockdown, we stopped the protest, because we are not against the government per se, and the virus is very dangerous for everyone. 2.Earlier the government probably didn’t know what could be the repercussions of the law they have brought. Now because of the protest, not just the government but the whole world has got to know what are the people’s problems with the law. So now the government knows that if they try to implement this law, it could lead to problems.
Farmers march with tractors outside New Delhi, aiming to overshadow the annual parade of tanks and troops on India's Republic Day. Since November, protesters have camped at the entry points to New Delhi, opposing farming laws which they say will invite conglomerates to dominate the agricultural sector. IMAGES
Kolkata (India), Feb 11 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Piyal Adhikary)Muslim women took part on Tuesday in Kolkata, east of India, in a protest against the Citizenship Law and the National Registry of Citizens and demanded that the Government of Narendra Modi withdraw the measures.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
Kolkata/Assam, India, Dec 13 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Piyal Adhikary).- Tension increased on Friday in India due to the approval of a citizenship law that excludes Muslim immigrants.Protests in several regions led to cancellation of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's visit to the country. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON FRIDAY IN INDIA.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (EFE/EPA).- Indian activists on Wednesday held a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in New Delhi.The passing of the bill will give Indian citizenship rights to refugees from Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Sikhs, Parsi or Christian communities coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.Indian Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 in the lower house of Parliament Dec 9. (Camera: RAJAT GUPTA).FOOTAGE SHOWS A PROTEST AGAINST THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL (CAB) IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
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