Supporters Anticipate Crucial Court Hearing for Jailed Indian Activist Umar Khalid Amid Allegations of Repression
New Delhi, India – Four years after his arrest, Umar Khalid, an Indian student activist, remains incarcerated without bail or trial. A court hearing in New Delhi scheduled for Monday is anticipated to provide significant updates regarding his long-pending legal proceedings. Khalid was arrested in September 2020 on charges related to his alleged involvement in orchestrating deadly riots during 2020’s anti-government protests. The controversy at the heart of the riots was the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, which facilitiates citizenship for non-Muslim minorities from neighboring countries. The legislation has … Read more