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In Pictures: Students hold solidarity protests across India

Protests spread across the country as thousands of students rally in support of JMI and AMU students attacked by police.

A man runs past a burning bus that was set on fire by demonstrators during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Clashes erupted near the Jamia Millia Islamia university and authorities said protesters torched buses, cars and motorbikes. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
Published On 16 Dec 201916 Dec 2019
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Protests over a new citizenship law based on religion have spread to college and university campuses across India as critics said Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with India’s founding as a secular republic.

Anger with Modi’s Hindu nationalist government was further fuelled by the allegations of police brutality at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and Uttar Pradesh state’s Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Sunday, when officers entered the campuses and fired tear gas to break up the protests.

Under the law passed by Parliament last week, religious minorities such as Hindus and Christians in neighbouring Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, who have settled in India prior to 2015, will have a path to Indian citizenship on grounds they faced persecution in those countries.

On Sunday, protests were held in Mumbai’s Indian Institute of Technology and Tata Institute of Social Sciences. More such protests are being held on Monday. Students said they stood in solidarity with fellow students in New Delhi and Aligarh.

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Police chase away demonstrators during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Sunday was the fifth straight day of citizenship law protests across the country. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
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A woman is helped after she was injured during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A woman is helped after she was injured during a protest in New Delhi. Officials at two local hospitals said more than 100 people with injuries had been brought in following the clashes. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
An injured man is treated inside a mosque after he was wounded in a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
An injured student receives treatment inside a mosque after he was wounded during the protest in New Delhi. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
Demonstrators run for cover as smoke billows from a tear gas shell fired during a protest against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, December 15, 2019. Picture taken December 15, 2019. REUTERS
Police resorted to baton charge and fired tear gas on the protesters. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
Policemen detain an injured student outside Jamia Millia Islamia university during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. Protests have been continuing
Police detain an injured student outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university. [Saaliq Sheikh/AP Photo]
Policemen patrol outside the Jamia Milia University following a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Officers stormed the Jamia Millia Islamia campus to confront protesters they said fled into the university and threw stones at police. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
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Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against a new citizenship law, outside the police headquarters in New Delhi, India, December 16, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Hundreds of activists gathered outside the Delhi police headquarters on Sunday night to protest against the alleged police brutality and the detention of students. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
A student of the Jamia Millia Islamia university reacts during a demonstration after police entered the university campus on the previous day, following a protest against a new citizenship law, in New
A student of Jamia Millia Islamia during a demonstration after police entered the university campus on Sunday. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
A placard lies on a table inside a partially damaged library of the Jamia Millia Islamia university after police entered the university campus on the previous day, following a protest against a new ci
The head of Jamia Millia Islamia has demanded an investigation into how police were allowed to enter the campus. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]


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