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  2. Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition row - Wikipedia

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    JNU students formed a human chain, demanding that sedition charges against Kanhaiya Kumar be dropped. [50] Human rights organisation Amnesty International India said Kumar's arrest and the charges against him were "uncalled for" and "India's sedition law contrary to international standards on freedom of expression must be repealed."

  3. Umar Khalid - Wikipedia

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    JNU refused to allow Umar Khalid to submit his PhD thesis in July 2018. [28] [29] Khalid went to the Delhi High Court, [30] [31] and obtained an order allowing him to submit his thesis. [31] On 2 August 2018, JNU accepted the PhD thesis submission. [32] [33] On 28 February 2020, the Delhi government gave its approval for a trial in the sedition ...

  4. Kanhaiya Kumar - Wikipedia

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    In February 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested by the Delhi Police over the charges of sedition in an event at the JNU campus. It was organised by JNU students to commemorate the second anniversary of the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Kumar denied shouting any slogans against integrity of the country.

  5. Shehla Rashid - Wikipedia

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    Shehla Rashid Shora is an Indian Kashmiri social activist, and former leader of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU). [1] [2] [3] She rose to prominence whilst leading the student agitation calling for the release for Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and others who were arrested on charges of sedition in February 2016 for participating and organizing sloganeering in JNU.

  6. Jawaharlal Nehru University - Wikipedia

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    Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU; ISO: Javāharalāla Neharū Viśvavidyālaya) is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and research emphasis on social sciences and applied sciences.

  7. Sharjeel Imam - Wikipedia

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    [20] [21] The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union said that his arrest is a matter of "Islamophobia, selective amnesia & bias" of the state apparatus. [22] JNU Teachers' Association alleged that the sedition charge was invoked due to "other reasons" and that it reflects "politicisation" of the conduct of law enforcement agencies. [23]

  8. Ayesha Kidwai - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, Kidwai headed the Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA). When the student union president Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on charges of sedition, she joined in the ensuing protests on behalf of the JNUTA. [12]

  9. Sedition - Wikipedia

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    In February 2016, JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on charges of Sedition & raising voice for the Tukde Tukde Gang under section 124-A of Indian Penal Code (which was part of the sedition laws implemented by the British Rule). His arrest raised political turmoil in the country with academicians and activists marching and ...