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Delhi’s protest hub Shaheen Bagh calm but tense after CAA comes into force
10 months ago

Delhi’s protest hub Shaheen Bagh calm but tense after CAA comes into force

Hindustan Times  

Shaheen Bagh, a locality which was once the epicentre of the anti-Citizenship Act protests for more than three months between late 2019 and early 2020, was on Tuesday bustling with pedestrians and vehicles — it was business as usual for this corner of southeast Delhi, a day after the Centre implemented the contentious law that paves the way for citizenship …

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Corona emerged from Quran: Shaheen Bagh protester
4 years, 9 months ago

Corona emerged from Quran: Shaheen Bagh protester

Op India  

Even as the central government is dramatically ramping up the restrictions amidst growing coronavirus outbreak, and have appealed to avoid large gatherings, the ani-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi continue, including several locations across the country. One of the protesters at Shaheen Bagh today dismissed the looming threat of coronavirus claiming that Corona emerged from Quran. Hum log darne …

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CAA: Shaheen Bagh dadis put riders
4 years, 10 months ago

CAA: Shaheen Bagh dadis put riders

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: As parts of northeast Delhi continued to suffer in the aftermath of the worst communal clashes in the national capital in more than three decades, a large number of people at Shaheen Bagh, which has been the epicentre of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests, on Sunday said that they were ready to call off their 75-day long agitation …

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High alert in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, Section 144 imposed as ‘precautionary measure’
4 years, 10 months ago

High alert in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, Section 144 imposed as ‘precautionary measure’

India TV News  

Section 144 imposed in Shaheen Bagh area on Sunday, days after Delhi witnessed multiple incidents of violence. The Delhi Police made heavy deployment of security personnel in Shaheen Bagh, where several women have been leading a protest on the road against the new citizenship law for more than two months. The Hindu Sena had on Saturday called off its protest, …

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Mediators continue talks with Shaheen Bagh protesters
4 years, 10 months ago

Mediators continue talks with Shaheen Bagh protesters

The Hindu  

Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran on Thursday continued for the second day dialogue with the women protesters of Shaheen Bagh, who have been on a sit-in against the CAA-NRC-NPR regime since December 16. Citing demonstrations like the Rath Yatra, the Jat and the Railway demonstrations that had taken a violent turn, the protesters said that they had …

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Interlocutors to meet Shaheen Bagh protesters again today
4 years, 10 months ago

Interlocutors to meet Shaheen Bagh protesters again today

India TV News  

The Supreme Court appointed mediation panel will again meet the anti-CAA protesters on Thursday at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh in an effort to hear and understand their views. During the first meeting, the protesters raised their voices openly in front of the interlocutors regarding their right to protest and what they fear about the CAA-NRC, and also lambasted the government. After …

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‘We’re here to find a solution’, interlocutors tell Shaheen Bagh protesters
4 years, 10 months ago

‘We’re here to find a solution’, interlocutors tell Shaheen Bagh protesters

The Hindu  

Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran on Wednesday made their first direct contact with women protesters of Shaheen Bagh, who have been on a sit-in against the the CAA-NRC-NPR regime since December 16. The apex court on Monday upheld the fundamental rights of women, children and others protesting at Shaheen Bagh, but expressed concern over blocking public areas …

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Shaheen Bagh demonstrators return to protest site after Delhi Police denies permission for march to Amit Shah's residence
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh demonstrators return to protest site after Delhi Police denies permission for march to Amit Shah's residence

Firstpost  

Responding to Amit Shah’s open invitation for discussions on CAA, protesters at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi announced that they will rally till the Union minister’s residence in the National Capital on Sunday. The Delhi Police on Sunday denied Shaheen Bagh protesters permission to march to Amit Shah’s residence, asking them to secure an appointment first. Delhi: Protesters begin march from …

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A lawyer who feeds the protesters at Shaheen Bagh
4 years, 11 months ago

A lawyer who feeds the protesters at Shaheen Bagh

The Hindu  

One of those who is trying to ensure that food is available to the protesters against the anti-Citizenship Act at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi is D.S. Bindra said the women of Shaheen Bagh “are not mere human beings, they are brave and courageous lionesses”. Bindra takes care to provide different types of food every day, including dal-chawal, poori-aloo, subzi, …

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[Shaheen Bagh] 'Alternate Routes Deliberately Blocked To Cause Inconvenience', Azad Seeks Intervention In Plea Against Protest
4 years, 11 months ago

[Shaheen Bagh] 'Alternate Routes Deliberately Blocked To Cause Inconvenience', Azad Seeks Intervention In Plea Against Protest

Live Law  

Stating that the inconvenience caused by Shaheen Bagh protest is actually due to the unnecessary road blockades imposed by authorities, Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Wednesday filed an application seeking to intervene in the pending case in the Supreme Court for clearing the protest site. "The allegation of road blockade by the protests is just an excuse.The administration has …

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Shaheen Bagh: Silent roar of the lambs
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh: Silent roar of the lambs

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The anti-CAA sit-in protest at Shaheen Bagh and the Bharatiya Janata Party have nothing in common except that for the last few weeks one has leaned heavily on the other to create friction, polarisation in the hope that when Delhi went to vote on February 8, it would press a button on the EVMs with such anger and …

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Shaheen Bagh votes to end ‘communal talk’
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh votes to end ‘communal talk’

The Hindu  

Shaheen Bagh, which has been the nucleus of anti-CAA protests in the city for over 50 days, saw people come out in large numbers to vote for an “end to communal talk”, on Saturday in the Delhi Assembly elections. We also do not want Ministers who use impolite language.” A 27-year-old homemaker, Nazneen Banu, said: “The Prime Minister, at one …

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Shaheen Bagh's anti-CAA protest echoes among Delhi's voters, indicate exit polls
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh's anti-CAA protest echoes among Delhi's voters, indicate exit polls

India TV News  

The ongoing protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at Shaheen Bagh has been successfully turned into an election issue by the Bharatiya Janata Party, if the exit poll results released on Saturday are any indicator of the voter sentiments. This time around, BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, campaigned aggressively on the issue, …

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Shaheen Bagh protests: Not just parents’ negligence, anti-CAA campaign equally to blame for toddler’s death
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh protests: Not just parents’ negligence, anti-CAA campaign equally to blame for toddler’s death

Firstpost  

The death of little Mohammed Jahaan in Shaheen Bagh should spark introspection among the protesters and those profiting from it. The mother of little Mohammed Jahaan, who has died due to severe cold and congestion after suffering prolonged exposure to the winter chill at New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh protests, was quoted as saying, “We want to tell Modi ji that …

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It’s time for the Shaheen Bagh protests to end
4 years, 11 months ago

It’s time for the Shaheen Bagh protests to end

The Hindu  

The protesters at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi have made their point. The Shaheen Bagh protests will become a part of both the history of India’s democratic movements and of the chronicle of women’s empowerment. Chief Minister’s entry into the Delhi electoral fray and his incendiary speeches, and the Hindu Sena’s threat that it will clear Shaheen Bagh by force, the …

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Shaheen Bagh: A vigil for their rights
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh: A vigil for their rights

The Hindu  

The India Gate replica is positioned in the middle of the road. Even when Delhi shivered in near-zero-degree winter chill, with rains lashing and no sign of the sun anywhere, the women kept vigil at Shaheen Bagh, some frail with age, some cuddling infants in their arms, some accompanied by small children holding on to their hands. The steps leading …

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Shaheen Bagh protest challenges BJP govt’s brand of populism, is generative of new vision of democracy
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh protest challenges BJP govt’s brand of populism, is generative of new vision of democracy

Firstpost  

This essay contends that the passage of the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act exemplifies legislative populism in its most ethnic format, the National Register of Citizens being its subservient arm or vice versa. That the CAA is an installation of Hindu home is manifest in the BJP’s 2014 election manifesto, which promises that the party would work to make India “natural …

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Adda and lemon tea at Shaheen Bagh
4 years, 11 months ago

Adda and lemon tea at Shaheen Bagh

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s recent takedown of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, the hub of the protests, a cosy café has got an unexpected taste of revolution. “Hipster spaces like these don’t find a place in the recent and popular imagination of Shaheen Bagh, which is still perceived as a ghetto,” says writer Salman Usmani, who visits …

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Shaheen Bagh Protest: Identity of gun-toting man revealed
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh Protest: Identity of gun-toting man revealed

India TV News  

The man who on Tuesday brandished a gun and threatened protesters at Shaheen Bagh protest site has been identified. The man entered Shaheen Bagh protest site on Tuesday evening and threatened the agitators, according to eyewitnesses. Thousands of people are joining Shaheen Bagh protest every day. Also Read | Armed man threatens Shaheen Bagh protesters to end agitation, overpowered

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Inspired by Shaheen Bagh protest, hundreds of women launch anti-CAA sit-in agitation at Mumbai’s Nagpada
4 years, 11 months ago

Inspired by Shaheen Bagh protest, hundreds of women launch anti-CAA sit-in agitation at Mumbai’s Nagpada

Firstpost  

Hundreds of women have been sitting on a road in south Mumbai’s Nagpada area since the 26 January night against the CAA-NRC-NPR regime, apparently drawing inspiration from New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh protest Mumbai: Hundreds of women have been sitting on a road in south Mumbai’s Nagpada area since the 26 January night against the CAA-NRC-NPR regime, apparently drawing inspiration from …

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As AAP grandstands and dares BJP to arrest Sharjeel Imam, video surfaces where AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan is seen with Imam
4 years, 11 months ago

As AAP grandstands and dares BJP to arrest Sharjeel Imam, video surfaces where AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan is seen with Imam

Op India  

The nexus between the ant-India brigade and the Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party to instigate violence on the streets of Delhi has been exposed. In a video which has surfaced on social media, it can be seen that AAP leader Amanatullah Khan, who is accused of instigating Muslims to indulge in violence, was present alongside Sharjeel Imam – the …

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State govt will register case against Sharjeel's 'aim to cut Assam from India' remark: Himanta Biswa Sarma
4 years, 11 months ago

State govt will register case against Sharjeel's 'aim to cut Assam from India' remark: Himanta Biswa Sarma

India TV News  

Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma has hit out at the main organizer of Shaheen Bagh protest in Delhi, Sarjil saying that the Assam government has decided to register a case against him, who said that Assam should be cut off from the rest of India. Himanta Biswa Sarma's reaction has come after a video of former JNU …

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Prakash Javadekar claims AAP, Congress behind Shaheen Bagh protest, asks Delhi to decide if they want 'Jinnah wali azaadi' or 'Bharat mata ki jai'
4 years, 11 months ago

Prakash Javadekar claims AAP, Congress behind Shaheen Bagh protest, asks Delhi to decide if they want 'Jinnah wali azaadi' or 'Bharat mata ki jai'

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Citing the anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said the people of Delhi need to decide whether they want “Jinnah Wali Azaadi” or Bharat Mata Ki Jai. Ahead of the 8 February polls for 70 Assembly seats in Delhi, the BJP leadership has sharpened attack on the ruling AAP and Congress over Citizenship …

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Shaheen Bagh Protest: People take out massive anti-CAA candle light march from Jamia university gate
4 years, 11 months ago

Shaheen Bagh Protest: People take out massive anti-CAA candle light march from Jamia university gate

India TV News  

Hundreds of people, including women and children, on Sunday evening, took out a massive anti-CAA candlelight march from Jamia Millia Islamia university gate to Shaheen Bagh demanding repealing of the amended Citizenship Act grew louder in Delhi. Many of them held candles and others marched holding placards that said, ''We reject CAA, NRC and NPR'', ''Hindu Muslim Sikh Isai, Aapas …

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