Betwa Sharma

Managing Editor, @Article14live

[Betwa Sharma @betwasharma]

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“The bail rejection is not because of my speech,” Sharjeel Imam told us in May. “They rejected bail because they identified my role as a central figure in the JNU chapter of the mobilisation. It is because we kick-started the protest, as the Jamia students did.”

“What is wrong is that they extrapolate it to the Delhi riots and say that this is all for the planning of the Delhi riots, and that chakka jam is terrorism because we are trying to precipitate riots,” he said. “This is what is wrong with the judgment. This is my limited point.”

https://t.co/vpvjMDFlIg

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Four months after the Supreme Court said bail is the rule, even in UAPA cases, and questioned a different bench's denial of bail to Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam, the Delhi High Court again rejected their bail pleas today.

Both have now spent 6+years in jail without a trial 1/8

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"I want proper justice. I want to know what the govt & the police are doing"

In this interview, Akhtar described how he was shuttled between jail & two holding centres, faced 2 attempted deportations, and had no contact with his family for a month+ https://t.co/5UHXZyxE6B

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"I opened the door...one of them grabbed me by the shoulder & took me away"

"The police...were forcing me to admit that I was Bangladeshi"

"I clung to their feet, pleading that I wasn't Bangladeshi and had no one there"

“It has left me completely shattered…Our family has never known such pain and despair”

Jalil Akhtar, 66, tells @Antara_48 he was nearly twice deported despite valid Indian documents

[Betwa Sharma @betwasharma]

“The bail rejection is not because of my speech,” Sharjeel Imam told us in May. “They rejected bail because they identified my role as a central figure in the JNU chapter of the mobilisation. It is because we kick-started the protest, as the Jamia students did.”

“What is wrong is that they extrapolate it to the Delhi riots and say that this is all for the planning of the Delhi riots, and that chakka jam is terrorism because we are trying to precipitate riots,” he said. “This is what is wrong with the judgment. This is my limited point.”

https://t.co/vpvjMDFlIg

[Betwa Sharma @betwasharma]

Four months after the Supreme Court said bail is the rule, even in UAPA cases, and questioned a different bench's denial of bail to Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam, the Delhi High Court again rejected their bail pleas today.

Both have now spent 6+years in jail without a trial 1/8

[Betwa Sharma @betwasharma]

Our reporting shows the case against Khalid & Imam was constructed to fit a narrative of blaming the Delhi riots on Muslim activists who protested the CAA

Their continued incarceration by the courts gives the State power to silence Muslim voices 8/8 https://t.co/zi4NpHEceo

[Betwa Sharma @betwasharma]

Four months after the Supreme Court said bail is the rule, even in UAPA cases, and questioned a different bench's denial of bail to Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam, the Delhi High Court again rejected their bail pleas today.

Both have now spent 6+years in jail without a trial 1/8

[Betwa Sharma @betwasharma]

4 yrs ago, after months of bail hearings & multiple charge sheets, we reported a lack of direct or circumstantial evidence against Khalid, forcing the prosecution to make far-fetched connections & repeatedly vilify his speech calling for non-violence 7/8 https://t.co/DVFT89GNG9

[Article 14 @Article14live]

4 months after the #SupremeCourt said bail is the rule, even in #UAPA cases, and questioned a different bench's denial of bail to #UmarKhalid & #SharjeelImam, the Delhi High Court again rejected their bail pleas today.

Both have now spent 6+years in jail without a trial 1/8

[Muslim Spaces @MuslimSpaces]

“मुझे 2002 का सबूत कहां से मिलेगा?”

22 साल की सजरा जहां ने 2024 के लोकसभा चुनाव में वोट दिया था। अब वोटर कार्ड होने के बावजूद, उनसे 2002 के रोल से अपना लिंक साबित करने के लिए कहा गया है।

सजरा ने कहा, "मैं बहुत लाचार महसूस कर रही हूँ। मुझे समझ नहीं आ रहा कि क्या करूँ। मुझे 2002 का प्रूफ़ कहाँ से मिलेगा? हम जैसे गरीब लोगों को सबसे ज़्यादा तकलीफ़ होगी। जो लोग पढ़े-लिखे हैं, जिनके पास पैसा और कनेक्शन हैं, वे सब कोई न कोई रास्ता निकाल ही लेंगे।"

जिन मुसलमानों के पास कागज़ात नहीं हैं, उन मुसलमानों को अपना घर, देश और आजादी खोने का डर है!

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Unbelievable, yet now all too believable: "The police said they would need a few days to verify her documents and, if necessary, would ask for additional docs. I returned on July 22 with more papers, but the next day, they informed me that she had been pushed into Bangladesh. When I asked how they could do such a thing without giving us any opportunity to prove our citizenship, I was thrown out of the office."

[Pratik Sinha @free_thinker]

Picked up in Mumbai. Pushed into no man’s land at midnight. Waded through mud to reach Bangladesh. Stranded there for months, despite having Indian docs including birth certificate.

This is the story of Sahida Fakir from Bengal. @anindyahazra96

https://t.co/LlsuOOb1wh

[Tweets of Dogs @TweeetsOfDogs]

Never Forget Old Dogs Are Beautiful Too 🩶🥰❤
Even though he’s old, this dog still gets excited when seeing his owner.. ❤️

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"My name is not on the voter list. I’ve been declared dead"

"Nobody has come to see to check if I’m here or not"

"It looks like I’ve come alive after being dead, so add me to the voter list so I can also vote"

Kunne Lal, a daily-wage labourer from Lal Gumbad slum, Panchsheel, is a voter @aritry reports #Delhi #SIR

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"He said, 'How will he know this person is my grandfather? He asked for 2002 proof"

"I felt so angry, so helpless. I don’t know what to do,” Sajra Jahan recounted her visit after receiving a notice.

"Poor people like us will suffer the most...people with money & connections will all find a way”

[Article 14 @Article14live]

Sajra Jahan, 22, voted in 2024 Lok Sabha election. Now, despite having a voter card, she has been asked to prove her link to 2002 rolls

“Where am I supposed to get proof from 2002?”

As @ECISVEEP promises officials at your doorstep, @betwasharma reports how that is meaningless to those without proof

Link 👇

[Article 14 @Article14live]

Sajra Jahan, 22, voted in 2024 Lok Sabha election. Now, despite having a voter card, she has been asked to prove her link to 2002 rolls

“Where am I supposed to get proof from 2002?”

As @ECISVEEP promises officials at your doorstep, @betwasharma reports how that is meaningless to those without proof

Link 👇