Sharjeel Imam

Political Prisoner | JNU | IIT Bombay Managed by friends of Sharjeel Imam

[Muzzammil Imam | مزمل إمام @imammuzzammil]

A second bail application has been filed before the Trial Court on behalf of my brother, Sharjeel Imam, in FIR 59/2020, in light of significant subsequent developments before the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the continued stagnation of proceedings. Despite nearly 6 years of incarceration, arguments on charge remain incomplete.
Notice issued by the Trial Court and next date of hearing is 04.07.2026

#sharjeelimam

[Karvaan India @KarvaanIndia]

Sharjeel Imam on Jail, Politics and the Future
On the occasion of Eid, Sharjeel Imam responds in a letter to Arka, a journalist reflecting on his life, intellectual pursuits, political convictions, and experiences behind bars.

#Sharjeelimam

https://t.co/hmRjajfCcC

[The Wire @thewire_in]

#Interview | ‘Jail is a Small Price to Pay for Our Political Rights’: @_imaams

@arkodeb16✍️
https://t.co/v3ZvRUdWo8

[Muzzammil Imam | مزمل إمام @imammuzzammil]

Concerned citizens invite you to a conference at the Press Club of India on 29 January 2026, marking six years of the incarceration of Sharjeel Imam and demanding the release of all political prisoners.

Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Venue : Press Club of India, New Delhi

[Muzzammil Imam | مزمل إمام @imammuzzammil]

Is Sharjeel @_imaams Paying the Price of Being Misunderstood?
https://t.co/AfMfnKL2x8
@thewire_in

[Muzzammil Imam | مزمل إمام @imammuzzammil]

शरजील ईमाम भाई की कहानी और उनके केस से जुड़े तथ्य उजागर करते हुए @ambar_parmindar भाई के साथ एक पॉडकास्ट।

#SharjeelImam

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

Sharieel seems to be a punching bag : SC

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

मैं बहादुरगंज के हज़ारों लोगों का शुक्रगुज़ार हूँ जिन्होंने हमसे जुड़कर हमारे साथ काम किया और अपना साथ और हमदर्दी हमारे लिए दिखाई।जैसे ही मुझे रिहाई मिलती है,मैं उनके बीच जाऊँगा।मैं हिंदुस्तान के उन लाखों लोगों का भी शुक्रगुज़ार हूँ जिन्होंने हमें समर्थन सॉलिडैरिटी और प्यार दिया।

[Muzzammil Imam | مزمل إمام @imammuzzammil]

We, my team and I, have decided not to contest the Bihar elections 2025. The main reason for this decision is that my bail was rejected by the Delhi High Court (2 Sep, 2025), and even though we moved to Supreme Court immediately (9 Sep, 2025), we failed to get interim relief. The matter has been postponed to late October. We expected that I will be out on bail by the time of election.

We are not traditional politicians, we are carriers of a new democratic message about structural changes necessary for the marginalised sections, something that is all but absent from the mainstream political discourse, even among those who claim to speak for marginalised sections. As one of the handful of representatives of this new emerging class of political actors, it is my duty to reach the masses and articulate our democratic message in simplest possible terms. However, the state has put hurdles on our path, and I’ll be unable to personally campaign, and mingle freely with my constituency.

We did anticipate this scenario and tried to prepare for it, but with extreme restrictions which a political prisoner like me faces, specially in communicating with the outside world, one month was simply not enough we needed more time. Our primary responsibility is spreading our message about structural change i.e, decentralisation, proportional representation as a method of election, reservation of minorities across caste groups, religious autonomy, etc. We’ll keep working towards that end, we have to force those who seek our votes to address these fundamental issues.

I am thankful to our team who worked tirelessly over the last two-three months, I am also thankful to the thousands of people in Bahadurganj who engaged with us, worked with us, expressed support and sympathy. I’ll be among them as soon as I am released. I am also thankful to the lakhs of people across India who sent us messages of support, solidarity and love. I find that our message about structural change has risen in across India and across community. We consider this an achievement, our efforts have not been in vain. We have learned many lessons in last two-three months, which will be useful for our future course of action and upcoming elections.

Sharjeel Imam

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

Listen to @AfreenFatima136 speaking in JNU in solidarity with the political prisoners falsely accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. She read out a moving post by Muzzammil Imam, brother of Sharjeel Imam, reflecting on his brother’s long years of incarceration and the quiet, aching wait of their mother.

In her words and presence was a reminder that behind every name turned into a case number by the state lies a family enduring grief, resilience, and the slow violence of separation. This gathering at JNU was not just about one prisoner or one family, but about standing together against a system that criminalizes dissent and seeks to silence Muslim voices demanding justice.

https://t.co/nDaVHkMbaR

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

Justice on trial? https://t.co/lgfBWZiqEX

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

Sharjeel Imam interview: ‘As an educated Muslim, it is my duty to enter the political domain’ https://t.co/nTMuXe8Lj5

[Muzzammil Imam | مزمل إمام @imammuzzammil]

28 जनवरी 2020, आज उस बात को 2007 दिन बीत गए, इस दौरान क्या क्या हुआ, कई मौसम आए और गए, कितनों की शादियां हो गई, कितनों को अल्लाह ने बच्चों से नवाज़ा, कितने लोग 12वीं में थे वो ग्रेजुएट हो गए, कितनों ने इस दुनिया को अलविदा कह दिया, कितने नए रहनुमा हमदर्द बने तो कितने बिक गए, कितने चुनाव आए और गए, कभी राजद, कभी सपा, कभी जेडीयू, कभी MIM सबको ही जिताया और हराया।

दुनिया चलती रही वक़्त गुज़रता रहा, पर इस दौरान अगर कुछ नहीं बदला तो सिर्फ इक बात कि शरजील ईमाम और उन जैसे कई सलाखों के पीछे बंद रहें, कई लोगों ने हमदर्दी दिखाई, कई ने इल्ज़ामात लगाए, कई ने तो देश द्रोही तक बना डाला। ये सब कहना आसान है ज्यादा तकल्लुफ नहीं लगता सोशल मीडिया पर क़लम चलाने में, लेकिन क्या कभी इन कैदियों के चश्मे से दुनिया देखी है, वो अंधेरा सा कमरा जिसकी चार दिवारी में दिन काटना जहां ढंग से सूरज की रौशनी नहीं आती है, जहां उसी कमरे के एक कोने में एक संडास बना है जिसे आपको इस्तेमाल में लाना है, वहां हजारों की कतार में लग कर वो बेस्वाद सा खाना खाना, तबियत ख़राब हो तो कोई दवा और खाना देने तक को नहीं हो, हर हफ्ते कोर्ट की पेशी में जाना इस उम्मीद में आज कुछ तो मेरे हक़ में अच्छा होगा, वो हर दिन अपने घर वालों से बात करने की चाहत होना, ऐसी कई चीजें है जो हम और आप कभी महसूस नहीं कर सकते न देख सकते है।

ये तो इस कहानी का एक पहलू है, पर इस कहानी का दूसरा पहलू भी है कि एक मां पिछले 2007 दिनों से बिना रोए न सोई हो, कोई ऐसा दिन जिस दिन अल्लाह के सामने गिड़गिड़ा कर अपने बच्चे की आज़ादी की दुआ न मांगी हो। जिसने पिछले 5 सालों ईद ना मनाई हो, जिसने घर से निकलना छोड़ दिया हो, घर की शादियां में जाना छोड़ दिया हो, जो लंबे वक्त से एंटी डिप्रेशन दवाइयों पर वक़्त गुज़ार रही हो।

ख़ैर इस सब से क्या हमें ये बोलने में कोई वक्त नहीं लगता कि शरजील ईमाम एक बेवकूफ इंसान हैं, वो बहके हुए हैं, वो बीजेपी को फायदा पहुंचने के लिए चुनाव लड़ रहे हैं, वो सेकुलर पार्टियों के बहकावे में है चुनाव लड़ रहे हैं, वो डरपोक हैं, वो उम्मत को बरगला रहे हैं वगैरह वगैरह।
बस एक बात हम जो कर रहे वो हम जानते हैं ओर हमें पूरा ईमान है इस बात पर की अल्लाह हमारे साथ इंसाफ जरूर करेंगे , ना आप से ना ही दुनिया की किसी ताक़त से कोई उम्मीद है ना ही किसी से डर।

जो साथ हैं उनका भी और जो नहीं भी उनका भी तहे दिल से शुक्रिया, अल्लाह सबको हिदायत दें।

#SharjeelImam

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

Salam!

A friend visiting me in jail told me about the protests against the AMU fee hike and the shameful use of force by the AMU proctorial team alongside the UP Police on peacefully protesting students. Calling the police on one’s own students is an act of deliberate complicity. The fee hike is part of a long-standing alignment between sections of the administration and the political establishment to make AMU inaccessible and politically docile. AMU is being stripped of its public character and turned into an institution that serves only the elite, they are exceptionalizing and privatizing public education.

During the anti-CAA protests, AMU students were at the forefront, organizing with courage, articulating with clarity, and, on 15 December 2019, facing brutal state violence. I went to speak at AMU several times, and each visit sparked a rich exchange of ideas and perspectives. After my arrest, AMU students were the first to protest in my support. The university has long been a courageous voice of Muslims of India, and the state has never been comfortable with that.

Whether through suspending union elections, arbitrary disciplinary action, or financial barriers like this fee hike, the attempt is the same, it is to weaken student politics, exclude the poor, and silence the free and courageous voice of this campus. When the administration of a minority institution collaborates in this project, it is not only a betrayal of its own students but also of its historical role in the community’s survival and advancement.

I stand in unwavering solidarity with AMU students. Their fight is not theirs alone. Defending public education and dissenting spaces is a shared struggle for all of us.

— Sharjeel Imam

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

I have surrendered to the Delhi Police on 28 1 2020 at 3 PM. I am ready and willing to to operate with the investigation. I have full faith in due process of law. My safety and security are now in the hand of Delhi Police.
Let peace prevail.

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

shaheen bagh ka model chakka jaam ka hai. baaqi sab secondary hai.
chakka jaam aur dharne me farq samajhiye.
har shahar me dharne kijiye, usme logo ko chakka jaam ke baare me bataaiye, aur phir tayyari kar ke highways pe baith jaaiye.
#chakkajaam

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

@SaquibSalim writes about the bloody attack on AMU by ABVP and goons in 1962. Both state and central government belonged to Congress.

https://t.co/GHmrHBR6nL

[Heritage Times @HeritageTimesIN]

1987: Police massacred Muslims in Meerut first at a canal and day after at Maliana village. People in Maliana were fired indiscriminately and many were burnt alive. Congress governments at the center and state oversaw the massacres. #Hashimpura
https://t.co/D9B4eK3Ixn

[Uday Rana @UdaySRana]

It was around 7 pm when I started leaving the #JNU protest outside Safdarjung's Tomb. I had been walking for maybe ten minutes or so and had reached the Jor Bagh metro station when suddenly the street lights went off on Aurobindo Road - a major city thoroughfare. (1)

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

318 signs from various IITs protesting against brutalisation of Kashmiris.
@ravishndtv @nytimes @washingtonpost @BBCWorld @BBCUrdu @BBCHindi

[Sharjeel Imam @_imaams]

https://t.co/N6uREi0hQP