Umar Khalid marks six years in Tihar Jail without trial.
"How is it that I have spent most of my thirties in captivity? I wonder if this continuing injustice makes a difference to anyone? Does it move even a feather in our hallowed chambers of justice?" asks Khalid, as he narrates his day in prison to friends and family.
"On 13 September, I will complete six years in prison. When I try to think of this period as a measure of time, I find it difficult to comprehend. Inside prison, days blur into each other. I have come to mark my time by the coming and going of seasons, by the changing colours of the trees outside the ward, by court dates, by waiting for the next meeting with a loved one across glass walls and iron mesh, by the small routines that make one day distinguishable from another."
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Read Umar Khalid's full account: https://t.co/KPxyxz4B8N
वे डरते हैं किस चीज़ से डरते हैं वे तमाम धन-दौलत गोला-बारूद पुलिस-फ़ौज के बावजूद?
वे डरते हैं कि एक दिन निहत्थे और ग़रीब लोग उनसे डरना बंद कर देंगे।
#UmarSixyearswithoutTrials
ज़ुल्म की उम्र कितनी भी कियू न हो एक न एक दिन ख़त्म हो जाती है.और ज़ुल्म करने वालों का नाम काले अक्षरों में इतिहास मे दर्ज हो जाता है वे डरते हैं किस चीज़ से डरते हैं वे तमाम धन-दौलत गोला-बारूद पुलिस-फ़ौज के बावजूदवे डरते हैं कि एक दिन निहत्थे और ग़रीब लोग उनसे डरना बंद कर देंगे
We have arrived at a point where a pregnant woman being shot and killed by Israeli forces is no longer a headline. It is merely another footnote in a modern-day genocide the world has taught itself to live with.
उमर खालिद सिर्फ मुस्लिम होने की बुनियाद पर ही जेल में नही हैं बल्की इसलिए भी हैं कियुँकि
वो बोलना जानते हैं.
जुल्म के खिलाफ
नाइंसाफी के खिलाफ
सत्ता के खिलाफ
#UmarSixYearsWithoutTrial
उमर खालिद 6 साल से अधिक समय से जेल में बंद हैं और अभी तक मुकदमा शुरू भी नहीं हुआ है। उनके स्वतंत्रता के अधिकार का क्या? उनके शीघ्र सुनवाई के अधिकार का क्या?
— न्यायमूर्ति दीपक गुप्ता #UmarSixYearsWithoutTrial
"Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, and for the people."
"लोकतंत्र जनता का, जनता के द्वारा और जनता के लिए शासन है।"
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