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am inviting you to sign a solidarity statement supporting
the ongoing protests in India and especially on Indian
university campuses against the Citizenship Amendment Act
2019. As members of a university it is especially crucial
that we condemn the brutal suppression of dissent on
University campuses in India and police violence against
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find the statement below. Scroll down for a solidarity
protest on Friday and some useful links to context and
ongoing struggles in India.<br>
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lang="EN-US">Facebook event: <a
href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2545423682393844"
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lang="EN-US">Summary and info: </span></p>
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Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) passed by both houses
of the Indian parliament has led to widespread
protests across the country over the past week. The
violent police response to these demonstrations has
caused much harm to dissenters, with multiple injuries
and deaths reported by a cross-section of citizens and
journalists. Indian universities have been a site for
agitation ever since the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014. The latest
attack on students is in line with the constant
persecution of those who think differently from the
Modi administration. Citizens across India are
protesting the CAA as it is part of a legislative
drive to target and isolate Muslims. CAA must be seen
in conjunction with the National Register of Citizens
(NRC), a proposed nationwide scheme (already ongoing
in the state of Assam) that is set to render
innumerable Muslims stateless.</span></p>
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protest the inhumane decisions of the Modi-led
administration, we urge you to join us outside the
Consulate General of India this Friday (20 December
2019), at 365 Bloor Street East, from 12-2 PM. If you
believe that students have a right to voice their
opinions in the public sphere and that protests should
not be met with state-sponsored violence, please add
your voice to the struggle and honour those who are
fighting the fascist regime everyday in India. We hope
to see you there, in solidarity, with placards,
revolutionary poetry, and song. If you would like to
learn more about our concerns, we are sharing a couple
of links below:</span></p>
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lang="EN-US">An explainer - <a
href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50670393"
target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
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lang="EN-US">Historian Mukul Kesavan describing the
CAA and the NRC as the biggest threats to Indian
democracy - <a
href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/nrc-and-the-citizenship-bill-are-the-greatest-threat-to-indian-democracy-today/cid/1695315"
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