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Citizenship amendment act

Controversial Indian citizenship act continues to spur violence

Controversial Indian citizenship act continues to spur violence

Earlier this month, India passed legislation – the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 – granting Indian citizenship to “persecuted” religious minorities from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Hindus, Christians, Parsis, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs are all included in the bill’s language. Conspicuously missing, however, are Muslims. Opposition groups claim the law is
The Millennial Source Dec 27, 2019
Protest death toll in India rises

Protest death toll in India rises

Clashes between police and demonstrators in India have left 14 dead. Six of them were killed in the northwestern state of Assam. The South Asian nation has been shaken by widespread protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which is also controversially known as the ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law. Prime Minister
Dhipa Palani Dec 21, 2019

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