Chokehold: Law and disorder stifling dissent in Jamia Millia Islamia

As a recent wave of protests erupt in one of India’s leading minority institutions, the administration has responded with heavy police deployment and invoking the law to curb demonstrations. Faced with archaic property defacement laws and charges of ‘unlawful assembly’ and ‘mischief’ under the new criminal codes, students continue a push-back for free speech
Chokehold: Law and disorder stifling dissent in Jamia Millia Islamia
Maryam Hassan

Maryam Hassan is a Delhi-based freelance journalist. She writes on human rights and minority issues.

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