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WATCH: CCTV footage from 15 Dec shows Jamia students being thrashed by Delhi Police, paramilitary forces in library; fake visuals, say cops
Fp Staff •Jamia had turned into a battlefield as police entered the campus to look for outsiders who were involved in incidents of violence and arson a few metres away from the educational institute during the protest.
'It's not the pain, but how far the State will go to target us': Jamia students recount treatment at the hands of Delhi Police on 10 Feb
Ismat Ara •Describing police brutality meted out to them during the 10 February protests, Jamia students accused the Delhi Police of assaulting girls and hitting them on their chest and stomach with lathis. Some students also accused the police of kicking them on their private parts with their boots on, punching them and even forcibly removing their hijabs.
Pro-CAA group raising 'goli maaro..' slogans marches towards Jamia Millia Islamia; police let off members after brief detention
•A group of men gathered near the Jamia Millia Islamia University and raised slogans on Tuesday. Carrying national flags, the men were heard shouting 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'goli maro....'
Anti-CAA protests: Delhi Police release photos of 70 people suspected to be involved in 15 Dec violence near Jamia
•Delhi Police on Wednesday released photos of 70 people who were allegedly involved in violence during the anti-CAA protests near Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi last month
As vice-chancellors walk tightrope between protests and protocol, creation of room for dissent may remedy admin lapses at campuses
Srishtik •The violence witnessed within Jamia Millia Islamia, AMU and JNU stirred up a movement seeking safety within campuses all over the country, serving as a reminder of the strength of politics, but also showing the administrative heads of the affected institutions in a grim light
Jamia Millia Islamia to move against Delhi Police in court, seeks registration of FIR for 15 December violence in varsity
•Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) will move to a Delhi court seeking direction to police to register an FIR in connection with 15 December, 2019 violence in the university. The application will be filed under Section 156(3) of CrPC in court
Media professionals issue statement of solidarity amid anti-CAA protests, ask govt to 'refrain from attacking students'; full text
Fp Staff •As simultaneous protests raged in multiple cities on Thursday with thousands-strong crowds of students, activists and others defying prohibitory orders to voice their dissent against the newly amended citizenship law, 164 media professionals and communicators issued a statement in firm solidarity with students and protesters across the country.
Shashi Tharoor calls police action on Jamia students 'blot on nation', says CAA betrays Mahatma Gandhi's ideals
•Terming the Citizenship Amendment Act as 'discriminatory', Shashi Tharoor asserted that it is against the ideals of unity espoused by Mahatma Gandhi
St Stephen's College students boycott classes to protest CAA, NRC and JNU attacks; first such demonstration since 1990
Fp Staff •The students of Delhi University’s St Stephen’s College took to the campus lawns on Wednesday to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and the attacks within universities
At Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, anti-CAA protesters ring in 2020 with national anthem, 'inquilab zindabad', 'azadi' slogans
Tehreem Fatima •As the world geared up to bring in 2020, more than 3,000 people gathered at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Millia Islamia on New Year’s Eve in solidarity against the Citizenship Amendment Act, ringing in the new decade by singing the national anthem and chanting ‘Inquilab Zindabad’