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The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group committed to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos today welcomed the release from prison of Dr. Kafeel Khan, a whistleblower Indian Muslim doctor who has been repeatedly imprisoned by the government in Uttar Pradesh state on false criminal charges. IAMC also welcomes the release of Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita (Kalita remains in jail for the fourth case. She got bail in the third case) and former Aligarh Muslim University student leaders Sharjeel Usmani and Farhan Zuberi.

The Sessions Court successfully overturned the principle of bail and concluded that “Jail is the Rule, Bail is an Exception”, particularly when the State wants the individuals from the marginalized and vulnerable groups of Indian minorities behind the prisons, as long as the authoritarian State demands.

Rights activists, academicians, and activists have demanded the immediate release of Gulfisha Fatima, a recent MBA graduate and community organizer from Jaffrabad, arrested for taking part in protests against the new citizenship matrix.

Indian authorities should immediately drop politically-motivated charges against those peacefully protesting against citizenship policies that discriminate against Muslims and release them from custody, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

United Nations experts on Friday called on India to immediately release human rights defenders who have been arrested for protesting against changes to the nation’s citizenship laws.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed bail to Safoora Zargar, Jamia Milia Islamia University student leader who was under custody for alleged conspiracy behind Delhi riots, after the Central Government stated that it had no objection to her release on humanitarian grounds, Live Law reported.