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Watch | 'Cheers to The Fight For Freedom': Umar Khalid's Friends on His 2nd Birthday in Jail

The activist's near ones speak on the political background of his persecution and their hopes for the future.
Sumedha Pal
Aug 12 2022
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The activist's near ones speak on the political background of his persecution and their hopes for the future.
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Former JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid has spent his second birthday in jail as he continues to be held over what the Delhi Police believes are his connections to the 'conspiracy' behind the February 2020 riots in northeast Delhi.

Activists globally have demanded that the Umar be released. On his second birthday in jail, his friends speak on his persecution and their hopes for the future.

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