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India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship law weeks before election

Protesters hold placards as they demonstrate against India's citizenship law in New Delhi [File: Sajjad Hussain/AFP]

The Indian government has announced rules to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term for his Hindu nationalist government.

The controversial law passed in 2019 by Modi’s government allowed Indian citizenship for non-Muslim refugees from India’s neighbouring countries.

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