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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Hanan Zaffar, Shaheen Abdulla

Sharjeel Imam: Indian activist languishes in jail for a speech

Imam faces eight cases on various charges across five Indian states – Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Uttar Pradesh [Courtesy of Rehan Khan]

New Delhi, India – It has been two years since 62-year old Afshan Rahim met her activist son, who is in jail facing sedition and several other charges under the ‘anti-terror’ law for making speeches during the mass protests against a controversial citizenship law.

“Each day is like a horror. I am worried for him, but I am not remorseful about what he stood for. He is on the path of haq [rights],” Rahim told Al Jazeera by phone.

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