Hundreds join anti-CAA protest in Mumbai's Kurla
Hundreds of protesters joined a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Friday in Mumbai's Kurla (west).
Jamia Milia Islamia students offer roses to Delhi Police personnel
Students of Jamia Millia Islamia University on Friday continued the campaign of offering roses to personnel of the Delhi Police, during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the National Capital.
13 Delhi Metro stations shut
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Friday closed the gates of 13 metro stations, including the busy Rajiv Chowk, to restrict the movement of anti-CAA agitators in the national capital, which has been witnessing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
"Entry and exit gates of Rajiv Chowk, Pragati Maidan and Khan Market are closed. Interchange facility is available at Rajiv Chowk," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said. Earlier, Johri Enclave, Shiv Vihar and Dilshad Garden stations were closed.
"Of the 285 stations, Chawri Bazar, Lal Quila, Jama Masjid and Delhi Gate on violet line, Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur on pink line and Jamia Millia Islamia on magenta line are closed as per instructions of security agencies. Rest of the metro network is operating as per schedule," the DMRC had tweeted.
"Entry and exit gates of Mandi House and Janpath are closed. Interchange facility is available at Mandi House," the account added.
In all, 13 metro stations are closed.
Internet services shut down in major cities in Uttar Pradesh, parts of West Bengal and Karnataka
In an unprecedented clampdown, internet services were suspended across major cities in Uttar Pradesh and a few sensitive ones in West Bengal and Karnataka as central and state governments doubled down on efforts to check the spread of rage against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Internet access over mobile phones was suspended in major towns in Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Agra, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Bareli, Firozadad, Pilibhit, Rampur, Saharanpur, Shamli, Sambhal, Amroha, Mau, Azamgarh and Sultanpur following explicit state government orders, telecom industry officials said.
Broadband internet services were also suspended in some cities, including Lucknow and Ghaziabad.
One death reported in Firozabad, says report
News18 reported that one person has died in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad on Friday. Protests against the contentious law turned violent on Friday as demonstrators pelted stones and police personnel resorted to tear gas shells and lathi-charge in several districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Internet being shut down covertly in Delhi, say researchers
Researchers with a collective tracking internet censorship, Internet Democracy, on Friday tweeted that preliminary tests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar showed that the internet shutdowns during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act were being done covertly.
"There’s not just blocking but also throttling (slowing down) of internet. Documentation from the ground up is important. Differences across network providers, protest venues, times help us understand details of censorship & interference, get clues about methods and equipment used," the researcher said.
Internet services snapped in Bulandshahr
Internet services were suspended in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district from 3 pm on Friday in view of anti-citizenship law protests. The order has been issued to contain the spread of rumours and misinformation on social media, District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar was quoted as saying by PTI. The district administration move comes after violence erupted during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in the district, with incidents of stone pelting and firing being reported.
"In order to maintain law and order and communal harmony, all mobile internet services are being suspended from 3 pm on December 20 in entire Bulandshahr. Internet-related loop lines and lease lines too shall remain suspended," he stated in an order.
Anti-CAA protesters march from Seelampur to Jama Masjid barefoot
Protesters rallying against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) marched from Seelampur in Delhi to the Jama Masjid on Friday. Thousands of protesters are marching barefoot with anti-NRC and anti-CAA placards and the National Flag. The police has removed barricades.
Citizenship Amendment Act protests live updates: Vehicle torched during a demonstration in UP's Bulandshahr
The internet services have been shut down in seven cities of Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow after Thursday's violent protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act. Meanwhile, internet services in Assam were restored after 10 day curb. Stay here for all live updates
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