India imposes lockdown and cuts mobile internet ahead of planned protests against a citizenship law that many deem anti-Muslim
Indian security officers take a protester into custody during a demonstration against the police harassment during protests in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India on December 26, 2019.
Coupled with a mooted citizens register, it has stoked fears, including in Washington and the UN rights office, about the marginalisation of Muslims who make up 14 percent of India's 1.3 billion people. But it has unleashed a wave of protests across the country – and not just by Muslims – with several state governments saying they will refuse to implement the legislation.
More than 100 people have been booked over social media posts deemed to be objectionable or misleading, with tens of thousands of messages on Twitter, Facebook and other platforms reported. On Friday, thousands of armed policemen were patrolling Muslim-dominated localities across several districts ahead of the weekly congregational prayers.
About 200 people have been ordered to pay compensation for damage caused to public property during the protests, failing which their assets will be confiscated.
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