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March 3, 2016

India: Student Leader Imprisoned for Sedition to Be Released on Bail
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And in India, celebrations broke out on university campuses in Delhi
after a court granted bail to a student leader imprisoned under a
colonial-era sedition law. Student union president Kanhaiya Kumar was
arrested on February 12 after a student group held an event marking the
anniversary of the 2013 execution of Afzal Guru, who was convicted of a
2001 attack on the Parliament. Kumar's arrest has sparked freedom of
speech protests across India. On Wednesday, a public prosecutor
announced Kumar would be released on bail.

Shailendra Babbar: "Today, the honorable court has finally announced the
order, thereby saying that six months' interim bail has been granted to
the accused, and, subject to surety bonds, he will be released."

Topics:India Student Protests

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