'Stop Persecuting Dissent': Clamour for student activists' release become louder

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'Stop Persecuting Dissent': Clamour for student activists' release become louder

Those raising demand for the release of student activists are also questioning the silence of mainstream political parties

Sunday June 14, 2020 11:04 PM, ummid.com News Network

Mumbai: A day after American Bar Association, a prominent lawyers' body in the United States, questioned the detention of student activists by Delhi Police, thousands of social media users on Twitter Sunday demanded their immediate release.

"Stop persecuting dissent" and "Protesting is not a Crime" and other messages are flooding Twitter since Sunday morning using a hashtag #StopBlamingMuslims.

The American Bar Association (ABA) cited United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders (also known as the Bangkok Rules) to point out "non-custodial means should be preferred for pregnant women during the pre-trial phase wherever that is possible or appropriate".

"Based on a preliminary review of the proceedings to date, the ABA Center for Human Rights has determined that her detention does not appear to meet international human rights standards", the center said in its report released Saturday.

"Given the lack of evidence in the FIR linking Ms. Zargar to acts of violence, it is unclear why alternatives to pre-trial detention were not considered adequate by the court in this case", the ABA said.

"International law, including treaties to which India is a state party, only permit pre-trial detention under narrow circumstances, which do not appear to have been met in Safoora argar’s case", the ABA observed in its report.

Following the release of the ABA report, #StopBlamingMuslims started trending on Twitter with hundreds of thousands of social media users demanding immediate release of Safoora Zargar and other student activists and arrest of the actual culprits of Delhi riots.

Those raising demand for the release of student activists are also questioning the silence of mainstream political parties. Besides, concerns are also raised over the misuse of draconian law UAPA with many wondering if the law is made to target Muslims, Dalits and other minorities. Sample some of the top messages here:

#StopBlamingMuslims : End impunity of real criminals @EImpunity pic.twitter.com/DuDKsuMt92
— Milli Gazette (@milligazette) June 14, 2020

"Latest charge sheets filed in connection with the Delhi pogrom have made no mention of 2 members of Hindu fringe groups who fired at Jamia students & Shaheen Bagh women protesters"#StopBlamingMuslims #MuslimsTheRealVictims #VictimsMadeCulprits https://t.co/5XDyjcbhnE
— Aysha Renna (@AyshaRenna) June 14, 2020

Violence Against Muslims And Dalits Has Been On The Rising#StopBlamingMuslims https://t.co/GnfVuDSEB9 pic.twitter.com/8tlDfwqMc5
— ️Ladeeda Farzana (@ladeedafarzana) June 14, 2020

The arrests in the wake of Delhi riots are bias and discriminatory.
We condemn it,a particular community is being targeted & the role of the concerned agencies is irresponsible. in pandemic such arrests are inhumane.
Said: Ml Mahmud Madni#StopBlamingMuslims #VictimsMadeCulprits pic.twitter.com/rxjF7y4oLL
— Samiullah Khan (@SamiullahKhan__) June 14, 2020

This is new India!
Where the values of dissent has been equalised to an Anti-national element and the hate mongering Satans are equalised to Nationalist elements.
The dark clouds of hate will be replaced soon.#MuslimsTheRealVictims #StopBlamingMuslims #VictimsMadeCulprits pic.twitter.com/CFGRMl9kIe
— DHEHLAN BAQAVI (@DhehlanBaqavi) June 14, 2020

#StopBlamingMuslims and liberate yourselves from your hate, prejudices and Islamophobia. Smash Hindutva!
— Sharjeel Usmani (@SharjeelUsmani) June 14, 2020

Muslims are strange species in Indian capital. They created riots against themselves & killed themselves in large numbers. If you are so mad to swallow this nonsense, you can believe in @DelhiPolice chargesheets.#VictimsMadeCulprits #UnmaskMockeryofJustice #StopBlamingMuslims
— E M Abdul Rahiman (@EMAbdulRahiman1) June 14, 2020

Hundreds of Muslim activists are facing UAPA, Sedition, NSA & other charges.

Being Muslim in India is a crime...?? #MuslimsTheRealVictims #StopBlamingMuslims #VictimsMadeCulprits pic.twitter.com/8QTcn8vT7o
— UMMAT E Muslima 21 (@UmmatEMuslima21) June 14, 2020

A democratic government will not violently persecute the dissenters. Only an authoritarian fascist will do that@BDUTT @fayedsouza #StopBlamingMuslims #MuslimsTheRealVictims #VictimsMadeCulprits
— HAQEEQAT (@_haqeeqat_) June 14, 2020

Triple talaq blame Muslims,
Article 370 blame Muslims
NRC,CAA & NPR blame Muslims
Delhi Genocide blame Muslims
Jamia Attack blame Muslims
JNU Attack blame Muslims
Amu Attack blame Muslims
Corona pendemic blame Muslims#StopBlamingMuslims #StopBlamingMuslims #StopBlamingMuslims pic.twitter.com/idkSlTyTn9
— Nadim Patel (@NadimPa11580297) June 14, 2020

After burning our mosques.
Looting our houses and shops
Killing our people
Shameless community saying we are responsible for all this
We will fight for justice no matter what these shameless fellows think#StopBlamingMuslims #VictimsMadeCulprits pic.twitter.com/OcaVX9OUlG
— mudblood (@Mr_muggleborn) June 14, 2020

Delhi police investigation is so blatantly biased against Muslims that even EU Parliament can see this. @officialuarh #MuslimsTheRealVictims #StopBlamingMuslims #VictimsMadeCulprits pic.twitter.com/4ix9SPZgjZ
— Imran Tanwar (@ImranTanwarMNS) June 14, 2020

Protesting is not a Crime. Release all political prisoner's. @officialuarh #MuslimsTheRealVictims #StopBlamingMuslims #VictimsMadeCulprits pic.twitter.com/xXJiakbhgA
— sadik hussain ansari (@sadikhussainan3) June 14, 2020

Everything is unplanned by the Modi govt except the "Riots against Muslims"@jigneshmevani80 @PFIOfficial #StopBlamingMuslims #MuslimsTheRealVictims #VictimsMadeCulprits
— Amaan Hasan (@AmaanHa77239932) June 14, 2020

Stop persecuting dissent@AyshaRenna @ladeedafarzana #StopBlamingMuslims #MuslimsTheRealVictims #VictimsMadeCulprits
— HAQEEQAT (@_haqeeqat_) June 14, 2020

Protesting is not a Crime. Release all political prisoner's.....@officialuarh #MuslimsTheRealVictims #StopBlamingMuslims #VictimsMadeCulprits pic.twitter.com/ujPZgwJ6R5
— United Against Religious Hate (@officialuarh) June 14, 2020

Release Jamia Students
Release Muslim activists
Release AMU students #MuslimsTheRealVictims #StopBlamingMuslims #VictimsMadeCulprits pic.twitter.com/Uri9zlWX8F
— I.M.Junakiya (@i_junakiya) June 14, 2020

But not all messages are in favour of the campaign. Some of the messages posted under the trending hashtag blamed Muslims for the mess in India.

This is public property, how can Black Penguin do this

So why #StopBlamingMuslims #HinduUnitedAgainstTerror @KapilMishra_IND pic.twitter.com/f2nzvBLrCW
— Kangana Ranaut | #AllLivesMatter (@KRforINDIA) June 14, 2020

We are not blaming muslims but every body know who is behind delhi riot. And those who trending #StopBlamingMuslims They know well who was involved in delhi riots. Aab Bhai chara gaya bhad me#HinduUnitedAgainstTerror #HinduUnitedAgainstTerror #HinduUnitedAgainstTerror pic.twitter.com/ev8PqCZXa3
— amit mali (@amitmal39038335) June 14, 2020

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