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Delhi riots: Activists held over citizenship law protests leave jail

Two prominent female activists have left an Indian jail 48 hours after a court ordered their release on bail. Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita had been kept in as police wanted time to verify their addresses. The judge in Delhi said this was "not plausible".

The students had joined a protest last year against a controversial citizenship law, a day before deadly riots broke out in Delhi. They were arrested in May 2020 under a stringent anti-terrorism law.

"We have received tremendous support inside jail and we will continue our struggle," Ms Narwal told reporters outside Tihar jail.

She and Ms Kalita are founding members of Pinjra Tod (Break the Cage), a popular student movement that wants women to reclaim public spaces. Granting bail on Tuesday, the judges had criticised the government for confusing the right to protest with terrorist activity.

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