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Hyderabad Protest Demands Release of Noida Workers, Activists

Hyderabad Protest Demands Release of Noida Workers, Activists
Protest In City Over Noida Arrests · deccanchronicle.com

People in Hyderabad held a protest on Saturday.

They wanted workers and activists from Noida to be released from jail.

These people were arrested after labour protests in April.

The organisers said many had been in jail for five months.

They said several cases had been filed against them.

A court cancelled Aakriti Chaudhary’s detention under the NSA and ordered compensation.

Protesters said she was still in custody in other cases.

They also accused the police of mistreatment and unfair investigations.

The protesters asked for everyone to be released without conditions.

Key facts

Organiser
Campaign for Release of Workers and Activists of Noida (CaRWAN)
Location
Opposite Sundarayya Park, Hyderabad
Protest timing
Saturday
Arrests linked to
Labour protests in April
Reported detention period
Five months for many detainees, according to protesters
Court ruling
The Allahabad High Court quashed Aakriti Chaudhary’s NSA detention
Compensation
₹5 lakh awarded to Aakriti Chaudhary

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