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February 19, 2016

Student Protests Rock India over Arrest of Student Leader
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Students are protesting across India after the Indian Supreme Court
refused to consider a bail plea for a student leader arrested and
charged 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. Human rights activists
say there were major holes in the case against Guru.