印度进一步加强了对近几个月来规模显著扩大的反政府抗议活动的镇压，抗议活动从最初针对当局的教育问题升级为对批评者认为对国家民主构成更广泛威胁的不满。一家新兴政党的三名领导人被监禁，位于新德里市中心的一个具有历史意义的抗议场地被关闭 — — 据法新社报道，该地是“全国最具辨识度的公众异议舞台”。
India cracked down further on anti-government protests that have grown substantially in recent months, escalating from attacking the authorities over education to frustration with what critics see as broader threats to the country’s democracy. Three leaders of an upstart political party were jailed and an historic protest site in central New Delhi — “the country’s most recognizable stage for public dissent,” per AFP — was shut down.
最新的示威活动围绕着对印度选民名单的审查展开，此举导致估计有1.3亿人被剥夺投票权。反对者称该行动针对少数群体和执政的印度教民族主义党的批评者；例如在德里，《印度教徒报》报道称穆斯林受到的影响尤为显著。
The latest demonstrations have centered around a review of India’s electoral rolls that has led to an estimated 130 million people being barred from voting. Opponents of the effort say it has targeted minorities and critics of the ruling Hindu nationalist party; in Delhi, for example, The Hindu reported that Muslims were disproportionately affected.