NEW DELHI, Jan 4 — Before midnight on New Year’s Eve, a call to action was sent on a private WhatsApp group — within the hour, dozens gathered in the centre of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, many holding banners to protest a controversial new citizenship law. Police quickly dispersed...
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Police quickly dispersed the group and briefly detained six people, but for Syed Faheem — who formed the WhatsApp group — it marked another successful flash protest, inspired by tactics used by protesters in Hong Kong. “The objective is to get 30 minutes at one spot. Some people support us, others come and argue with us,” said Faheem, who has organised regular flash protests through WhatsApp messages that are amplified via social media.
Sharjeel Imam, who helped organise a New Delhi sit-in protest against the new law that has run for weeks, said he plans to adopt the flash mob strategy to keep the agitation going.
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