Large gatherings banned amid protests against Indian citizenship law

Orders banning gatherings of more than five people were imposed across the entire state of Uttar Pradesh, in Bangalore and parts of Karnataka.
The controversial Citizenship Amendment Act approved last week makes it easier for non-Muslim illegal migrants from three-Muslim majority countries – Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan – to acquire Indian citizenship if they are facing religious persecution.
The citizenship law has seen a spate of violent protests in the country over the past week, including in the north-eastern states  bordering Bangladesh where ethnic tribal communities fear an influx of migrants across their borders with Bangladesh.
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