UAE issues travel advisory over India protests

The UAE has issued a travel advisory for citizens heading to or currently in India in the wake of ongoing protests against a controversial law that discriminates against Muslims.

Protests have broken out in many parts of India against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act. In Delhi, students of Jamia Millia Islami University clashed with police which used brute force to break the peaceful protest.

In a tweet, the UAE embassy urged its citizens to stay alert and away from the places of protests.

People who need further information can contact the embassy, the tweet added.

The embassy urged them to register with the ministry’s Tawajudi Service and have familiarised with travel advice and instructions via the ministry’s website, www.mofa.gov.ae.

تنوه سفارة دولة #الإمارات لدى جمهورية #الهند عن وجود اضرابات ومظاهرات في عدد من الولايات الهندية، وعليه يرجى من المواطنين المتواجدين في #الهند تجنب أماكن المظاهرات، وتوخي الحيطة والحذر. وللمزيد من المعلومات وفي حال الحاجة يرجى التواصل مع السفارة على الرقم التالي:
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— UAE Embassy-Newdelhi (@UAEembassyIndia) December 15, 2019