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Neither Here Nor There: India’s citizenship registry keeps fate of 1.9m in limbo - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Mohammad Babul Uddin (center) and at their home in Hojai Assam. Uddin and his kids are out of the citizenship registry. In this photo, Uddin shows his passport issued by the Government of India. August 31, 2019. Photo/Sadiq Naqvi India's National Register of Citizens, updated in August 2019 for the northeastern state of Assam, has […]

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