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{{short description|Indian activist leader}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Meeran Haider
| pronunciation =
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1991}}
| birth_place = [[Siwan district]], [[Bihar]]
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Jamia Milia Islamia]]
| father =
| spouse =
| family =
|known_for = taking part in the [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests]]
}}
'''Meeran Haider''' is an Indian activist leader and human rights defender known for his role in [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alam |first1=Mahtab |title=Delhi Riots: 'Vague' FIR Names Umar Khalid, Police Arrests Jamia Student |url=https://thewire.in/rights/delhi-riots-fir-meeran-haider |website=The Wire |publisher=The Wire |accessdate=11 September 2020}}</ref> He is also the [[RJD]] State President of Delhi youth wing unit.<ref name=":1" />

==Early life and education==
Meeran Haider was born in 1991 at Barharia block of [[Siwan district]], Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=3 October 2020|title=Bihar students writes to RJD to break silence on the incarceration of Sharjeel Imam and Meeran Haider Haider|url=http://keyboardjournal.com/bihar-students-writes-to-rjd-to-break-silence-on-incarceration-of-sharjeel-imam-and-meeran-haider/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022060252/http://keyboardjournal.com/bihar-students-writes-to-rjd-to-break-silence-on-incarceration-of-sharjeel-imam-and-meeran-haider/|archive-date=22 October 2020|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Keyboard journal|language=en-GB}}</ref> As of 2020, his father is retired. His mother died in 2019. He moved to Delhi at a young age and did his schooling from [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering, going on to pursue MBA in International Business and completing an M-Phil in West Asian Studies — all from Jamia. He is presently a PhD research scholar at the Centre for Management Studies at Jamia.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|date=|title=Covid-19 Pandemic: Crackdown On Dissent Putting Lives At Immediate Risk In India|url=https://amnesty.org.in/news-update/covid-19-pandemic-crackdown-on-dissent-putting-lives-at-immediate-risk-in-india/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101073425/https://amnesty.org.in/news-update/covid-19-pandemic-crackdown-on-dissent-putting-lives-at-immediate-risk-in-india/|archive-date=1 November 2020|accessdate=11 September 2020|website=Amnesty International India|publisher=Amnesty}}</ref>

==Political activism==
Meeran was a member of [[Aam Aadmi Party|Aam Aadmi Party's]] youth wing, Chatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS). Meeran went on a hunger strike in 2017 as part of a protest demanding the restoration of a Student Union in the university. He co-founded the Jamia Students Forum (JSF), a platform for student activists of the university. In 2019, he left the CYSS and joined [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD)]]. He is the President of RJD Youth Wing's Delhi unit. Haider was active in the [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|Anti-CAA protests]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ibrar|first=Mohammad|date=4 October 2017|title=Jamia hasn't had an election in 11 years, students want franchise back|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/jamia-hasnt-had-an-election-in-11-years-students-want-franchise-back/articleshow/60930887.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-06-10|title=Who are the Jamia Millia students Modi govt is witch hunting? · Dalit Camera|url=https://www.dalitcamera.com/who-are-the-jamia-millia-students-modi-govt-witch-hunts/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Dalit Camera|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|date=|title=Delhi Riots: Police Books Umar Khalid, Meeran Haider, Safoora Zargar Under UAPA|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/delhi-riots-police-books-umar-khalid-meeran-haider-safoora-zargar-under-uapa_in_5e9fb770c5b6a486d0811c0c|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028175415/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/delhi-riots-police-books-umar-khalid-meeran-haider-safoora-zargar-under-uapa_in_5e9fb770c5b6a486d0811c0c|archive-date=28 October 2020|accessdate=5 October 2020|website=huggingtonpost|publisher=press trust of India}}</ref>

==Arrest and prison==
On 1 April 2020 Haider was arrested during the Covid-19 lockdown, while he was engaged in relief work, for allegedly conspiring to incite communal violence during the [[2020 Delhi riots|2020 Delhi Riots]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|date=|title=Delhi violence: Jamia student arrested for allegedly conspiring to incite communal riots|url=https://scroll.in/latest/958018/delhi-violence-jamia-student-arrested-for-allegedly-conspiring-to-incite-communal-riots|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=11 September 2020|website=Scroll|publisher=Scroll}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> However he was brought to before the Metropolitan Magistrate and remanded in police custody for 14 days initially.<ref>{{cite web |last1=abcd |first1=efg |title=Delhi Violence: Court Sends Jamia Student To 14-Days Judicial Custody |url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/delhi-violence-court-sends-jamia-student-to-14-days-judicial-custody-2212513 |website=NDTV |publisher=NDTV |accessdate=11 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Service |first1=Express News |title=DDelhi riots: Jamia student sent to 14 days judicial custody |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/apr/15/delhi-riots-jamia-student-sent-to-14-days-judicial-custody-2130532.html |website=Indian Express |publisher=Indian express |accessdate=11 September 2020}}</ref> He was granted bail, but later re-arrested by the police on another charge.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=abcd |first1=ef |title=Delhi Riots: Police Books Umar Khalid, Meeran Haider, Safoora Zargar Under UAPA |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/delhi-riots-police-books-umar-khalid-meeran-haider-safoora-zargar-under-uapa_in_5e9fb770c5b6a486d0811c0c |website=huggingtonpost |publisher=Huffington Post |accessdate=11 September 2020}}</ref>

According to the Delhi police the violence was a pre-meditated conspiracy and all arrests have been made based on scientific and forensic evidence. Haider was booked under [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]] (UAPA) by Delhi Police.<ref>{{cite web |last1=ab |first1=cde |title=Government Of India Must Stop Using Draconian Laws Against Dissenting Voices |url=https://amnesty.org.in/news-update/government-of-india-must-stop-using-draconian-laws-against-dissenting-voices/ |website=Amnesty International India |publisher=Amnesty |accessdate=11 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nanjappa |first1=Vicky |title=Umar khalid, safoora zargar, PFI, student activists and the one link to Delhi riots |url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/umar-khalid-safoora-zargar-pfi-student-activists-and-the-one-link-to-delhi-riots-3077857.html |accessdate=11 September 2020 |work=oneindia}}</ref> He has been kept held in [[Tihar Jail]] since then.

According to the special cell of Delhi it was a pre-meditated conspiracy which led to Delhi riots just before the visit to India of the United States President [[Donald Trump]] on 24–25 February 2020. The Police have made FIR. The court on 13 August 2020, has given the police time until 17 September to file the charge sheet.<ref>{{cite web |last1=abc |first1=def |title=Delhi violence:HC seeks police reply on plea challenging time granted to complete probe in UAPA case |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/delhi-violencehc-seeks-police-reply-on-plea-challenging-time-granted-to-complete-probe-in-uapa-case/1922650 |website=Outlook |publisher=Outlook |accessdate=14 September 2020}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Safoora Zargar]]
*[[Sharjeel Imam]]
*[[Umar Khalid]]

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