{
  "id": 361912,
  "title": "JNU cancels auditorium booking as discussion centred on jailed activist Umar Khalid's book",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/jnu-cancels-auditorium-booking-as-discussion-centred-on-jailed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T09:16:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jnu-cancels-auditorium-booking-as-discussion-centred-on-umar-khalids-book-101786266436133.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "JNU has cancelled an auditorium booking for a book discussion centred on jailed activist Umar Khalid's PhD thesis, 'Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power'. The event, originally scheduled for Monday, August 10 in the School of Social Sciences-I auditorium, has been moved to an unspecified alternate location. The discussion, organized by the JNU Students Union on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, was to feature speakers including professors, a writer, journalist, social activist, and Khalid's partner. Umar Khalid, who has been imprisoned since September 2020 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his alleged involvement in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, is awaiting the start of his trial.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "JNU Cancels Discussion Event On Umar Khalid's Book 'Fractured Communities'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/jnu-cancels-discussion-event-on-umar-khalids-book-fractured",
        "published": "2026-08-09T08:03:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "‘Non-Disclosure Of Full Facts’: JNU Cancels Umar Khalid’s ‘Fractured Communities’ Book Discussion Scheduled For Tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/non-disclosure-of-full-facts-jnu-cancels-umar-khalids-fractured",
        "published": "2026-08-09T08:32:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}