The following three videos provide brief snapshots of recent political events in the Indian subcontinent. Many thanks to Janya for the translations, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling.

On December 11 the Indian parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which then became law. It allows members of specific persecuted religious minorities in neighboring countries (Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan) to be granted Indian citizenship if they entered the country, even illegally, before the end of 2014. Muslims in India are up in arms over the CAB because it singles out Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, Jains, and Christians, and excludes Muslims (since they are not persecuted in any of those three states).

In the first video you’ll see Muslims threatening violence in India before the bill passed. The second video shows a little snip of the resulting violent unrest. The third shows testimony by a Hindu in Pakistan about the way members of his religion are treated in that country.

Video 1 — Muslim in India threatens violence over the CAB

Video 2 — Violent Muslim riots in India

Video 3 — A Hindu in Pakistan:

Video transcript #1:

00:00 We will overturn the government of India. We will change the face of India. 00:04 If CAB [Citizenship Amendment Bill] is applied, 00:08 we will set fire to the whole of India. We will destroy the city’s 00:12 private property.



Video transcript #2:

00:00 These people have burned the police station, but the media wouldn’t report this. 00:09 [Police talking] Stay safe… Stay safe… Stay safe. 00:18 [Police appealing] We urge you all to maintain peaceful. 00:21 Request everyone to return home and kindly refrain from throwing stones and bricks. 00:26 [On screen] Sonia Gandhi, do you support these brutalities?



Video transcript #3: