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{{Short description|Human rights defender (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Atikur Rahman
| birth_date = 1994
| education = Ph.D.
| alma_mater = [[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]]
| occupation = Activist
}}

'''Atikur Rahman''' (born 1994) is a member of the [[Popular Front of India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=High Court grants bail to PFI member: 'No reason to justify continued detention' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/high-court-grants-bail-to-pfi-member-no-reason-to-justify-continued-detention-8504211/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=18 March 2023}}</ref> and a human rights [[Defender (association football)|defender]] who has been involved in activism in India. He was arrested on 5 October 2020, along with journalist [[Sidheeq Kappan|Siddique Kappan]], student Masood Ahmad, and taxi driver Mohammad Alam while they were on their way to meet the family of a Dalit woman who was raped and murdered in [[2020 Hathras gang rape and murder|Hathras]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='Punished for Being Muslim,' Says Atiqur Rahman, Arrested Along With Kappan, After 960 Days in Jail |url=https://thewire.in/rights/punished-muslim-atiqur-rahman-hathras-case-960-days-jail |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=When the commitment to social change is a provocation for an increasingly repressive State: A profile of Atikur Rahman – The Polis Project |url=https://www.thepolisproject.com/read/when-the-commitment-to-social-change-is-a-provocation-for-an-increasingly-repressive-state-a-profile-of-atikur-rahman/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Rushda Fathima |date=2021-10-15 |title=After AIIMS Advices Heart Surgery For Atikur Rahman, Mathura Jail Authorities Submit Report In Court |url=https://thecognate.com/after-aiims-advices-heart-surgery-for-atikur-rahman-mathura-jail-authorities-submit-report-in-court/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=The Cognate |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Arrest and charges ==
Atikur along with three others was arrested in October 2020 whilst en path to Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, following the alleged [[2020 Hathras gang rape and murder|gang rape and murder]] of a 19-year-antique Dalit girl. Uttar Pradesh's Special Task Force officially charged them with multiple offenses, including sedition, [[criminal conspiracy]], terror funding, and promoting enmity among one-of-a-kind companies based on various factors like faith and place of house and claimed that they were purportedly journeying to Hathras with the purpose to disturb peace as part of a conspiracy. They were also charged with sections 17 and 18 of the [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]] associated with elevating funds for terror acts and numerous sections of the IT Act.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hathras gang rape case: UP Police files charge-sheet against eight including a Kerala journalist for sedition, other offences |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/hathras-gang-rape-case-up-police-files-charge-sheet-against-eight-including-a-kerala-journalist-for-sedition-other-offences-2352533.html |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2023, He was granted bail in a case filed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. However, his release from detention was delayed due to the absence of bail in the [[Anti–money laundering|Prevention of Money Laundering Activities]] case lodged against him. Subsequently, in May of the same year, a court in Uttar Pradesh granted him bail in connection with a case filed by the [[Enforcement Directorate]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Granted bail in ED case, activist Atikur Rahman to walk out of jail |url=https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/granted-bail-in-ed-case-activist-atikur-rahman-gets-to-walk-out-of-jail-23288641 |website=Mid-day |language=en |date=25 May 2023}}</ref>

== Health deterioration ==
Rahman's health deteriorated while in detention; he developed a neurological disease in addition to an existing heart ailment, leading to paralysis on the left side of his body and memory loss. Despite his condition, there were reports of delays and denials of medical treatment. [[Amnesty International]] and other human rights organizations have called for his immediate release, stating that his detention was arbitrary and solely for peacefully exercising his human rights.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-07 |title=India: Immediately release activist Atikur Rahman |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/09/india-immediately-release-activist-atikur-rahman/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=JAIN |first=NIKITA |date=2022-09-07 |title=Atikur Rahman's Health Deteriorating, says Family |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/india/atikur-rahmans-health-deteriorating-says-family-339871 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.thecitizen.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-09-07 |title=Indian Americans Decry Denial of Life-Saving Medical Care to Activist-Scholar Atikur Rahman |url=https://beyondheadlines.in/2022/09/indian-americans-decry-denial-of-life-saving-medical-care-to-activist-scholar-atikur-rahman/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=BeyondHeadlines |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MuslimMirror |date=2021-08-27 |title=Hathras detainee Atikur Rahman in threat of custodial murder, say spouse, CFI activists |url=https://muslimmirror.com/eng/hathras-detainee-atikur-rahman-in-threat-of-custodial-murder-say-spouse-cfi-activists/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Muslim Mirror |language=en-US}}</ref>

After spending 32 months in jail, Atikur Rahman was finally released. He was a Ph.D. student at Meerut's [[Chaudhary Charan Singh University]] and also the national office bearer of [[Campus Front of India]], a student movement. He was active during the [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests]] and has been vocal about issues affecting marginalized communities in India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aafaq |first=Zafar |date=2023-06-23 |title='We were punished for being Muslim': Atikur Rahman, arrested with Siddique Kappan, is finally free |url=https://scroll.in/article/1051390/we-were-punished-for-being-muslim-atikur-rahman-arrested-with-siddique-kappan-is-finally-free |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akanksha |date=2020-08-22 |title=Revealed: How UP police 'terrorised' Muslim activists ahead of Ram temple ceremony |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/08/22/revealed-how-up-police-terrorised-muslim-activists-ahead-of-ram-temple-ceremony |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Newslaundry |language=en}}</ref>

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