Aasiya Andrabi: How India's terror laws turned dissent into life sentences

Aasiya Andrabi: How India's terror laws turned dissent into life sentences Submitted by Azad Essa on Fri, 03/27/2026 - 16:01 The 64-year-old grandmother was handed three life terms despite New Delhi failing to prove she committed, funded, or carried out any acts of violence A 64-year-old Kashmiri grandmother was sentenced to life imprisonment under India 's anti-terror laws earlier this week, despite the court failing to prove she committed, funded, or carried out any acts of violence, Middle East Eye can reveal. On Tuesday, an Indian special court handed down three life sentences against Aasiya Andrabi under various provisions of the anti-terror law and the Indian Penal Code. Two of her associates, Sofi Fahmeeda, 36, and Nahida Nasreen, 61, received 30 years each.