Meta has suspended the Instagram account of Indian human rights activist Aasif Mujtaba, reportedly citing violations of its community guidelines. The account was taken down without an immediate public explanation of the specific content that led to the action.
Who is Aasif Mujtaba?
Aasif Mujtaba is an Indian human rights activist, researcher, and environmentalist. He is widely known for his work related to communal violence survivors, rehabilitation efforts, and grassroots humanitarian support in India.
He came into national prominence during the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. The protests became a major civil rights movement, led largely by women, opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Mujtaba is the founder and CEO of the Miles2Smile Foundation, a non-profit organisation that works on immediate relief, legal aid, and long-term rehabilitation for victims of communal violence, lynchings, and eviction or demolition drives. The organisation focuses on supporting affected families through both emergency help and long-term recovery.
He is also associated with Sunrise Public School, where he serves as Director. The school is focused on providing affordable or free education to children affected by displacement, including those impacted by communal violence such as the 2020 Delhi riots.
In addition, Mujtaba serves as Vice President of the Indian Muslim Association of NGOs (IMAN), a network that connects various Muslim-led civil society organisations working on social issues and community support across India.
Aasif Mujtaba is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, where he studied Environmental Engineering. He also completed his senior secondary education at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), one of India’s prominent educational institutions.
