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Ahanaf Jazeem is a poet and teacher who was arrested on 16th May 2020 and unjustly detained for over a year under the Prevention of Terrrorism Act (PTA) for allegedly promoting terrorism through an anthology of poetry called Nawarasam (the nine emotions) has been again included in the designated persons list on terrorism as decided by the Ministry of Defence under Regulation 4 (7) of the United Nations Regulations 1 of 2012. His name was first added to the list of designated persons last year, and also included in this year’s list, under the gazette issued on 8th June 2023.