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Indian Court Grants Bail to Indian Climate Activist Who Shared Info on Supporting Farmer Protests

HeadlineFeb 24, 2021

In India, a court has granted bail to 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi. Ravi was arrested last weekend and accused of sedition for sharing a document tweeted by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg with information on how to support the ongoing farmworkers’ protest. The judge said the case against Ravi had “scanty and sketchy evidence.”

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