The arrest in February of Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old member of the climate change organisation Fridays for Future (FFF) India, on charges including sedition and criminal conspiracy, and warrants issued against two members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) India, Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk, have severely jolted innumerable climate activists, students, and other young people in this country. After spending five days in custody, Ravi was released on bail. As of early March, the three activists were being questioned daily by the police in Delhi.
Why these three — and possibly more — activists are being targeted is to some degree a matter of speculation. It could stem from the central government’s intent to undermine the widespread legitimacy of the farmers’ protests and to paint Disha, Shantanu, and Nikita as conspirators in the violence that took place on 26 January in Delhi. It could also be seen against the backdrop of a recent campaign by organisations including FFF India and XR, against the environmental degradation from the Adani group’s present and planned projects….
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