Climate change activist Disha Ravi is escorted by police officials as she walks out of the court in New Delhi, India February 14, 2021 in this still image taken from video. ANI via REUTERS TV
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian politicians and activists on Monday condemned the arrest of a 22-year-old climate campaigner accused of sedition for helping edit an online document that Sweden's Greta Thunberg had promoted in support of farmers protesting in the country.
Thunberg had shared a "toolkit" or an action plan on Twitter which listed ways to help Indian farmers, who have been protesting agricultural reforms https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-farms-protests-idUSKBN2A30QI they fear will ruin their livelihoods.
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