Disha Ravi: Arrest of young Indian activist triggers outrage

Free speech concerns raised after Disha Ravi arrested for sharing ‘toolkit’ with information on the farmers’ protest.

The arrest of a 22-year-old Indian climate activist accused of sharing an online “toolkit” of information on the weeks-long farmers’ protests has caused outrage, with many calling it an attack on free speech. Disha Ravi was arrested on Saturday after police accused her of editing and circulating an online “toolkit” tweeted by climate activist Greta Thunberg, which had information on the farmers’ demonstrations, as well as how to join the rallies and support the movement online. Delhi Police did not say what Ravi had been charged with but accused her of being “a key conspirator in the document’s formulation and dissemination”.