A 22-year-old Indian climate activist has been arrested after sharing a document intended to help farmers protest against new agricultural laws.
Disha Ravi is accused of rebellion and criminal conspiracy.
The document she shared – a “toolkit” suggesting ways to help farmers – was first posted by prominent campaigner Greta Thunberg.
The protests, now in their third month, are the biggest challenge facing India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New laws weaken the rules around the sale, pricing and storage of farm products that have protected India’s farmers from the free market for decades.
Farmers fear that the new laws will threaten decades-old concessions – such as insured prices – and weaken their bargaining power, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation by private enterprises.
The Modi government has offered to suspend the laws, but the farmers want them to be replaced completely.
What do we know about the Disha Ravi ‘toolkit’ case?
Ms Ravi, a student and one of the founders of the Indian branch of the Fridays for Future Climate Strike, was arrested by the Delhi police.
Police said the toolkit proposed a conspiracy in the run-up to a major rally on January 26, protesting farmers clashing with police.
“The call was to wage economic, social, cultural and regional war against India,” said Praveer Ranjan, special commissioner of police in Delhi.
“We have registered a case for spreading discontent against the Government of India – it is about sedition – and disharmony between groups on religious, social and cultural grounds and criminal conspiracy to form such a plan,” he added.
Activists say the arrest of Ms Ravi is a clear warning to those who want to express their support for protests against the government.