Climate activist Disha Ravi was granted bail on February 23. | Adnan Abidi/ Reuters
The bank of cameras that camped outside Delhi’s sprawling Tihar jail was the sort of media frenzy you would expect to await a Prime Minister caught in an embezzlement scandal, or perhaps a Bollywood star caught in the wrong bed.
Instead, the cameras were waiting for Disha Ravi, a nature-loving 22-year-old vegan climate activist who against all odds has found herself ensnared in an Orwellian legal saga that includes accusations of sedition, incitement and involvement in an international conspiracy whose elements include (but are not limited to): farmers’ protests, the global pop star Rihanna, supposed plots against yoga and chai, Sikh separatism and Greta Thunberg.
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Canada has added the far-right Proud Boys organisation to its list of “terrorist entities”, following pressure from lawmakers to take a harder line against far-right extremism after the deadly riot at the United States Capitol last month.
In a news conference on Wednesday, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the federal government added 13 groups to the “terrorist” list, including the Proud Boys, the Atomwaffen Division, The Base and the Russian Imperial Movement.
“Recent events have made Canadians much more aware of the serious threat posed by violent extremist groups. These groups are unfortunately active in Canada and around the world. Their violent actions and rhetoric are fuelled by white supremacy, anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia, Islamophobia and misogyny,” Blair told reporters.
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Civil rights groups are pleading with B.C.’s provincial health officer to open up religious centres because for many people worship is essential to their mental health and well-being.
In an open letter Thursday to Dr. Bonnie Henry, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association say the provincial order that bans religious in-person gatherings and worship services imposes a restriction on religious freedom “that is both disproportionate and unnecessary.”
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