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india is targeting young women to silence dissent & muzzle free speech. 21yo climate activist #DishaRavi was arrested for tweeting a benign google doc about the #farmersprotest. bjp ministers have called for her “eradication” & their online army "jokes" about her custodial rape
24yo #NodeepKaur a dalit labour activist supporting the #farmersprotest is being tortured & assaulted in police custody since jan 12. there are so many other women swallowed by india’s vindictive legal system whose names we don't know https://twitter.com/rupikaur_/status/1355935600164016129
“Sweden’s V-Dem Institute lists India among the top 10 countries most quickly becoming autocracies, adding that it is “on the verge of losing its status as a democracy due to the severely shrinking of space for the media, civil society and the opposition.” https://time.com/5939510/joe-biden-india-democracy/
many believe the govt plans to make an example out of #DishaRavi & others to break solidarity bw youth activists & the #farmersprotest. this aligns w/ their longterm plan to malign the sikh diaspora. here's how they launch their coordinated attacks: https://twitter.com/Memeghnad/status/1361329657363111937
for years we’ve seen india charge activists under draconian UAPA law. whether it's a journalist critiquing the govt or a citizen starting a peaceful protest. a UAPA charge means it's nearly impossible to get bail. by @pawanjotkaur : https://thewire.in/rights/rampant-arrests-rare-convictions-in-punjab-the-uapa-is-ripe-for-misuse
UAPA is consistently used to target young muslim activists like Safoora Zargar &journalists like Masrat Zahra. meanwhile govt ministers who instigated last year’s delhi pogroms to kill muslims are celebrated & remain in power. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/4/26/india-charged-with-anti-terror-law-pregnant-woman-sent-to-jail
a report by @newslaundry demonstrates how targeted harassment by BJP/RSS trolls is a giant industry. if you’re receiving hate for spreading awareness, on the other side of the keyboard is someone whose full-time job is to harass you into silence https://twitter.com/Memeghnad/status/1361328944193052675
the intl community has become well aware of india’s attacks on civil liberties. now is the time to make sure the indian govt’s human rights abuses are no longer swept under the rug. https://twitter.com/RanaAyyub/status/1361731885454352385
whoops the @thewire_in article is by @pawanjotkaur_ !!! wrong pawanjot tag above https://thewire.in/rights/rampant-arrests-rare-convictions-in-punjab-the-uapa-is-ripe-for-misuse
