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Uzma Mohsin

On February 13, 2021, Disha Ravi, a twenty-two-year-old environmentalist from Bangalore, was arrested and charged with seditionan offense that carries a sentence anywhere from a fine to life imprisonment, or bothfor simply editing and sharing a document that explained why there have been farmers protesting in India. The document was tweeted by the

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