{"id":112247,"date":"2024-10-01T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=112247"},"modified":"2024-10-01T15:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T12:09:26","slug":"india-police-detain-activist-after-climate-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/112247-india-police-detain-activist-after-climate-march\/","title":{"rendered":"India Police Detain Activist After Climate March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indian police detained prominent environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk and about 100 supporters on Monday night as they concluded a month-long climate protest march from the Himalayas, Arab News reported today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group had trekked nearly 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) to raise awareness about climate change impacts in Ladakh and to demand greater political autonomy for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their planned peaceful rally on Wednesday, coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi&#8217;s birthday, was thwarted when police intercepted them on a major highway leading into the capital. \u201cWe are not being allowed to meet our lawyers,\u201d said group spokesman P. 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