Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Wangchuk Seeks Thermometer for Jail Experiments
Sonam Wangchuk is a famous climate activist who is currently in jail.
He has been asking for a thermometer to do some experiments to make the jail better.
His wife visited him and gave him some books he wanted, like one about ants.
He has been in jail for a long time and is alone in his cell.
His wife wants him to be released so he can continue his work on education and the environment.
There is a court hearing about his release coming up soon.
Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist, is detained under the NSA in Jodhpur jail.
He requested a thermometer to conduct experiments on improving jail barracks.
His wife delivered books on ants and climate change as requested.
Wangchuk has been in solitary confinement for over 110 days.
A habeas corpus petition challenging his detention is pending, with the next hearing on January 29.
- Who
- Sonam Wangchuk, a Magsaysay Award-winning climate activist and educator
- What
- Wangchuk is seeking a thermometer to conduct experiments on eco-responsive architecture in jail barracks
- When
- Wangchuk was detained on September 26 and the request was made recently
- Where
- Jodhpur jail, India
- Why
- To improve jail barracks through eco-responsive architecture experiments
- Name
- Sonam Wangchuk
- Occupation
- Climate activist and educator
- Detention Act
- National Security Act (NSA)
- Detention Date
- September 26
- Books Requested
- Ants: Workers of the World, climate change books
- Requested Instrument
- Thermometer
- Next Court Hearing
- January 29
