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Indian student leader ends hunger strike after 16 days
Devendra Nath Mahto was part of a larger protest which began weeks ago, demanding exam reforms in Jharkhand state.
August 18, 2026A new youth agitation grips an Indian state after 'cockroach' protests
Weeks after the CJP protests shook Delhi, a new youth-led movement over jobs and recruitment is gathering force in Jharkhand.
August 7, 2026India activist ends hunger strike after 26 days
Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms, says he wants to avert "possible violence".
July 23, 2026'I am still alive': Indian activist on hunger strike for 26 days loses 11kg
Sonam Wangchuk has been the main draw at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in Delhi.
July 23, 2026The hunger-striking engineer demanding education reforms in India
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has a long history of challenging the status quo and refusing food to highlight his causes.
July 20, 2026Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospital
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has now begun an indefinite fast in Sonam Wangchuk's place.
July 18, 2026One man's hunger strike changed India's map. Can it still change politics?
Why hunger strikes still shape Indian politics, from Gandhi to Sonam Wangchuk.
July 16, 2026Indian activist urged to give up hunger strike over exam leaks - Reuters
Indian activist urged to give up hunger strike over exam leaks Reuters
July 14, 2026Health fears as frail Indian activist on hunger strike loses 8.2kg
The environmental activist has been sitting on a hunger strike for 16 days and is getting visibly weaker.
July 13, 2026UN experts demand Iranians free Foremans
They said proceedings against Lindsay and Craig Foreman had been marked by grave irregularities.
June 17, 2026Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated' amid US military buildup, says Witkoff - Reuters
Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated' amid US military buildup, says Witkoff Reuters
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Indian student leader ends hunger strike after 16 days
Student activist Devendra Nath Mahto ended his hunger strike after 16 days An activist in India's eastern Jharkhand state has ended a 16-day hunger strike after the government agreed to protesters' d
A new youth agitation grips an Indian state after 'cockroach' protests
Dozens of students and job aspirants are on a hunger strike in Ranchi Weeks after thousands of young Indians poured onto the streets of Delhi in a major 'cockroach' protest over examination paper lea
India activist ends hunger strike after 26 days
The activist had set a number of conditions for ending the strike including a pledge by the authorities not to use force against protesters India's activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended a hunger strike a
'I am still alive': Indian activist on hunger strike for 26 days loses 11kg
Activist Sonam Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike for over 25 days Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on hunger strike for 26 days in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), says he h
The hunger-striking engineer demanding education reforms in India
Sonam Wangchuk is a well-known Indian activist and educator who is in the headlines after going on hunger strike in support of youth-led protesters demanding reforms to the education system. At the p
Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospital
Wangchuk was sitting on a hunger strike in the scorching summer, consuming nothing but salt and water Indian activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk, on hunger strike for the past 20 days in Delhi,
One man's hunger strike changed India's map. Can it still change politics?
Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk has survived for 19 days on just salt water at a hunger strike in Delhi It took 58 days without food to change India's map. When Potti Sriramulu began fasting i
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Health fears as frail Indian activist on hunger strike loses 8.2kg
Sonam Wangchuk, 59, has been on a hunger strike for more than two weeks "I'm weak from the outside, but I'm strong from inside." That's what a frail-looking Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a protest
UN experts demand Iranians free Foremans
UN human rights experts have called for the release of a British couple sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian jail over spying claims. UN special rapporteurs Dr Alice Edwards and Mai Sato said proceedi
US envoy Steve Witkoff says Trump questioning why Iran has not ‘capitulated’
Iran warns of 'ferociously' respond to any US attack, even limited strikes Updated 1 hour ago Nepal bus crash kills 19 people Updated 4 hours ago 'No