INDIAN ACTIVIST SONAM WANGCHUK ENDS HUNGER STRIKE, BUT ‘COCKROACH’ PROTESTS TO CONTINUE
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Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday over leaked medical school entrance exam papers that protesters say enabled cheating, but demonstrations demanding the education minister’s… Youth protesters, led by the self-named Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, demand that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign over the leaks that affected some 2...
According to News - South China Morning Post, Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday over leaked medical school entrance exam papers that protesters say enabled cheating, but demonstrations demanding the education minister’s…
The available RSS description adds: Youth protesters, led by the self-named Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, demand that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign over the leaks that affected some 2...
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Primary report: News - South China Morning Post
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- News - South China Morning Post: Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday over leaked medical school entrance exam papers that protesters say enabled cheating, but demonstrations demanding the education minister’s…
- News - South China Morning Post: Youth protesters, led by the self-named Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, demand that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign over the leaks that affected some 2...
- France 24 - International breaki: Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike on Friday after talks with government ministers, but student-led protests over leaked medical entrance exam papers continued, with demonstrators demanding…
- India | The Guardian: Sonam Wangchuk halted strike amid concerns about ‘possible violence’ in India as protest movement urges demonstrations across country on Friday over police brutality Indian “cockroach” activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a…
- India | The Guardian: Wangchuk said on social media that he ended the hunger strike in Delhi in the presence of two federal ministers at the urging of scores of members of parliament, and after “a long negotiation on various conditions and…
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ORIGINAL SOURCE LINKS
- PRIMARY REPORT: News - South China Morning Post (open the original report)
- France 24 - International breaki
- India | The Guardian
- India | The Guardian
STORY TIMELINE
- 23/07/2026, 17:27 RELATED COVERAGE ON THE GROUND AT INDIA'S 'COCKROACH' PROTEST (India | The Guardian • 8 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
- 23/07/2026, 23:42 PRIMARY FEED INDIAN ACTIVIST SONAM WANGCHUK ENDS HUNGER STRIKE, BUT ‘COCKROACH’ PROTESTS TO CONTINUE (News - South China Morning Post • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
- 23/07/2026, 23:44 RELATED COVERAGE INDIAN ACTIVIST ENDS 26-DAY HUNGER STRIKE, THOUGH STUDENT PROTESTS CONTINUE (France 24 - International breaki • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
- 24/07/2026, 01:20 RELATED COVERAGE INDIA ‘COCKROACH’ ACTIVIST SONAM WANGCHUK ENDS HUNGER STRIKE AS PROTESTS SPREAD (India | The Guardian • 24 mins ago) [Story Intel]
RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE
- INDIA ‘COCKROACH’ ACTIVIST SONAM WANGCHUK ENDS HUNGER STRIKE AS PROTESTS SPREAD
India | The Guardian • 24 mins ago • INDIA - INDIAN ACTIVIST ENDS 26-DAY HUNGER STRIKE, THOUGH STUDENT PROTESTS CONTINUE
France 24 - International breaki • 2 hrs ago • GLOBAL - ON THE GROUND AT INDIA'S 'COCKROACH' PROTEST
India | The Guardian • 8 hrs ago • INDIA