Indian education reform activist Sonam Wangchuk was taken to a hospital by Delhi Police on Saturday after completing a 20-day hunger strike, amid growing concerns over his deteriorating health during a protest against India’s examination system. Read More: BYC members continue hunger strike against leaders’ detention The 59-year-old activist had been fasting since June 28, demanding […]
Sonam Wangchuk
India frees Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk after six months in jail
India on Saturday ended the preventive detention of prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk, freeing him six months after he was arrested over protests in India-held Ladakh. The Buddhist-Muslim enclave was deprived of its autonomy in 2019 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government carved it out of occupied Kashmir, placing the region under New Delhi’s direct control. […]