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The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, said that he had broken his fast “after long negotiations” with officials and “in view of possible violence in the country.”
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday, saying he broke the fast after negotiations with officials and to avert possible violence. The strike had galvanised the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party movement, which is demanding the resignation of India's education minister over an exam paper scandal and has vowed to continue protesting.
NYTimes – World The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, said that he had broken his fast “after long negotiations” with officials and “in view of possible violence in the country.”
NYTimes – World The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, said that he had broken his fast “after long negotiations” with officials and “in view of possible violence in the country.”
Sky News – World "Cockroach" activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended his 26-day hunger strike, but the youth movement that rallied around him has vowed to continue its protests.
NPR – Politics Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday that helped galvanize a youth movement that's become one of India's largest protests in recent years, but demonstrators vowed to continue until the education minister resigns.
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 26-day hunger strike on Friday over an exam paper scandal that has spiralled into a wideranging youth-led protest against Narendra Modi’s government, with protesters continuing to call for the education…
BBC News – World Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms, says he wants to avert "possible violence".
BBC News – World Sonam Wangchuk has been the main draw at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in Delhi.
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