Protests

‘They have turned this fight into a war’: Defiant Indian youths protest against voter-roll purge

A woman protester being detained by security personnel in New Delhi, India, on Oct 11.

From theatre to streets, Gen Z protester Neha Bora a new face of India's youth unrest

Neha Bora, National President of the All India Students' Association (AISA), shouts from a police vehicle after being detained during a protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) seeking the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, India, October 10, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Indian capital braces itself for second day of protests against polls chief

Police officers standing guard at a protest seeking the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, on Oct 11.

India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest

Security personnel confronting protesters in New Delhi, India, on Oct 10.

Spanish lawyer Gonzalez Durantez launches centrist party for November election

FILE PHOTO: Miriam Gonzalez-Durantez listens to her husband, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrat Party Nick Clegg, speak during a question and answer session at the Liberal Democrats annual conference in Brighton, southern England September 23, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File photo

From ‘cockroach’ to protest leader: India’s Abhijeet Dipke tests Modi government

Abhijeet Dipke shot to fame with his six-word response to government remarks likening unemployed youth to “cockroaches”.

Pressure mounts on India poll chief Gyanesh Kumar over voter list changes

Criticism of Gyanesh Kumar, who has denied all accusations, soared in September after a report in the Indian Express newspaper.

Metro shut, mobile internet suspended, markets closed: Delhi sealed off ahead of youth protest

Security personnel stand next to barricades ahead of a protest planned by the Cockroach Janta Party near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Oct 9.

French student protesters vow to keep up their fight after scoring first win

A protester holds a placard in the colours of the French flag reading \"To arms, citizens! Form your battalions! Let's march\", during a demonstration by French high school and university students in Paris as part of a nationwide day of protests and blockades supported by teachers and school parents to demand better school conditions in France, October 8, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

Wembanyama to French students: I hear you

FILE PHOTO: View of the damaged entrance doors of the Lycee Vauquelin high school with bicycles and garbage bins set on fire by protesters in Paris as high school students continue protests in France voicing anger over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings, which students blame on years of underinvestment, continue, France, October 5, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

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