CJP Protest
US secretary of state declines to criticise India over protest crackdown
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the protests in India a domestic political matter on October 21 and said…
India: Top court orders transport, internet restored after protest crackdown
At a special Sunday sitting on October 11, the Supreme Court directed that Delhi's Metro and rail services be restored,…
India: Top court to hear contempt plea over metro shutdown during protest
The Supreme Court will hear a contempt plea on Sunday, October 11, alleging that Delhi Metro stations were kept closed…
India: Ladakh activist Wangchuk threatens fast over Delhi protest detentions
Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk gave the government a 24-hour ultimatum on October 10 to release those detained in Delhi,…
India: Opposition leaders detained at Delhi protest against election chief
Opposition leaders including Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and Pinarayi Vijayan were detained in Delhi on October 10 during protests demanding…
UN rights office urges India to free protesters detained in Delhi
The UN human rights office said on October 10 that it was concerned by reports of mass detentions in India…
India: Lawyers detained at Supreme Court protest freed after top-level intervention
Lawyers detained outside the Supreme Court during the CJP protest on October 10 were released after the Supreme Court Bar…
India: Police detain hundreds to stop opposition-linked protest in Delhi
Delhi Police detained hundreds of people, including the Cockroach Janta Party's founder at the airport and a group of lawyers…
India’s top court: Capital cannot be shut down over protests
The Supreme Court said on October 9 that Delhi's Metro and trains cannot be shut down entirely ahead of the…
India: Capital tightens security ahead of protest against election chief
Delhi is bracing for the Cockroach Janta Party's October 10 protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with tens of…
India: Police probe violence at student-led march on Parliament
Delhi Police's Crime Branch has begun a probe into the violence at the July 20 Cockroach Janta Party march to…