Breaking: Indian police detain 'cockroach' movement founder Abhijeet Dipke
Abhijeet Dipke detention
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- Guardian World·3h agoDelhi police shut metro stations ahead of election protest march
India’s opposition parties and supporters of the ‘cockroach’ youth movement have been demonstrating against a controversial revision of election voter lists Authorities in India’s capital closed six metro stations and warned of traffic disruptions on Monday, as opposition…
Read at Guardian World → - Irish Independent World·5h agoLockdown in parts of New Delhi as Cockroach Party protests met with heavy security
Thousands detained as demonstrators call for resignation of top election official
Read at Irish Independent World → - Guardian International·20h ago‘Cockroach’ party leaders say India is ‘at war with its citizens’ as protests enter second day
CJP leaders say Modi’s government is creating ‘atmosphere of fear’ after they were among thousands detained on Saturday The leaders of India’s Cockroach movement accused the Narendra Modi government of declaring “war with its own citizens” and vowed to continue with their…
Read at Guardian International → - DW News EN·1d agoIndia court orders release of 'Cockroach' party leaders as movement calls for fresh protests. Follow DW
Leaders of the youth-led protest movement were detained ahead of a large demonstration in Delhi demanding India's election commissioner step down. Meanwhile, fresh protests have been called. Follow DW.
Read at DW News EN → - NYT World·1d agoIndia’s ‘Cockroach’ Leaders Released as New Delhi Braces for More Protests
The leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, an Indian youth movement, were detained by the police on Saturday before they could lead protests over voting rights.
Read at NYT World → - ABC Australia Top·1d ago'Cockroach Party' protesters vow to return after hundreds detained in Delhi
Chaos erupts in India's capital New Delhi as police detained hundreds of protesters during demonstrations over the Election Commission's move to drop some 130 million names from the voter list.
Read at ABC Australia Top → - Irish Times World·1d agoThe unlikely rise of India’s Gen Z rebels
Abhijeet Dipke started the Cockroach movement as a joke. But after ousting a minister over dysfunctional college entrance exams, younger people say they want to save democracy
Read at Irish Times World → - CBC Top Stories·1d agoIndia detains thousands as 'Cockroach' youth movement protests voter list revision
Indian authorities deployed a sweeping security crackdown across New Delhi and detained thousands of protesters Saturday as India’s youth "Cockroach" movement sought to intensify a nationwide campaign against a contentious voter list revision that has fuelled anger at Prime…
Read at CBC Top Stories → - 7NEWS Australia·1d agoIndia detains youth protest leaders from ‘Cockroach’ movement to defuse rally
Thousands of protesters from the ‘Cockroach’ movement intended to hold a mass demonstration.
Read at 7NEWS Australia → - Financial Times·2d agoPolice arrest leader of India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement before mass protest
Abhijeet Dipke was escorted off a flight as authorities crack down on demonstrations in New Delhi
Read at Financial Times → - Sky News Home·2d agoFounder of India's 'Cockroach' movement among scores detained ahead of mass protest
The leaders of India's "Cockroach" movement have been detained by police, along with scores of protesters, in a major crackdown to stop a mass demonstration.
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