Following the introduction of the state of emergency and ‘governor’s rule’, schools and universities have been closed and exams postponed until further notice. Amnesty International highlights the risks to human rights following arbitrary arrests and the suspension of internet access. Meanwhile, the Pakistani Taliban are seeking to capitalise on the discontent over Islamabad’s intervention.
More than 23,000 Union police personnel have been mobilised and transport restrictions imposed ahead of tomorrow’s rally. Police denied the youth group Cockroach Janta Party the right to gather. For its part, the Conference of Religious India (CRI) said that it “cannot be silent spectators”.
On 6 October 1976, dozens of students were killed during the crackdown on protests at a university in Bangkok. It remains a painful chapter in Thai history, marked by brutal violence, thousands of arrests, and perpetrators who largely went unpunished.
Thousands of young people are back on the streets to protest the actions of the Election Commission following investigations into the purging of the voters’ list. The auxiliary bishop of Bombay calls for democratic participation that is “impartial, transparent and accountable”.
More than 5,000 people linked to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have set out from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province following the breakdown of negotiations with the central government. The points of contention concern security in the province and the conditions of their leader, who has been in prison since 2023.
Director Kedare resigns from IIT Bombay following students' demands for an independent inquiry into the death of a 19-year-old classmate amid allegations regarding the institute’s complicity in caste-based discrimination. A similar incident was reported in August at IIT Delhi.
Protests against price hikes have spread from the northeast to Idlib, Aleppo, Hama, and Homs. Meanwhile, in Kurdish-majority areas, mobilisations continue for the right to education in the mother tongue. President al-Sharaa is in Dubai for a summit on communication and media.
A year ago today, Gen Z-led demonstrations paved the way for a profound change in Nepali politics, culminating in the arrival of Balendra Shah to power. But 12 months later, many of the demands for transparency, the fight against corruption, and institutional renewal remain unfulfilled.
Students, lawyers, and activists were detained during Kashmir solidarity marches in Lahore and other cities. Human rights groups are calling for the protesters' release and an independent inquiry. For the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission, repressing dissent undermines democracy.
The mobilisation led by the Cockroach Janta Party has forced the Modi government to make its first concessions. For Jesuit and activist Father Cedric Prakash, the Education minister's resignation represents just "the tip of the iceberg" of a protest movement bound to have an impact on national politics.
He tendered his resignation to Modi following demonstrations led by the Cockroach Janta Party over irregularities in public examinations. The news comes the day after talks between the CJP and the government. Party leader Abhijeet Dipke said: “This is just the beginning”. Bishop Savio Fernandes tells AsiaNews: “A victory for the people of India”.
Following police violence against Cockroach Janta Party protesters, the auxiliary bishop of Bombay calls for an independent inquiry and accountability from the Narendra Modi-led government. For him, “democracies are not weakened by peaceful dissent.”
The movement born on social media after the public exam scandal continues to bring thousands of young people to the streets despite clashes with the police. Calls for reform of a system perceived as increasingly less meritocratic and the support of various figures now mark a new phase of protest.
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