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• Activist Sonam Wangchuk was removed from his protest site at Delhi's Jantar Mantar and transported to a hospital after fasting for over 20 days. • Wangchuk had been conducting an indefinite hunger strike to draw attention to his cause, which recently attracted visits from several Opposition politicians. • The removal follows a period of growing political solidarity, with leaders urging the activist to end his fast for health reasons.

• New Delhi police have ordered activists, including Sonam Wangchuk and supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party, to vacate the Jantar Mantar site. • The group had been camping at the location to protest against the Indian education minister. • Following the police action, Wangchuk was moved to a hospital, marking a significant escalation in the authorities' response to the demonstration.

• The White House hosted a closed-door briefing for election denial activists, organized by Cleta Mitchell and requiring attendees to sign nondisclosure agreements. • The session featured materials reportedly recycled from conservative media, serving as a precursor to a primetime speech by Donald Trump. • Lauren Groh-Wargo of Fair Fight Action warned that the Election Integrity Network is linking debunked 2020 claims to potential government actions.

• Indian environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk has lost 9.1kg after conducting a hunger strike for 19 days. • A recipient of the 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Wangchuk is a prominent public figure in Ladakh advocating for regional environmental and political concerns. • The strike has left the activist visibly weakened, leading to urgent calls from supporters and observers for him to end the fast for his health.

Anna Liedtke files criminal complaint in Israel over alleged attack by female guards and says abuse was intended to silence campaignersThe third time Anna Liedtke was subjected to an illegal strip-search in Israeli detention, female prison guards forced her on to her knees, covered her mouth to stop her screaming and raped her, according to interviews and a criminal complaint filed in Israel.She described hearing male guards laughing during the attack, which she believes they watched and may have filmed. It took place in an area separated from the prison hallway by a partially drawn curtain that her attackers had left open. Continue reading...

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in prison with Sepideh Kashani, who worked with husband Houman Jokar to save Asiatic cheetahNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has described the rearrest of two Iranian environmentalists, one of whom she met at Evin prison, as “unimaginably cruel and alarming”.Husband and wife Houman Jokar and Sepideh Kashani were arrested by the ministry of intelligence at their home on 1 July. No reason has been given and their whereabouts are unknown. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Party hoped to mount serious challenge in mayoral race but attention has been diverted to EssexUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK activists have been urged to divert from the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection to support Nigel Farage’s “fake” contest 250 miles away in Clacton.A WhatsApp message shared with party members in north-west England said: “The message could not be more clear. We now need all of our fantastic activists, branch officers and councillors to come and help us in Clacton.” Continue reading...