Indian Activist

• Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has been hospitalized after completing a 20-day hunger strike. • Wangchuk initiated the fast to demand the resignation of India’s education minister, citing alleged irregularities in medical examinations. • The protest highlights growing concerns over transparency and fairness within the national medical testing system.

• 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.

Lawrence Bishnoi, who is in prison in India, is accused of orchestrating the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023US authorities have announced charges against the leader of an Indian criminal group in connection with the political assassination of a prominent Sikh activist in Canada – a high-profile killing that strained diplomatic relations between Canada and India at the time.Lawrence Bishnoi – the imprisoned head of an Indian criminal gang - and his childhood friend Satinderjeet Singh, are accused of orchestrating the assassination of a well-known Sikh independence activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was fatally shot outside a temple where he served as president in 2023. Bishnoi is in custody, but Singh has not been apprehended. Continue reading...