HISTORICAL FACTS: 8 | History Defined

‘Like a kidnapping’: Delhi Police forcibly remove Sonam Wangchuk under medical pretext

A roughly 10-foot barricade had come up overnight at Jantar Mantar, and hundreds of police personnel with several vehicles had taken position at the protest site by 9 am on Saturday – a scene starkly different from the one Newslaundry’s team had witnessed the previous evening. The change followed the…

Newslaundry · Jul 18

Sonam Wangchuk forcibly taken to hospital as Delhi Police tighten grip on Jantar Mantar protest

Delhi Police forcibly removed activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar and took him to Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday morning with heavy deployment at the protest site as his indefinite hunger strike stretched into its 21st day. The move came a day after Anurag Kumar took over as Delhi Police Commissioner,…

Newslaundry · Jul 18

7 Americans move into Kenya isolation centre as US mandates 21-day Ebola quarantine

Seven American aid workers who had been involved in responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being quarantined at a US-backed bio-isolation facility in Kenya after the US government introduced new travel restrictions requiring Americans returning from the DRC to spend 21 days in…

The Times of India · Jul 17

Sudhir Chaudhary’s heart bleeds for Sonam Wangchuk but no one is buying it

For 17 days, Sonam Wangchuk has been sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the NEET-UG paper leak and a string of other failures. His weight has dropped by roughly 8.5 kg, and his blood pressure and blood sugar levels…

Newslaundry · Jul 15

Dear Cockroaches, please make Sonam Wangchuk’s sacrifice count

Sonam Wangchuk has now lost 8.2 kilograms. His blood glucose has dropped to 67 mg/dL. He has been on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar since June 28, and the protest around him is in its fourth week. When people begged him to stop, he had a one-line answer: “Don't…

Newslaundry · Jul 15

The new malaria vaccine helps in Africa but faces a test: Completing all 4 doses

A recently introduced malaria vaccine is helping reduce severe illness in children across Africa

The Independent UK · Jul 15

Yemen at risk of getting dragged back into war as Saudis and Houthis exchange airstrikes

A truce that ended nearly a decade of war in Yemen has mostly held since 2022

The Independent UK · Jul 14

Kenya's goons: a world of political violence and desperation

NAIROBI — Kenyan politicians are hiring armed thugs for as little as US$4 per day, as poverty and ruthless political competition threaten to unleash uncontrollable violence ahead of elections next year.

Bangkok Post · Jul 13

South Africa's Xenophobic Violence Crisis: Poverty, State Abandonment and a Fragile National Identity

South Africa faces a new wave of xenophobic violence, driven by economic strain and historical grievances. Experts link the unrest to global trends and state failures.

International Business Times UK · Jul 12

The Guardian view on Trump and Tehran: everyone loses when the US and Iran overplay their hands

Editorial: Strikes and bluster on both sides, with Israel urging on Washington, are endangering the progress made

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12