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Protests & Society

17 stories, newest first.

October 2026

  1. France to deploy troops to support police before 24 October protestsSoldiers will free up police for crowd control as a new day of protest is called.
  2. Curfews imposed in Paris, Lyon and other citiesParts of Paris and Lyon went under overnight curfew; more than 2,500 people were in custody.
  3. Paris synagogue broken into and Jewish-owned shops burned in Marseille during riotsPrayer books were scattered and Torah scrolls left unharmed; the SPCJ found no evidence Jewish sites were deliberately targeted.
  4. Viral video of Palestinian flag atop Eiffel Tower during riots is fakeFact-checkers found the clip was almost certainly AI-generated; no outlet reported any such event.
  5. Half a million join youth-led cost-of-living protests across FranceStudents, unions and yellow-vest groups marched over living costs and fuel prices; dozens were detained in Paris.
  6. Limoges town hall set on fire during riotsThe 19th-century building was "largely lost" to fire; a suspect on a security watchlist was later held.
  7. Protesters break into Marseille town hallProtesters rammed the door with security barriers before police intervened.
  8. Dipke detained a third time as police block Delhi rallyPolice took the founder into preventive detention before a rally for two jailed leaders; he was released the next day.
  9. CJP leaders detained again after entering Jantar MantarAbout 20 volunteers, including three leaders, were detained a day after the site was closed to protests.
  10. Delhi Police say Jantar Mantar is no longer a protest siteAs thousands marched, police withdrew Jantar Mantar's status as an official protest venue.
  11. CJP leaders detained at Delhi airport ahead of Jantar Mantar protestPolice detained the movement's leaders on arrival as Delhi was locked down to stop a rally against the election chief.

July 2026

  1. Wangchuk ends 26-day hunger strike after talks with governmentTwo Union ministers met the movement, and the hunger strike ended on agreed conditions.
  2. Wangchuk removed from Jantar Mantar; march to Parliament meets tear gasPolice removed Wangchuk on a court order, then clashed with a "Sansad Chalo" march toward Parliament.

June 2026

  1. Sonam Wangchuk begins hunger strike at Jantar MantarThe Ladakh activist joined the students with an indefinite hunger strike.
  2. Students begin indefinite Jantar Mantar protest over NEET paper leakThe Cockroach Janta Party began an indefinite sit-in demanding the Education Minister's resignation.

May 2026

  1. Cockroach Janta Party launched onlineActivist Abhijeet Dipke launched a satirical youth movement that drew a huge following within a week.
  2. Activists hang Palestinian flag on the Eiffel Tower for Nakba DayExtinction Rebellion activists draped a large flag from the first floor; six were arrested.