India releases Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk after six months in jail

Wangchuk was jailed for demanding either Ladakh's full statehood or constitutional protections for tribal communities.

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India frees Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk after 6 months in jail

India on Saturday ended the preventive detention of prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk, freeing him six months after he was arrested over protests in India-held Ladakh. The Buddhist-Muslim enclave was deprived of its autonomy in 2019 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government carved it out of occupied Kashmir, placing the region under New Delhi’s direct control. Wangchuk, 59, an environmental advocate who became a key figure in Ladakh’s movement for greater autonomy, was held in September ...

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Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Detained For Nearly 6 Months, To Be Released

Sonam Wangchuk was detained on September 26 last year, two days after violent protests over statehood and constitutional protection left four people dead and 50, including security personnel, injured in Ladakh's Leh.