South Asia · 10 October 2026 to 18 October 2026 · 17 headlines · France 24, BBC News, The Straits Times
The 'Cockroach' protest crackdown in Delhi
Delhi's "cockroach" protest movement founder has been released from police custody, ending a brief detention that began October 16 ahead of a planned demonstration. The arrest followed an earlier crackdown on October 13, when top movement leaders were detained after staging a flash protest at a barricaded site. The group, whose central grievance targets India's election chief, has said it intends to continue protesting despite the repeated arrests.
As it ran
18 October 2026
16 October 2026
- India's 'cockroach' protesters set to return despite police crackdown BBC News
- India's 'cockroach' party founder detained ahead of protest BBC News
15 October 2026
13 October 2026
- India 'cockroach' leaders detained after entering barricaded protest site BBC News
- India detains top ‘Cockroach’ leaders after flash protest The Straits Times
11 October 2026
- Delhi sees more protests as 'cockroach' group's leaders released BBC News
- India court orders release of 'cockroach' movement leaders after detention France 24
- Delhi sees more protests as freed 'cockroach' group's leaders vow to fight on BBC News
- India's 'cockroach' leaders vow to keep up election protests France 24
10 October 2026
- India's 'cockroach' movement says leader, thousands of protesters detained in New Delhi crackdown France 24
- Thousands of security personnel deployed as Delhi braces for ‘cockroach’ protest BBC News
- India's 'cockroach' movement chief detained ahead of major protest France 24
- India deploys police, restricts transport ahead of major protest France 24
- 'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest BBC News
- Indian police crack down on 'cockroach' movement protest in New Delhi France 24
- India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest The Straits Times
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