Gitanjali Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) on September 26, two days after protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh, has moved the Supreme Court seeking his release.
Climate activist and innovator Sonam Wangchuk was arrested from his residence in Leh on Friday, before he could address a scheduled press conference, following...
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday cancelled the FCRA licence of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s NGO, a day after four people were killed in police firing in Leh during a violent statehood protest which the government said was “incited” by Wangchuk’s “provocative statements.”
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite fast on Monday after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs assured him that talks would be resumed with representatives from Ladakh in December on a set of demands to protect the Union territory under constitutional provisions.
Renowned climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh MP Haji Hanifa Jan and over 120 protesters from Ladakh were detained at Delhi border on Monday, sparking widespread condemnation from political leaders and citizens.