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After forcing education minister's resignation, India's youth-led 'Cockroach' movement demands freedom for detained protesters

After forcing education minister’s resignation, India’s youth-led ‘Cockroach’ movement demands freedom for detained protesters

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India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has entered a new phase of its growing campaign for accountability, urging authorities to immediately release all protesters detained during nationwide demonstrations and to withdraw criminal cases filed against them. The movement, which gained national attention after demanding reforms in India’s examination system, says students and young activists should […]

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‘How am I gonna eat?’: US Shutdown Forces Federal Workers into Food Lines

‘How am I gonna eat?’: US Shutdown Forces Federal Workers into Food Lines

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Standing in the chill of a suburban Washington parking lot, Diane Miller clutched her government employee card tightly, waiting her turn among hundreds of other federal workers. At 74, after more than five decades of service to her country, she never imagined she’d be standing in a food line just to eat. “How am I […]

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