India ‘cockroach’ activist ends hunger strike after 26 days as protests spread

Sonam Wangchuk, India's cockroach activist, has ended a twenty-six-day hunger strike in Delhi, The Guardian reports. He halted the protest after parliament gave assurances that lawmakers would address concerns about India's exam system—the scandal that sparked the strike. Wangchuk also cited concerns about potential violence among his supporters. What began as an education reform movement has now spiraled into a broader, youth-led wave of protests against Narendra Modi's government. Supporters have called for a nationwide day of protest on Friday.

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