CEC protests: Bombay High Court says won’t allow detentions that violate law
The Bench asked the petitioner to document detentions in Mumbai CEC protests, lists matter for October 19
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The Bench asked the petitioner to document detentions in Mumbai CEC protests, lists matter for October 19
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 12: Widespread protests in India are met with detentions judged "illegal" by the country's Supreme Court. But first: Lebanese papers report as Hezbollah prepares for a new regional flare-up. Finally, Citroën hopes to win hearts and minds with an electric reboot of the vintage Deux Chevaux model.
India is bracing for a third straight day of tensions in its capital, with opposition parties on Monday planning a march to the Supreme Court and a youth-led movement pressing ahead with protests over a contentious revision of voter rolls.
Court seeks affidavits on Metro curbs and alleged violations of its October 9 order
Heavy security, transport curbs fail to prevent protesters from gathering near Jantar Mantar; all detainees released by evening, say police sources
Addressing a press conference after police detained protesters, activists and political leaders during the October 10 demonstrations, Ajinkya Shinde, the CJP's national organisation in-charge, said the party would not retreat despite the detentions
Police detained more than 2,000 protesters and the founder of the "cockroach" youth movement in Delhi on Saturday as security forces locked down parts of the capital to thwart a rally demanding the resignation of India's election chief. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.
Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday as hundreds of protesters demanding the election commissioner's resignation gathered in New Delhi despite a heavy security crackdown.
Amid the curbs and restrictions by the Delhi Police, Neha Bora, in a post on X, said, ‘Dilli Haat becomes Jantar Mantar today’
Detentions, arrests, jails, lathis and pellets cannot deter the people of India, the Congress chief asserted
The journalists detained included those from the Hindi daily Navbharat Times and the digital news platforms Scroll. in and Newslaundry. They were all released later
Security forces in Delhi detained more than 3,300 people and barred access to Jantar Mantar on Saturday, October 10, 2026, as authorities imposed a massive lockdown to stifle protests called by the Cockroach Janata Party and allied groups demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
CJP co-convener Ashutosh Ranka said Deepak Baliyan, the organisation’s co-in-charge, had been detained in Rajasthan
Um balanço parcial divulgado na tarde deste domingo (04) pela Polícia Militar apontou que 34 pessoas foram detidas ou apreendidas em todo o estado paulista por problemas relacionados às eleições. A maior parte desses registros, informou a PM, está relacionada à prática de boca de urna, quando há tentativa de convencer o eleitorado a votar em determinado candidato, partido, federação ou coligação no dia da eleição. Notícias relacionadas:Sobe para 1.543 número de urnas substituídas no primeiro turno .PF já apreendeu mais de R$ 30 milhões em crimes eleitorais em 2026.Em Franca, uma mulher foi encaminhada ao Distrito Policial por suspeita de distribuir panfletos eleitorais nas proximidades de uma escola. Durante a abordagem, ela confessou que iria receber R$ 100 pela entrega do material de campanha. Já na zona sul paulistana, três pessoas foram detidas pela prática de boca de urna. Chuvas Apesar das detenções e das fortes chuvas, as eleições estão transcorrendo de forma satisfatória em todo o estado paulista, segundo o presidente do Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de São Paulo (TRE-SP), José Antonio Encinas Manfré. “Os trabalhos estão se processando de modo satisfatório em todo o estado”, garantiu Manfré, em entrevista concedida a jornalistas no final da manhã de hoje. De acordo com um balanço divulgado pelo Corpo de Bombeiros, pelo menos 276 ocorrências relacionadas às fortes chuvas foram encaminhadas para atendimento em todo o estado paulista. A maior parte desses chamados era relacionado a queda de árvores. Quase metade dessas ocorrências foi registrada na cidade de Presidente Prudente, onde o forte temporal provocou até mesmo o destelhamento de uma escola que estava funcionando como um local de votação. Por causa disso, houve necessidade de se transferir a votação que estava ocorrendo na Escola Florivaldo Leal para a Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). As fortes chuvas de hoje no estado provocaram ao menos duas mortes. Uma delas ocorreu na cidade de Araçatuba, onde as rajadas de vento chegaram a alcançar 112 km/h. Uma pessoa acabou morrendo após a queda do teto de um estabelecimento comercial no bairro São João. Já na cidade de Jaboticabal, uma pessoa morreu após uma árvore ter caído sobre o carro em que ela estava.
Police in Moscow detained about 60 people at a rally on Sunday held by Russia’s Kremlin-friendly Communist Party, the party said. The party said in a statement that the detentions happened as the rally was ending and that its Moscow branch was working to get those who were detained – mostly young people – released. The rally marked the anniversary of the Kremlin’s 1993 crushing of a parliamentary uprising. The Telegram news channel Ostorozhno Novosti said protesters chanted slogans including...
The San Juan farmers protest in the Dominican Republic saw five leaders detained on 29 September 2026, as growers seek about RD$550 million in state debts. The post San Juan Farmers Protest: Dominican Police Detain Five Leaders Over Debt appeared first on The Rio Times.
The missing Surinamese men case led Guyana police to detain the wife and brother of US-sanctioned ex-officer Mark Cromwell, and a search sparked unrest. The post Missing Surinamese Men: Guyana Police Detain ‘Demon’ Cromwell’s Relatives appeared first on The Rio Times.
Turkish police on Sunday arrested at least 60 people in mass raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, in what authorities said was an operation aimed at boosting traditional family values. The raids sparked condemnation from rights groups and opposition parties, as well as the European Union parliament's rapporteur on Turkey. France 24’s Jasper Mortimer has the latest.