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Protests in India in 2026
21 protests we have recorded in 2026, each with its own sourced case file: The 10 October protest at Jantar Mantar, Voter rolls and the Election Commission, Cockroach Janta Party and NEET and more.
Live · 10 Oct 2026The 10 October protest at Jantar MantarPermission denied, 23,000+ personnel, 45 metro stations shut, and the Supreme Court's orderJun 2025 to nowVoter rolls and the Election CommissionSIR deletions, "vote chori", the commissioners' dissent notes and the anti-CEC protestsMay to Oct 2026Cockroach Janta Party and NEETFrom a meme to the minister's resignation, and the 20 July march2025 to 2026West Bengal: voter IDs and the borderBangladeshi nationals with Indian IDs, document rackets, SIR deletionsSep 2025 to nowLadakh statehoodLeh firing, 4 dead, Wangchuk's NSA detention and the talks2026Gen Z creators at protestsUnaccredited "reporters", AI fakes, arrests, and footage that proved rightNov 2025 to Apr 2026Labour codes and the Noida unrest40,000 workers, arson and the "conspiracy" charge sheetsApr 2026Manipur: two children killedA bomb at Tronglaobi, firing at a CRPF camp, 3 protesters deadApr 2026Sijimali, Odisha: the bauxite clashA pre-dawn raid, 40 to 58 police and 20+ villagers hurtJan 2026Kokrajhar, AssamA road accident, a lynching, and the army deployedJan 2026UGC equity rulesCaste-discrimination cells, protests and a Supreme Court stayFeb to Jul 2026Farmers and the US trade dealEffigies, convoys and the minister's assurancesRanchi · Aug 2026Ranchi Assembly march, 10 Aug 2026: lathi charge and tear gasPolice lathi charge, water cannon and tear gas on JPSC-JSSC job aspirants marching to the Jharkhand Assembly in Ranchi on 10 August 2026.Bihar · Jul 2026Bihar police firing at NEET protests: Jehanabad and Siwan, 2026Police firing in Jehanabad (23 July) and Siwan (25 July 2026), lathi charges in Begusarai, Katihar and Aurangabad, injuries, inquiries and court filings.Delhi · Jul 2026Delhi protests 22-25 July 2026: detentions, tear gas, clashesPolice action in Delhi from 22 to 25 July 2026: preventive detentions at Nizamuddin, tear gas on Sansad Marg, and the clash after Pradhan resigned.Patna · Jul 2026Patna protests 22-25 July 2026: water cannon, tear gas, arrestsPolice action against NEET protesters in Patna, 22 to 25 July 2026: the AISA march, tear gas and lathi charges, 21 FIRs, the bandh and the case withdrawal.Maharashtra · Jul 2026Mumbai and Nagpur detentions, July 2026: what police didMass detentions at CJP solidarity protests in Mumbai and Nagpur, 20-22 July 2026: Shivaji Park, Chembur, Samvidhan Chowk, 13 FIRs and the drug-threat video.Uttar Pradesh · Jul 2026SP protests in UP over Akhilesh Yadav's detention, 21 July 2026Samajwadi Party protests in Varanasi, Agra and Mathura on 21 July 2026 after Akhilesh Yadav's detention in Delhi, the police response and both accounts.Several cities · Jul 2026Chennai, Ahmedabad, Nagaon: student protest detentions, July 2026Police detentions at student solidarity protests in Chennai, Ahmedabad and Nagaon, 20-23 July 2026, with police statements and protesters' claims.Delhi · Jul 2026Police action at Delhi's 20 July 2026 march: what happenedPolice action at the CJP Sansad Chalo march on 20 July 2026: lathi charges, tear gas, pellets, plainclothes men, injuries, FIRs and both accounts.Kerala · Jul 2026Kerala SFI protests July 2026: water cannon and tear gasPolice water cannon and tear gas at SFI marches across Kerala on 23 July 2026, in solidarity with Delhi's student protesters, and what is unconfirmed.
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