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- Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk claimed he faces a risk of extrajudicial killing for his opposition to government actions in Ladakh.
- This statement follows the one-year anniversary of police firing in Leh that resulted in four deaths.
- Wangchuk remains critical of the government's failure to grant statehood and constitutional protections to the region.
- Authorities have denied his accusations regarding the obstruction of a protest rally held on Thursday.
What to watch next
- Follow-up on the status of the judicial commission report into the 2025 police firing.
- Potential future legal actions or administrative restrictions against Sonam Wangchuk.
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Sonam Wangchuk
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“Today, such atrocities are being committed in Ladakh that even China is not doing in Tibet. That is what you are seeing today”
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…for speaking out against what he called atrocities in Ladakh, a year after police firing killed four protesters in Leh.Drawing a comparison with Tibet, Wangchuk said Ladakhis had chosen India because of its democracy. “ Today, such atrocities are being committed in Ladakh that even China is not doing in Tibet. That is what you are seeing today ,” he said, addressing a gathering on the first anniversary of the police firing on Sept 24, 2025.He sought a people’s tribunal to probe the killings, saying a judicial commission set up by Union home ministry had yet…
“Last year on this day, four people died... Bullets hit their chests, backs, and heads. Those were not pellets that would merely injure you or hurt your eyes. Bullets were fired indiscriminately from automatic weapons, like AK-47s, at the unarmed youth of Ladakh who were peacefully demanding their rights”
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…a gathering on the first anniversary of the police firing on Sept 24, 2025.He sought a people’s tribunal to probe the killings, saying a judicial commission set up by Union home ministry had yet to submit its report.“ Last year on this day, four people died... Bullets hit their chests, backs, and heads. Those were not pellets that would merely injure you or hurt your eyes. Bullets were fired indiscriminately from automatic weapons, like AK-47s, at the unarmed youth of Ladakh who were peacefully demanding their rights ,” Wangchuk alleged.He rejected claims that the protests were triggered by him. He alleged that before the 2020 LAHDC-Leh elections, Ladakhi representatives opposed to holding polls were taken to New Delhi on a special…
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