Anti-government protests have erupted across Chile, with demonstrators clashing with police in scenes of significant unrest. Security forces deployed crowd-control measures as tensions escalated on the streets, highlighting growing public anger over political and economic issues facing the country

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Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was released from custody after nearly 36 hours on Wednesday (Oct 2). Wangchuk was detained by the Delhi police at the Singhu border on Monday (Sep 30) after he along with 150 protesters marched to the national capital from Ladakh.

<h2>Who is Sonam Wangchuk?</h2>

Sonam Wangchuk is an engineer and education reformer who hails from Ladakh. He is known for his innovations in sustainable technology. Wangchuk also designed the SECMOL campus, which runs on solar power and is free from using any fossil fuels even in cooking, heating and lighting.

Wangchuk was born in 1966 near Alchi in Ladakh’s Leh district. He enrolled in a school in Srinagar at the age of nine after his father Sonam Wangyala, a Congress politician, was stationed in Srinagar. However, he did not fit in due to language differences and moved to Delhi alone in 1977, where he pleaded his case to Vishesh Kendriya Vidyalaya’s principal.

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He went against his father’s wishes to pursue a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Srinagar in 1987. He&nbsp;then started the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), where he launched &nbsp;Operation New Hope in collaboration with the government and villagers to bring educational reforms. He also went for Earthen Architecture at Craterre School of Architecture in Grenoble, France, in 2011.

Wangchuk has been involved with various NGOs and worked as an editor of Ladags Melong, the only print magazine in Ladakh. He is known for his sustainable innovations like Ice Stupa, which creates an artificial glacier for storing water, and mobile solar-powered tents for the Indian Army.&nbsp;

Wangchuk gained&nbsp;limelight in 2009 with Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, which is inspired by his life story. While many refer to him as "The real life Phunsukh Wangdu", he denies it.

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<h2>What is Wangchuk fighting for?</h2>

Sonam Wangchuk launched a ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra’ on September 1, demanding constitutional safeguards for Ladakh. The march was set to culminate at Rajghat on October 2, the day of Gandhi Jayanti, but Wangchuk and his followers were detained at the Delhi-Haryana border on the night of September 30.

Their key demands are the inclusion of Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, granting law-making powers to the locals to protect their land and defend their cultural identity.

Previously in March, he went on a fast-unto-death to demand constitutional safeguards. He advocates protection from industrial and mining lobbies in Ladakh and also started a 21-day Climate Fast.

(With inputs from agencies)

Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was released from custody after nearly 36 hours on Wednesday (Oct 2). Wangchuk was detained by the Delhi police at the Singhu border on Monday (Sep 30) after he along with 150 protesters marched to the national capital from Ladakh.

Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was released from custody after nearly 36 hours on Wednesday (Oct 2). Wangchuk was detained by the Delhi police at the Singhu border on Monday (Sep 30) after he along with 150 protesters marched to the national capital from Ladakh. Who is Sonam Wangchuk? Sonam Wangchuk is an engineer and education reformer who hails from Ladakh. He is known for his innovations in sustainable technology. Wangchuk also designed the SECMOL campus, which runs on solar power and is free from using any fossil fuels even in cooking, heating and lighting. Wangchuk was born in 1966 near Alchi in Ladakh’s Leh district. He enrolled in a school in Srinagar at the age of nine after his father Sonam Wangyala, a Congress politician, was stationed in Srinagar. However, he did not fit in due to language differences and moved to Delhi alone in 1977, where he pleaded his case to Vishesh Kendriya Vidyalaya’s principal. Also read | India: Activist Sonam Wangchuk released from detention; to meet PM Modi or president soon He went against his father’s wishes to pursue a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Srinagar in 1987. He then started the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), where he launched Operation New Hope in collaboration with the government and villagers to bring educational reforms. He also went for Earthen Architecture at Craterre School of Architecture in Grenoble, France, in 2011. Wangchuk has been involved with various NGOs and worked as an editor of Ladags Melong, the only print magazine in Ladakh. He is known for his sustainable innovations like Ice Stupa, which creates an artificial glacier for storing water, and mobile solar-powered tents for the Indian Army. Wangchuk gained limelight in 2009 with Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, which is inspired by his life story. While many refer to him as "The real life Phunsukh Wangdu", he denies it. Also read | India: Activist Sonam Wangchuk and others detained in Delhi, launch indefinite fast What is Wangchuk fighting for? Sonam Wangchuk launched a ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra’ on September 1, demanding constitutional safeguards for Ladakh. The march was set to culminate at Rajghat on October 2, the day of Gandhi Jayanti, but Wangchuk and his followers were detained at the Delhi-Haryana border on the night of September 30. Their key demands are the inclusion of Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, granting law-making powers to the locals to protect their land and defend their cultural identity. Previously in March, he went on a fast-unto-death to demand constitutional safeguards. He advocates protection from industrial and mining lobbies in Ladakh and also started a 21-day Climate Fast. (With inputs from agencies)

Who is Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh activist detained in Delhi for 36 hours?

Massive Protests have broken out near&nbsp;the US city of Minneapolis after a policeman fatally shot a young Black man near where George Floyd was killed last year. 
 
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The man has been identified as 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

Police in a Minneapolis suburb said&nbsp;an officer fatally shot a driver Sunday, leading to clashes between protesters and law enforcement

Hundreds of people gathered outside the police station in Brooklyn Center, northwest of Minneapolis. Police fired tear gas and flashbangs at the demonstrators, according to videojournalists at the scene.

The mother of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, told a crowd earlier Sunday evening that he called her to say he had been pulled over by police, local media reported.

Katie Wright said she heard officers tell her son to put his phone down, and then one of the officers ended the call. Soon after, her son's girlfriend told her he had been shot.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension confirmed that it is "investigating an officer-involved shooting incident" in Brooklyn Center.

(With inputs from agencies)

Massive Protests have broken out near the US city of Minneapolis after a policeman fatally shot a young Black man near where George Floyd was killed last year. Also rea | US Army lieutenant sues two Virginia police officers after 'horrifying' traffic stop The man has been identified as 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

Massive Protests have broken out near the US city of Minneapolis after a policeman fatally shot a young Black man near where George Floyd was killed last year. Also rea | US Army lieutenant sues two Virginia police officers after 'horrifying' traffic stop The man has been identified as 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Police in a Minneapolis suburb said an officer fatally shot a driver Sunday, leading to clashes between protesters and law enforcement Hundreds of people gathered outside the police station in Brooklyn Center, northwest of Minneapolis. Police fired tear gas and flashbangs at the demonstrators, according to videojournalists at the scene. The mother of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, told a crowd earlier Sunday evening that he called her to say he had been pulled over by police, local media reported. Katie Wright said she heard officers tell her son to put his phone down, and then one of the officers ended the call. Soon after, her son's girlfriend told her he had been shot. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension confirmed that it is "investigating an officer-involved shooting incident" in Brooklyn Center. (With inputs from agencies)

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