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Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk hospitalised after 20-day hunger strike

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Indian climate activist and innovator Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly taken to hospital after sustaining a hunger strike for 20 days. Wangchuk, known for his work in Ladakh, had been fasting as part of a campaign to press demands related to the region. He had called on supporters to join a protest march to parliament scheduled for 20 July. Authorities intervened and moved him to a medical facility given concerns over his deteriorating health.

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