Social Movement

Multiple outlets including the Financial Times report Indian police arrested several core leaders of the ‘Cockroach’ movement in coordinated early-morning raids hours before a planned nationwide protest. Police cited charges related to incitement and breach of public order. Indian public attention has focused on how the move will affect the recent surge of youth-led protests across major cities.

According to Reuters, high school students in the deprived suburbs of Paris have launched a nationwide protest movement demanding safer campuses, fairer teacher allocation and concrete infrastructure upgrades. The youth-led movement has rapidly evolved into a national political flashpoint. French media note the protests reflect long-standing structural imbalances in urban governance and education funding, as well as the younger generation’s strong demand for political voice.

Gloria Steinem, the pioneering American feminist and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, died on September 3, 2026, at age 92. As a central leader of the second-wave feminist movement, she championed reproductive rights, workplace equality, and legislation against domestic violence. Her passing marks the end of an era, but her intellectual legacy continues to shape gender equality movements worldwide.