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India protests: New 'cockroach' movement leader named

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Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a major protest against the Election Commission that prompted strict security measures. "They seem to have seen that coming," notes France 24's Andrew Hilliar.

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story around police detaining leaders of India’s satirical “cockroach” movement and trying to head off a large protest. Sky News stresses that the founder was among hundreds detained in a “major crackdown,” while France 24 twice foregrounds the detention of the movement’s head and, in one extract, says protesters were still gathering in New Delhi. Only France 24 explicitly mentions the election commissioner’s resignation demand and that the group itself said the leader was detained.

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