New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- October saw two different student-led protest movements in two different parts of the world. One took place in India after the satirical outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The other has been ongoing in France, where peaceful student protests demanding adequate education funding and action on teacher shortages gained widespread support and expanded into a broader movement against the high cost of living, with violence erupting in some places. Two different protests, two different groups, but a somewhat similar agenda: seeking structural reforms. And while the ideas behind the protests share similarities, has their coverage differed?

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