As farmers protest in Sri Lanka after fertilizer ban, experts warn of food crisis
Fresh protests by farmers took place on November 10 in the aftermath of the Rajapaksa government’s ban on chemical fertilizers earlier this year which has added to the country’s ongoing economic crisis
Indian farmers resolve to intensify their agitation following the killing of four protesters
Four protesting farmers were run over by a car that was part of a convoy linked to a Union Minister in Lakhimpur Kheri district in north Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. Farmers’ leaders have called it an attempt to derail the protest
One year of farm laws; here’s how protests unfolded
The three farm Bills were passed in Lok Sabha on September 17, 2020 , termed as ‘Black Day’ by farmers. In 10 days, these got Presidential assent.
Nowhere but in the struggle: Solidarity with India’s agricultural women workers
In the tradition of proletarian internationalism, working women and farmers from Tanzania express their solidarity with the women farmers of India who have been engaged in struggle for the last several months against pre-corporate farming bills from the Modi-led government
How India’s farmers’ protests could upend the political landscape
With elections coming up in several Indian states, Vijay Prashad explores the impact that the farmer’s protest and the government’s response to them could have on the correlation of forces
Indian Government’s crackdown on media continues amidst the growing farmers protests
The Enforcement Directorate’s raid on the office of Newsclick and on the residences of its editors came in the backdrop of sedition charges filed against several veteran journalists whose reporting on the farmers’ protests had been critical of the government.
Stand with Newsclick: Journalism With a Spine.
Progressive media projects and journalists stand in solidarity with Newsclick whose office was raided today by authorities in India
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers set up camp outside Delhi against Modi govt.’s pro-corporate laws
Indian farmers have gathered outside the capital New Delhi in huge numbers demanding the withdrawal of the three laws. Their stand has forced the government to call for early talks
Police crackdown leaves one farmer dead in Pakistan
Malik Ashfaq Langarial died in hospital on Wednesday after the police dispersed a sit-in by farmers in Lahore in Pakistan. The farmers were demanding a better price for their produce such as wheat and sugarcane
German farmers protest restrictive regulations benefiting big agri-business
Farmers believe the new restrictions on the use of fertilizers and insecticides will worsen the plight of the small farmers in the country
Protests grow in Ukraine against government’s decision to lift moratorium on land sales
The Ukrainian parliament approved bill No. 2178-10 on November 13, which opens up the agricultural land market in the country
Where are your ethical standards, South African farm workers ask European wine monopolies
Farm workers in vineyards in the Western Cape, who work and live in atrocious conditions, staged a march to the embassies of Norway and Sweden. State-owned monopolies in these countries buy the bulk of the produce from these farms
- Belgian organizations protest spike in violence against women
- Anti-fascist sections in Germany protest spike in police brutality
- Occupation forces attack protesters opposing Israeli president’s visit to Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron
- Palestinian administrative detainee Loay al-Ashqar ends hunger strike after deal on release
- Israel approves illegal settlement plan for over 9,000 housing units in Jerusalem
