Farmers organize tractor rallies across India and issue ultimatum to the government
In recent months farmers have intensified their struggle against the central government and its policies which favor corporations over the millions of small farmers in India.
Indian farmers issue united call for mobilizations against BJP policies
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) continues to build unity amongst farmers’ organizations in its struggle against the pro-corporate agriculture policies of the Narendra Modi government.
Farmers in India intensify battle against big corporates in agriculture
Since 2020, Indian farmers have been agitating against repeated attempts by the ultra right-wing BJP-led government to open the country’s agricultural sector to big corporations.
Farmers and workers in India unite against neoliberal assaults on their livelihoods
The protesters also registered their opposition to growing corporate and sectarian nexus which has been influencing the policy making under BJP led central government in the country.
How a communist peasant leader defeated a BJP incumbent in North India
Amra Ram is one of the eight left leaders elected from different parts of the country to represent working class in the Indian parliament’s lower chamber, Lok Sabha, usually dominated by the country’s rich
Pakistani farmers launch a nationwide movement demanding fair prices for wheat
Pakistan’s new government has decided to drastically reduce the procurement of wheat this year amidst record production, creating fear among farmers of massive losses and distress to the rural population
PTB demands respect for farmers across Europe: “They must be able to live from their work”
In light of the massive farmers protests in countries across Europe, the Workers’ Party of Belgium writes about the root causes behind the farmers’ grievances
La asfixia de la democracia en la India
Los ataques contra el medio de comunicación progresista indio NewsClick coincidieron con la suspensión de 141 miembros de la oposición del parlamento indio, lo que constituye un grave ataque a la democracia india.
Indian government derecognizes leading postal unions over aid to farmers’ struggle, purchase of books
The All India Postal Employees Union and the National Federation of Postal Employees were reportedly derecognized based on complaints by a postal union with ties to the RSS, the parent organization of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party
Farmers in Punjab province of Pakistan protest forced acquisition of land
Farmers claim that the forcible acquisition of their farmlands for the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project (RRUDP) is illegal and in violation of the order passed by the Supreme Court in January this year
After year long struggle and historic victory, Indian farmers head home
These protest sites had become a home for these farmers. Now, they are returning home joyous, yet vowing to continue the fight and keep their union strong
Indian farmers celebrate victory march back home as their historic struggle ends after a year
On December 11, tens of thousands of farmers in India participated in a final ‘Victory March’ from the borders of national capital Delhi where they had been camping in protest for over a year
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