“We will give our chest to your bullets, but will not cede an inch of our land”: farmers resist city expansion in southern India
After blockading the state highway for 30 hours on the 426th day of the protest, farmers continue agitations against the acquisition of 9,600 acres of fertile, irrigated land to expand Bangalore city, capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
Farmers force right wing government to reconsider ethanol plant in India’s Rajasthan
Rejecting the government’s claims of development, farmers successfully protested against an ethanol plant over its potential impact on ground water depletion and regional environment.
Indian farmers protest new seed bill, calling it a threat to the country’s sovereignty
Farmer groups claim that the proposed bill is an attempt to reintroduce provisions of laws which the ultra-right-wing government was forced to withdraw after a year-long protest in Delhi in 2020-21.
Farmers near victory after almost 1,200 days of protest against land acquisition in southern India
Under the cover of industrial development, the Karnataka state government is forcibly acquiring thousands of fertile acres of farmland for real estate profiteering, farmer leader Yashavantha told Peoples Dispatch.
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.
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