Police repress Indian farmers’ protest against ethanol plant
Farmers have accused the administration of dismissing their concerns about the plant’s possible impact on the local environment and scarce water resources in the arid region.
The saga of peasant resistance: how farmers defeated the land grab by India’s Karnataka state
The nearly 1,200 days-long resistance to forced land-acquisition by India’s Karnataka state yielded victory on July 15, with the chief minister scrapping notices sent to farmers, recognizing their struggle as “historic”.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, MVIWATA vows to strengthen peasant solidarity in Tanzania
Peoples Dispatch spoke to two leaders of Tanzania’s peasant movement about the importance of peasant unity and the struggle against neoliberalism
Indian farmers conclude Long March in a victory
They walked demanding the government address the problems being faced by the farmers and workers of the state of the Maharashtra. A key demand was remunerative prices for onion crops
Indian farmers’ Long March triumphs as State government accepts demands
Thousands of farmers took part in a long march in the Indian State of Maharashtra forcing the government to accept their demands, including an increase in subsidies and loan waivers. The march was led by the left-wing All India Kisan Sabha
At least 13 killed in US special operations forces raid in Syria and other stories
Today we look at the US special operations raid in Syria’s Idlib province, the death of 12 migrants near the Turkey-Greece border, and more
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






