Protesters in Pakistan demand withdrawal of false charges against farmer leaders
The leadership of the left-wing Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP) faces growing state repression in Pakistan for its attempts to mobilize for the rights of peasants and workers.
Yet another left activist is arrested in Pakistan as state crackdown on dissent intensifies
Dissent grows in Pakistan against the government’s economic policies considered exploitative and environmentally hazardous by the local population in different parts of the country.
Protests multiply against the proposed new canals on the Indus river in Pakistan
The ongoing protests in Sindh against the Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI) will now be joined by farmers in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
Pakistan’s Aurat March calls for the recognition of gender based violence as national emergency
Women groups in Pakistan also called for a national holiday on March 8 so that more women can participate in the celebrations of International Women’s Day freely.
Protests against new canals on Indus river continue in Pakistan
Environmentalists point out the danger of the Pakistan Green Initiative, which aims to irrigate thousands of acres of arid land.
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