At least 20 farmers massacred in Honduras
The perpetrators and masterminds behind the attack remain unknown. A few hours later, five police officers were executed by a criminal gang in another part of the country, alerting the government to a clear surge in violence in recent hours.
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.
VS Achuthanandan: The epic life of a communist turning the tiller proletariat
The communist leadership of VS Achuthanandan built a strong worker-peasant alliance in Kerala, strengthening the state’s democratic fabric.
Nyéléni Global Forum builds struggle for sovereignty and human rights
“The Forum stands as a global platform of resistance and solidarity,” reads the opening press release
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”.
People’s movements raise concern over EU-Mercosur agreement
Experts and social movements worry about the agreement’s potential negative impacts on Brazilian industry and peasant struggle
What is the peasantry discussing today at the global level?
As Colombia is carrying out a historic agrarian reform, COP16 is spotlighting key issues for peasants worldwide
For Brazilian social movements, Lula’s program for agrarian reform doesn’t solve urgent problems
Peasant organizations point out that the announced measures do not tackle the country’s land concentration
During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
MST actions in April are focused on occupying land for food production and fighting hunger
Paraguayans wage struggle against Abdo’s anti-people policies
Since Monday, doctors, Indigenous people, peasants and teachers have been mobilizing against different policies of president Mario Abdo Benítez’s government
International day of peasant struggle: Peasant rights and COVID-19
Pramesh Pokharel of La Via Campesina discusses how the fight for peasant rights and land reform becomes even more vital amid the COVID-19 pandemic






