Agriculture Laws

• Farmers in India thankful for Canadian support amid protest against bills

  Farmers in India are protesting three bills that are considered anti-farmer and pro-corporation. Thanks to international support, including Canada, farmers say they feel heard.

  Perspectives

  Mar 8, 2021
  
• Indian farmers block New Delhi expressway to mark 100th day of protests

  Farmers young and old headed in cars, trucks and tractors to the highway for a five-hour roadblock to oppose three farm laws enacted in September 2020 they say hurt them.

  World

  Mar 5, 2021
  
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• Twitter to not fully comply with orders to ban accounts linked to Indian farmer protests

  The social media platform has permanently suspended some accounts but for others, it has only restricted access within India and the tweets can still be read outside the country.

  World

  Feb 10, 2021
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• Indian farmers block highways across country, demand agriculture laws be repealed

  ``We will keep fighting till our last breath,'' said 80-year-old Jhajjan Singh, a farmer at a protest site in Ghazipur.

  World

  Feb 6, 2021
• Activists, journalists face social media crackdown amid Indian farmer protests

  Critics say the Indian government has used the massive demonstrations to escalate a crackdown on free speech, detaining journalists and freezing Twitter accounts.

  World

  Feb 5, 2021
• Indian farmers stage day-long hunger strike in protest against agricultural laws

  Farmer leaders said hunger strike was timed to coincide with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who was famed for his nonviolent resistance to colonial rule.

  World

  Jan 30, 2021
• Car rally held in Halifax in support of Indian farmers

  'We want people to be aware, and raise their voice, and then (be) aware of what (the) government is trying to do in India.'

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2020