India: Farmer protest fuels opposition hopes of denting Modi’s appeal
RUPAM JAIN, RAJENDRA JADHAV and MANOJ KUMAR, of Reuters, take a more in-depth look at the ongoing farmer protests in India…
India’s Modi says committed to farmers’ welfare, protesting leaders to expand campaign
Shambu, India Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday his government is committed to the welfare of farmers and is on a mission to make them entrepreneurs and exporters, amid a protest by thousands of farmers seeking higher prices for their produce. Modi’s comments on farmers were his first since the protests began […]
Spain’s paella rice could “disappear”, say farmers angry at EU rules
Madrid, Spain Reuters A Spanish rice variety traditionally used to make paella is under threat from a fungus after the European Union banned a pesticide farmers said they relied upon, in another example of how the bloc’s environmental rules are angering growers. Three rice producers in the Valencia region said their harvest of arroz bomba, […]
Police move to end Dutch farmer protests
Brussels, Belgium/Amsterdam, The Netherlands Reuters Dutch police moved on Monday to end demonstrations by farmers who disrupted traffic throughout the Netherlands by blocking exit roads of highways and setting fires along those roads. Angered by low prices for their produce, rising costs, cheap imports and environmental regulations imposed by the European Union, farmers have blocked […]
Farmers block Dutch-Belgian border as protests spread across Europe
Brussels, Belgium Reuters Farmers blocked the Dutch-Belgian border and occupied roads in Greece on Friday, while a Polish union announced plans to shut border crossings with Ukraine as European protests over prices and red tape spread. Protests have erupted in several countries, exposing anger about low prices for produce, rising costs, cheap imports and constraints […]
Modi’s farm reform reversal to deter investment in India’s agriculture
New Delhi, IndiaReuters India’s repeal of agriculture laws aimed at deregulating produce markets will starve its vast farm sector of much-needed private investment and saddle the government with budget-sapping subsidies for years, economists said. Late last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government introduced three laws meant to open up agriculture markets to companies and attract […]
Scores protest in India against arrest of climate activist
New Delhi, IndiaAP Scores of people demonstrated in the Indian cities of Bengaluru and Mumbai on Monday after a climate activist was arrested for circulating a document on social media supporting months of massive protests by farmers. Disha Ravi, 22, was arrested in Bengaluru on Saturday. Police said at a news conference on Monday that […]
Farmer protests: India clamps down on free speech
SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI, of Associated Press, report claims Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has escalated a crackdown on free speech, detaining journalists and freezing Twitter accounts….
Protesting farmers return to camp after storming Indian fort
New Delhi, IndiaAP Leaders of a protest movement sought Wednesday to distance themselves from a day of violence when thousands of farmers stormed India’s historic Red Fort, the most dramatic moment in two months of demonstrations that have grown into a major challenge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Farmers demanding the repeal of new […]
Essay: What Christians can learn from Indian Sikh farmers’ desperate protests
JOSEPH D’SOUZA, founder of Dignity Freedom Network, Archbishop of the Anglican Good Shepherd Church of India and president of the All India Christian Council, says it’s time for greater unity among Christians…