The Pigeon Express
Indian PM Narendra Modi has announced the repeal of three controversial farm laws after a year of protests. Thousands of farmers had camped at Delhi’s borders since last November and dozens died from heat, cold and Covid. Farmers say the laws will allow the entry of private players in farming and that will hurt their […]
Tens of thousands of farmers in India have observed a “Black Day” across the country to mark six months of their protests against farm laws passed by the Indian government last year. The farmers held demonstrations, raised black flags and burned effigies of politicians belonging to the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Prime Minister […]
An Indian court granted bail to 22-year-old climate activist who was arrested for sharing a document on the ongoing farmer agitation and agricultural laws passed by Modi’s administration. Police claim Disha Ravi was a “key conspirator” in the “formulation and dissemination” of a protest “toolkit”. They have accused her of sedition and conspiracy charges. Something […]
Thousands of farmers across India blocked highways on Saturday across the country as the United Nations called on authorities and protesters to exercise “maximum restraint”. The farmers held a three-hour “chakka jam”, or road blockade, on Saturday at about noon local time across the nation except in the capital New Delhi and a couple of […]
Farmers in India stepped up their agitation against three farm laws of the federal government by starting a 24-hour relay hunger strike. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging the farmers to engage in further talks to end a deadlock which has led to thousands camping on the outskirts of New Delhi for more than three […]