#protesting farmers

[mapsontheweb]

Map of countries in Europe where farmers protests are ongoing

[ireton]

German farmers mobilize in Berlin tractor drivers protest against environmental regulations.

[timetravellingkitty]

Indian resistance is so fucking funny cause we're such an unserious people. Never stop

[starseedpatriot]

Not foolin around!

[workersolidarity]

(subtitles are autogenerated and are not particularly accurate)

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MASSIVE FARMER'S PROTESTS OUTSIDE INDIAN CAPITAL AND ACROSS THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY

📹 Massive protests are confronted with teargas, armed police with rubber bullets and drones as thousands of farmers, mostly in India's northern Punjab region, protest on Tuesday demanding a Minimum Support Price or MSP for all crops to raise farmer's income.

Dozens of Farmer's unions participated in the strikes, calling for a "Delhi Chalo" or March to Delhi.

Police in and around the capital have erected barriers on highways surrounding New Delhi, and have begun firing tear gas and rubber bullets at the approaching farmers.

Tractors, along with thousands of farm hands, are seen in footage nearing the outskirts of New Delhi, in the northern Haryana state, being confronted by officers with gas and smoke bombs, including some dropped from buzzing drones overhead.

Authorities have shut down Internet services in some areas where protestors approach, and have erected concrete roadblocks and barriers, while local officials have banned public gatherings and are deploying extra security personnel.

Officials in New Delhi emphasized that sufficient police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed to all entry points to the city.

Farmers are demanding dozens of changes, including a new MSP or floor price for crops to increase and guarantee farmer income, as well as a full debit waiver, according to local union officials.

Political officials in New Delhi say they're open to talks, with Agriculture Minister, Arjun Munda telling reporters on Tuesday that the Federal government already is "bound to protect the interest of farmers."

"Farmers also need to understand that inconvenience shouldn’t be caused to the public,” Minister Munda said, adding the government was always ready for negotiations with the Farmer's unions.

“We are ready to do everything possible to find a solution to this issue,” he said.

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[the-voice-of-night-vale]

now im not saying anything about whether or not you ~should~ vote for the immigrant-hating palestinian-killer who happens to be a "democrat" but i swear if i see one more post about how "if everyone had just voted! trump never would have gotten in office and we don't want that to happen again!!" i'm gonna go chimp mode

trump didn't even win the popular vote, you idiots. am i the only one who remembers the weeks of protests because of it?

[allthegeopolitics]

Tens of thousands of farmers in Pakistan are holding protests in several cities over the government’s decision not to buy their wheat, causing them huge losses in income. The farmers in Punjab, the country’s largest province and often called the “bread basket” of Pakistan, are demanding that the government stop wheat imports that have flooded the market at a time when they expect bumper crops. At a protest in Lahore, the provincial capital, on Monday (April 29), police violently pushed back the farmers with batons and arrested dozens of them.

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[stackslip]

like most western european farmers aren't small ranchers subsisting from their land, they're owners of large tracts of land who will often exploit their own workers (often migrants) and who are extremely right-wing themselves and despise environmental laws not bc they're poor widdle things being squeezed by the System TM but because these get in the way of more profit, even at the cost of the health of their workers and people consuming the food they produce lol

[agriculturelogos]

Unofficial flag and logo used in New York protests (showing support for the Indian farmers protests in 2021)

#agriculture #farming #farm #farmer #farmers protests #agri #India #NYC #New York

[murghmalaitikka]

"After the crucial second round of talks with the government failed to make any headway, the protesting farmers carried on with their Delhi Chalo march on Tuesday. There were reports of chaos on the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border as the Haryana police fired teargas shells as farmers tried to break the erected barricades. Drones have been deployed to keep track of farmers’ movements, most of whom are on tractors.

Delhi has imposed Section 144 throughout the city for 30 days, erected barricades and iron spikes on the borders to prevent the farmers from entering the Capital.

Internet and bulk SMS services were suspended for Tuesday in seven districts of Haryana- Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa. Several farmer leaders’ social media accounts were also reportedly blocked the previous day.

The farmers’ protest, being led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, has been demanding legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops, as promised by the BJP-led government at the Centre, among other demands like loan waiver and implementation of the MS Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations. The farmers participating in the protest are mainly from Punjab and Haryana."

[ireton]

German Farmers have announced that they will launch a protest “larger than the country has ever seen before” on Monday - 8 January 2024.

Populist uprisings are happening around the world as families can no longer live in the insane world the ruling regimes have created.

[thealanwrightblog]

When it comes to protesting, the French know their stuff.

Farmers this weekend in Paris.

[frenchly-anxious]

Talking to a non-french about current events in France: Oh yeah, right now the french farmers are very unhappy about some laws and taxes, so they're protesting by doing a... what's the word for this in english? Oh! A siege. Yes, they're sieging Paris.

Them: I— It's... I don't think that's the right word. A siege is like, an army surrounding a castle or a city.

Me: Yeah yeah, that's it! They cut any access to the biggest highways around Paris with tractors and haystacks. I think they also intercepted some trucks with farm products from other countries and gave the products to charity, so they could protest against their work conditions and how little they're being paid.

Them: Oh my god! Is this a civil war?

Me: What? Of course not!

[confused silence]

[gwydionmisha]

Head of French farmers union says protests could resume

[erospourfemme]

the thing is, you cannot bring about any change without a political protest