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December 14, 2020

Indian Farmers Stage One-Day Hunger Strike as Historic Protest Against Agricultural Reforms Continue
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In India, farmers are holding a one-day hunger strike today as part of
their ongoing mass protest against agricultural reforms. They are
calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to withdraw the
legislation, which deregulates agricultural markets, giving corporations
the power to set crop prices far below current rates and thus
devastating the livelihoods of farmers. Solidarity protests with the
farmers have sprung up around the world.


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