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January 29, 2021

Indian Farmworkers Call Off Upcoming March After Violent Clashes With Police
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In India, farmworkers taking part in a historic uprising called off a
march to parliament next week following deadly violence during a protest
earlier this week that left one person dead and hundreds injured. The
head of the farmers union condemned the violence, which saw some farmers
break off from the main protest and breach the historic Red Fort
Complex, some driving tractors. Police pushed the farmers back with tear
gas and batons. Indian police are using facial recognition technology to
identify suspects in the Red Fort breach.


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