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It has been 74 days since the Farmers Protest started. There have been numerous human rights violations, 125 deaths (and counting), and over 100 people are missing.

This protest had 250 million protesters unite in one location, and made history. And yet no one is talking about it. There has been no media support, and the Indian government is labeling farmers as terrorists. 

These farmers are fighting to keep control over their land and to ensure that they will not be taken advantage of Big Corporations. In these bills, they loss any support they once had, they can not longer decide what crop they want to produce, and can not negotiate what price they want to sell their product. This video does a great job simplifying the problem

The Indian Government has refused to meet with the farmers. These bills were passed with out any consolation with farmers. Of the 1.3 billion people in India, more than 70% rely on the Agriculture sector, and over the last decade they have been suffering. This will only worsen with the passing of the three bills. This link gives a summary as to when this started and what the consequences will be if nothing is done to help these farmers and labors. 

Over the last 74 days, there have been serious cases of police brutality, through the use of tear gas, beating sticks, and water canons. The government has banned internet access to the areas that the protests were being held, and services such as food, water, and access to toilets have been cut off at protest borders. Any journalist or activist speaking about this cause has been arrested or detained. There have been cases in which officers have abducted protestors and they are holding them without bail. This is further described by the Human Rights Watch organization

Check out these sources for more information/news as to what is happening: 

https://www.kisaanekta.co/

https://farmersprotest.carrd.co/

https://www.askindiawhy.com/

Some accounts to follow for immediate information/updates: 

@sikhexpo​ - instagram and twitter

@kisaani.co - instagram 

@savingpunjab - instagram

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Last week India passed a blatantly anti-Muslim law that seeks to naturalise millions of immigrants, except if they are Muslims.

In August of this year, India revoked the autonomous status of the Kashmir region, putting a communication blackout on the state. Kashmir has entered the fifth month of no internet and heaviest militarisation of any region in the world.

India is a secular, socialist republic. This bill is anti-constitutional and against the principles on which the country was founded

Naturally, there have been protests across the country. At the forefront of the protests are students from India's public universities.

Police opened fire on peaceful protestors in Jamia Milia Islamia University in Delhi, and Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh.

Ever since then, the ruling fascist Hindu nationalist political party, the BJP, has been doctoring videos and sending fake news all over the internet, discrediting protestors and labelling them as terrorists