Insights and Stories on Protests

Protesting Greek farmers drive tractors to parliament

Feb. 20, 2024 at 9:23 am CST

Farmers from across Greece drove their tractors to Athens on Tuesday, stepping up weeks of protests over rising costs, foreign competition and catastrophic flooding.

Demonstrating farmers with tractors pack a street near the Brandenburg gate in Berlin.

German farmers protest with tractors against austerity measures

Dec. 18, 2023 at 1:20 pm CST

By Reuters Riham Alkousaa Swantje Stein

Anti-activist bill back before Commons committee

Oct. 5, 2023 at 10:26 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Rajapaksa dynasty draws to humiliating close in Sri Lanka

Jul. 12, 2022 at 8:06 pm CDT

By Devjyot Ghoshal Uditha Jayasinghe

Alberta border blockade expected to disperse Tuesday

Feb. 15, 2022 at 12:48 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Son of India government minister arrested, accused of killing farmers

Oct. 12, 2021 at 6:48 pm CDT

Lucknow | Reuters — Ashish Mishra, son of junior home minister Ajay Mishra Teni, has been arrested on accusations he ran over and killed four protesting farmers last week, a senior police official said. The farmers, killed on Oct. 3 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, were part of […]

By Reuters

UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ as India farm protesters widen blockade

Feb. 5, 2021 at 11:33 pm CST

Mumbai | Reuters — The United Nations human rights office called on Indian authorities and protesting farmers to exercise “maximum restraint” hours before the growers impose a nationwide road blockade on Saturday seeking a repeal of new agricultural laws. Tens of thousands of farmers have camped out on the outskirts […]

By Reuters

Indian farmers ride caravan of tractors into capitol ahead of Republic Day

Jan. 25, 2021 at 2:48 pm CST

New Delhi | Reuters — Caravans of tractors clogged a key highway in northern India on Monday as tens of thousands of farmers protesting against agriculture reforms streamed into the capital ahead of Republic Day, and police said they were prepared to deal with the crowds. India marks its founding […]

By Manoj Kumar

India offers to suspend farm reforms

Jan. 20, 2021 at 7:51 pm CST

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s government on Wednesday offered to suspend implementation of three new farm laws that have triggered the biggest farmers’ protests in years, which farm union leaders said they would now consider calling off. The cornerstone of the reform, introduced in September, allows private buyers to […]

By Mayank Bhardwaj

Indian government, farmers fail to break deadlock on ag market laws

Jan. 8, 2021 at 8:25 pm CST

New Delhi | Reuters — The Indian government and representatives of protesting farmers failed to reach an agreement on contentious new agriculture laws on Friday and said they will meet again in a week’s time. Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped on the outskirts of the capital New […]

By Devjyot Ghoshal Nigam Prusty

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