Farm and Forest

India–US trade deal faces mounting resistance as farmers intensify protests

From coordinated motorcycle rallies to toll plaza demonstrations, farmer groups accuse the Centre of ignoring concerns over agriculture, land policies and rural livelihoods while warning of a larger nationwide movement

Jharkhand Adivasis brutally beaten up by CRPF men: Fact Finding Report

They were later paid paltry sums and were asked to not press charges against CRPF

CJP-AIUFWP move NCST against atrocities on Van Gujjars

Petition to light a recent instance of blatant violation of rights of Van Gujjars of Dehradun allegedly by local police and forest officials

Bihar Adivasis revive the call for ‘Jal-Jungle -Zameen’

The Adivasis of Adhaora, Kaimur have been leading this struggle for decades, but the lockdown has exacerbated the government’s efforts to evict these tribes

Tharu Adivasis emerge resilient, return to farmlands

Community members, undeterred by the oppression of forest officials who assaulted them for tilling land, ares back in the fields with their agricultural implements

Dalit couple attempt suicide after forceful eviction, police brutality

The state government has sacked the District Collector and SP after a video of the brutal attacks by the police on the couple went viral

UP Adivasis oppose land grab attempt, get death threats

Lilasi Adivasis write to politicians and senior administration officials about illicit construction taking place on forest land

AIUFWP seeks place in committee investigating attack on Van Gujjars  

The Union has written a letter to the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand requesting that two of their members be included as members of the committee proving the matter

Van Gujjar Mustafa Chopra and grandsons secure bail

The elderly member of an indigenous transhumance community had been physically assaulted by policemen and then arrested on trumped up charges!

Gujarat tribals protest land grab around Statue of Unity

The villagers do not want to give up their lands saying the acquisition period has lapsed and the government’s claim should be invalidated

Assault on Tharu women prompts FIR but forest officials flex muscles in UP

An unprecedented FIR has been lodged at the Gauriphanta...

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