TRT World - Meet the men who keep India's farmer protests alive
I traveled in Punjab, India to meet the men and women who keep ongoing months long farmer protests alive and well coordinated.
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I traveled in Punjab, India to meet the men and women who keep ongoing months long farmer protests alive and well coordinated.
Reporting from the 'breadbasket' state of the Punjab, TRT World meets farmers protesting the new laws they fear will expose them to exploitation and oppression.
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