Indian farmers protesting at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on January 29, 2021. Photo: Swaraj Abhiyan

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Protesting Farmers Posing Covid-19 Risk: NHRC

May 27, 2021May 29, 2021 RMN News COVID-19, Delhi, Farmers, NHRC

As the government has ignored farmers’ demands, most protesters have already left protest sites. By RMN News Service The National

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Leaders of over 40 farmer unions holding talks with Modi government ministers on January 4, 2021 at New Delhi. Photo: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India (file photo)

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Protesting Farmers Refuse to Get Tested for Covid-19

April 26, 2021May 1, 2021 RMN News Farm Laws, Farmers, Narendra Modi, Punjab, SKM

Since most of the protesting farmers do not wear face masks and sit at crowded places, there is a possibility

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Coordination body of farmers in a meeting to announce an all-India road blockade on November 5, 2020 and "Delhi Chalo" movement on November 26-27, 2020. Photo: Swaraj India party (file photo)

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Protesting Farmers Defy Covid-19 Restrictions in Delhi

April 19, 2021April 22, 2021 RMN News COVID-19, Delhi, Farm Laws, Farmers, Narendra Modi

Farmers assert that the Modi government is using the coronavirus excuse to deprive them of their right to protest and

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India’s Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan launching the COVID India Seva on April 21, 2020. Photo: GoI (file photo)

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Indian Health Minister Accused of Promoting Untested Covid Medicine

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 RMN News Baba Ramdev, Coronavirus, Harsh Vardhan, Narendra Modi, WHO

In this apparent quid pro quo case where Ramdev helps Modi and BJP in politics, the Modi government has tried

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Protesters who gather in Russia against the authoritarian regime of President Vladimir Putin blocked by Russian security forces on January 23, 2021. Photo: Anti-Corruption Foundation of Russian activist and opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (Representational Image)

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Protesters Defy Covid Ban to Protest Against Putin in Russia

January 24, 2021January 26, 2021 RMN News Alexei Navalny, Benjamin Netanyahu, Coronavirus, Narendra Modi, Russia, Vladimir Putin

Covid-19 pandemic has deepened a crisis for democracy around the world, providing cover for governments to disrupt elections, silence critics

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Punjab farmers protesting against the farm laws imposed by the Modi government. Photo: Shiromani Akali Dal

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Farm Protests Increase Covid Risk in Delhi

December 11, 2020December 12, 2020 RMN News Coronavirus, Delhi Police, Farmers, Narendra Modi, Punjab

Since the Delhi Government has already failed to contain the contagion in the city, the crowds of rural protesters have

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