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New Delhi, Feb 2 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of farmers on Tuesday continued protests in the Indian capital, New Delhi, to demand the repeal of three controversial agricultural laws passed by Parliament last September. (Camera: RAJAT GUPTA). SHOT LIST: FARMERS' PROTEST IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
Amritsar, Oct 7 (EFE / EPA).- Farmers protested Wednesday during the fourteenth day in a row in Amritsar, against laws proposed by the Government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which allow large traders to buy products directly from farmers.The reforms approved by Parliament seek to pave the way for private investment to boost the agricultural sector, which represents about 15% of the country's economy.However, they have been harshly criticized both by the opposition and by the farmers themselves, who fear it will leave them unprotected. (Camera: RAMINDER PAL SINGH)SHOT LIST: FARMERS PROTEST IN AMRITSAR, INDIA.
Dozens of Spanish farmers block the AP-7 motorway linking Spain and France in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia with their tractors, as part of a string of protests against the difficulties facing the sector. Farmers across Europe have been protesting for weeks over what they say are excessively restrictive environmental rules, competition from cheap imports from outside the European Union and low incomes. IMAGES
Police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel block a highway to prevent farmers from marching towards New Delhi during a protest demanding minimum crop prices, at the Haryana-Punjab state border in Shambhu near Ambala about 200 kilometres (125 miles) north of the capital. IMAGES
Indian riot police fired tear gas Wednesday at columns of farmers on tractors seeking to breach heavily guarded roadblocks and march on the capital to demand guaranteed crop prices. IMAGES
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