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Thousands rally for women's rights, join farmers' protests in India

Monday, 08 March 2021 1:39 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 08 March 2021 1:39 PM ]

Women farmers listen to a speaker as they continue to demonstrate against the central government's recent agricultural reforms on the occasion of International Women's Day at at Delhi-Haryana state border, in Singhu on March 8, 2021. (Photo by AFP)

Thousands of women joined protests by farmers on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday (March 8) to mark International Women's Day, demanding the scrapping of new laws that open up agriculture produce markets to private buyers.

(Source: Reuters)

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