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As socialists, we must stand alongside workers who are resisting the undemocratic imposition of even more extractive forms of capitalism and neoliberalism, writes Claudia Webbe
Protesting Indian farmers

IN RECENT days, the scenes from India’s farmers’ protest have been horrific. 

Following large-scale protests in Delhi on January 26, the situation has become incredibly violent. 

Protesters are being killed, injured and unjustly imprisoned. 

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