New York Times Carries Full-Page Ad in Solidarity with Indian Farmers
February 17, 2021
As many as 75 Organizations placed a one-page advertisement in the prominent international daily the ‘New York Times (NYT)’ on February 16, 2021 to stand in solidarity with the Indian farmers as they continue their protest for their livelihoods.
The Justice for Migrant Women organized a letter placed as an advertisement in the New York Times on February 16 with the signatories of 75 Civil Rights, Legal, and Community Organizations speaking out both in support of the farmers and against the Indian government’s anti-democratic response to the peaceful protests.
The letter expressed solidarity with the ongoing farmers’ protest in India and calling out the Indian government’s harsh response to the peaceful protests.
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