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The Time Machine · 2020

The farm laws & the protest

A year-long siege of Delhi's borders

How the Indian press covered it, 2020-12-01 to 2020-12-31

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Civil Society · 9 outlets

Indian farmers' protests – in pictures

22% Left67% Centre11% Right
Left In Pictures | How 2020 was bookended by anti-CAA and farmer protestsIndian Express
Centre Indian farmers' protests – in picturesThe Guardian
Right Kerala becomes 5th state to pass resolution against farm laws: Top developmentsTimes of India
Civil Society · 7 outlets

Delhi traffic update: Borders open, closed for traffic; alternate routes here

29% Left42% Centre29% Right
Left Farmers’ protest: Several Delhi border points remain closedThe Hindu
Centre Delhi traffic update: Borders open, closed for traffic; alternate routes hereMint
Right UP-Delhi Border Closed From Both Sides as Farmers Block Ghazipur With TractorsNews18
Civil Society · 5 outlets

Bharat Bandh: Punjabi singer Jass Bajwa joins farmers protest at Ghazipur border

40% Left20% Centre40% Right
Left Bharat bandh: India farmers protest against lawBBC Hindi
Centre Bharat Bandh: Punjabi singer Jass Bajwa joins farmers protest at Ghazipur borderPTC News
Right Bhim Army Chief, On His Way To Join Bharat Bandh Protest, DetainedNDTV
Civil Society · 5 outlets

Shaheen Bagh dadi stopped from joining farmers' protest

Andekha · 0% Right
60% Left40% Centre
Left Shaheen Bagh’s Bilkis Dadi detained for joining farmers’ protestsMaktoob Media
Centre Shaheen Bagh dadi stopped from joining farmers' protestRediff
Civil Society · 4 outlets

Farmers Protest Creates Traffic Snarls At DND Flyway

25% Left50% Centre25% Right
Left Farmers' protest | Protests continue amid stalemate over farm lawsThe Hindu
Centre India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continueReuters
Right Traffic Snarls In Delhi Continue Amid Farmers' Protest Over New Farm LawsNDTV
Civil Society · 4 outlets

More Delhi border roads shut down as farmers from UP-Haryana join protest

25% Left50% Centre25% Right
Left Another border closed, this time with NoidaIndian Express
Centre Farmer protests continue at Delhi-Noida BorderMint
Right Key Delhi-Noida Route Shut As UP Farmers Protest At BorderNDTV
Civil Society · 3 outlets

Farmers are angry with ‘Godi Media’ for demonising them. TV channels double down

33% Left67% Centre
Left ‘Shame on the media’: Why protesting farmers are angry with the news coverageScroll.in
Centre Farmers protest: At Singhu, ‘Godi media’ is enemyTelegraph India
Civil Society · 3 outlets

Meet the women behind the Indian farmers’ protests

100% Centre
Centre Meet the women behind the Indian farmers’ protestsAl Jazeera
Civil Society · 3 outlets

'You have created history': Diljit Dosanjh joins farmers' protest

100% Centre
Centre 'You have created history': Diljit Dosanjh joins farmers' protestRediff
Civil Society · 2 outlets

Telecom towers vandalised as Indian farmers continue protests

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Centre Telecom towers vandalised as Indian farmers continue protestsAl Jazeera
Civil Society · 2 outlets

Indian farmers hold day-long hunger strike as protests intensify

50% Left50% Centre
Left Relay hunger strike begins at Singhu siteIndian Express
Centre Indian farmers hold day-long hunger strike as protests intensifyAl Jazeera
Civil Society · 2 outlets

Few, But Strong: The Women Farmers at Rajasthan-Haryana Border

50% Centre50% Right
Centre Few, But Strong: The Women Farmers at Rajasthan-Haryana BorderNewsClick
Right Farmers' protest: Security up in Gurugram as farmers' stopped on Haryana-Rajasthan borderTimes of India
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