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International Day of Campesino Struggle

The International Day of Campesino Struggle on April 17 celebrates the resistance of millions of small-scale farmers around the world and raises awareness about the ongoing violence and repression they often suffer at the hands of repressive governments and global elite for defending their rights to land, life, livelihood, and food sovereignty.

This International Day of Campesino Struggle, teleSUR takes a look at the challenges and movements for change defining modern campesino struggles for alternatives to the global corporate food system and inspiring resistance in Latin America and beyond.

Campesinos in the Crosshairs

 

Longing for Dignity, Campesinos Stuck in Latin America Drug War

Campesinos producing coca, opium poppies and marijuana in Latin America try to make a living but become victims of a drug war. READ MORE

Threats in Mexico & Central America

 

Mexico Police Kill 4 Indigenous Campesino Land Activists

The four victims, whose names have yet to be released, were members of a grassroots organization that fights for Indigenous land rights. READ MORE

Panama: Campesinos Say State Criminalizes Social Protest

The campesinos have been struggling to obtain the titles of the lands they have been occupying for years. READ MORE

Honduran President Rewards Firm Accused of Killing Campesinos

Miguel Facusse, founder of Dinant, has been accused of decades of a bloody land-grabbing campaign in the region. READ MORE

Garifuna Flee Discrimination and Land Grabs in Record Numbers

Garifuna communities face discrimination and land exploitation in Honduras, but when they reach the U.S., another set of problems arises. READ MORE

Threats in South America

 

Colombia's Indigenous Protest Paramilitary Bloodshed in Cauca

Despite the ongoing peace process, the brutal aggression against Indigenous communities by landlords and right-wing mercenaries continues unabated. READ MORE

Paraguay Police Repress Displaced Campesinos Fighting for Land

A land conflict continues to brew after some 200 campesino families were evicted from the Guahory community in September. READ MORE

Brazilians Filed 364 Human Rights Complaints Per Day in 2016

Reports of slave labor increased by 40 percent and violence or discrimination against women increased by 30 percent. READ MORE

President Macri Doesn't Want Argentina's Poor to Smile

Macri's government has eliminated a program created by leftist leader Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner that offered free dentistry to Argentina's poor. READ MORE

Campesinos Fight Back

 

Brazil's MST Launches Campaign to Free Political Prisoners

"The members of the MST that have been criminalized are in prison because they are landless and struggle for land access," says the campaign. READ MORE

Manuel Marulanda: From Poor Campesino to Colombia’s Most Wanted

In spite of the government and national media vilifying Marulanda, he became a legend to the multitudes of poor campesinos. READ MORE

The Revolutionary Anti-Capitalism of Honduras’ Berta Caceres

“We must end capitalism to protect the planet and the human species," Berta Caceres said at a 2013 protest. READ MORE

5 Social Movements Resisting Repression in Latin America

On World Day of Social Justice, teleSUR spotlights a few of the many social justice movements resisting repression in Latin America. READ MORE

Zamora Laid Groundwork for Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution

Ezequiel Zamora fought for social equality and the fall of the political elite. READ MORE

Peru Indigenous and Campesinos Fight over 150 Mining Projects

Environmental contamination caused by extractive industries continues to be the main cause of social conflict in the country. READ MORE

Int'l Campesino Movement Resists Climate Change with New Comic

The comic is called “Together We Can Cool the Planet!” and intends to support social movements. READ MORE

 

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  • title='Targeted assassinations of Indigenous and campesino leaders, journalists, and human rights defenders have spiked since the 2009 U.S.-backed military coup against President Manuel Zelaya.' width="798" height="449">

    Targeted assassinations of Indigenous and campesino leaders, journalists, and human rights defenders have spiked since the 2009 U.S.-backed military coup against President Manuel Zelaya. | Photo Reuters

  • title='Paraguayan campesinos march on the capital Asuncion to demand agrarian reform, March 26, 2015.' width="798" height="449">

    Paraguayan campesinos march on the capital Asuncion to demand agrarian reform, March 26, 2015. | Photo EFE

  • title='Thousands of campesinos marched in Guatemala city to demand President Jimmy Morales make reforms, Feb. 10, 2016.' width="798" height="449">

    Thousands of campesinos marched in Guatemala city to demand President Jimmy Morales make reforms, Feb. 10, 2016. | Photo EFE

  • title='Honduras police agents detain campesino leaders in the Aguan Valley at a protest in the capital, Tegucigalpa. Military soldiers increasingly have taken on police roles in Honduras. ' width="798" height="449">

    Honduras police agents detain campesino leaders in the Aguan Valley at a protest in the capital, Tegucigalpa. Military soldiers increasingly have taken on police roles in Honduras. | Photo AFP

  • title='Campesinos in Paraguay protest President Horacio Cartes and the government's abandonment of rural and poor people.' width="798" height="449">

    Campesinos in Paraguay protest President Horacio Cartes and the government's abandonment of rural and poor people. | Photo FNC

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