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Letter of Solidarity for Korean farmers struggle against the construction of golf course in Korea

South Korea, Wonju, April 20, 2015) La Via Campesina regional South East Asia and East Asia met with Korean Peasant League (KPL) and Korean Women Peasant Association (KWPA) members in Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Gangwon Province contains some of the country’s most impressive mountain and national parks, including Sorak-san and Odae-san National Parks. The...

Free trade agreements on the rise – Intense negotiations and growing resistance

Article by Solidarity Sweden – Latin America 2015 is a year of big—and perhaps irreversible—changes due to the multiple processes of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) around the world. These deals are being concretized without most people understanding what they imply and how they affect citizens all over the world. Therefore, as April 17th, marks the...

17th April: Peasants mobilize to mark two decades of struggle to defend land and life

Press Release: La Via Campesina (Harare, 15 April 2016):  On April 17, The International Day of Peasant’s Struggle - millions of peasants and their allies – women and men – around the world are uniting in action to commemorate the massacre of 19 landless farmers in 1996in Brazil and to continue the struggle for land...