Odisha: Joint Statement Condemning Attack On Peaceful Protesters Of Nuagaon - Anti-POSCO ...

Odisha: Joint Statement Condemning Attack On Peaceful Protesters Of Nuagaon - Anti-POSCO Struggle Area   Today eight platoons of police attacked and lathi charged peaceful protesters in the village of Nuagaon, Jagatsinghpur District, Odisha. The protesters, despite being mainly women, were attacked by an entirely male police force, resulting in injuries to several and serious injuries to one woman, who has now been hospitalised. The protesters were seeking to protect their forests and trees...

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