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Story summary
- In Odisha, India, about 7,000 farmers, mostly tribal Catholics, protest the government's plan to acquire their farmland for a cement company.
- The protests began December 14 after crops were destroyed across five villages.
- Bishop Kishore Kumar Kujur urged parishes to hold low-profile Christmas celebrations in solidarity.
- The government ordered removal of construction equipment on December 17.
- Farmers petitioned the Supreme Court over the land acquisition.
