This guest post by Kerima Mohideen is the first in an occasional series looking at women involved in resisting the impacts of the international mining industry.
Eight per cent of the Indian population are Adivasis…
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A Business and Human Rights Treaty? We shouldn’t be afraid to frighten the horses
This guest blog by Peter Frankental of Amnesty International UK first appeared on the Institute for Human Rights and Business website.
Those of a certain age may remember that quintessentially British comedy Fawlty Towers where …
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Recently-jailed Madagascan mother to confront Rio Tinto Board at London AGM
Come join a demonstration outside from 9.30am on Tuesday outside the Rio Tinto AGM at the QE II Conference Centre, SW1.
A mother-of-four who was recently jailed for 58 days for confronting mining injustice against …
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BHP Billiton and the Algerian Regime
Photo by Martin LeSanto-Smith/Platform
A new report from Platform and the Algeria Solidarity Campaign has criticised the role of oil and gas companies and the UK in financing the military dictatorship in Algeria that has …
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Tampakan mine, Philippines – How to lose money and terrify people
This blog post by Andy Whitmore originally appeared on the PIPLinks website.
On 30th January, the relatively minor Australian ‘miner’ Indophil released their quarterly report for the three months ending 31 December 2013. Such …
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Our new website
London Mining Network has just launched a new-look website.
The new layout is intended to make it easier to use for people who do not know quite where to begin. So we have added a …
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