On Tuesday 5 June, the streets of the city of Ibagué were filled with the people of Tolima, united in their call to defend life, their water sources and territory. Over 30,000 people participated in the third march against large-scale mining, emphatically rejecting...
On 1 June Colombians, Latin Americans, British people, and people from other countries peacefully gathered outside the Colombian embassy in London in solidarity with the people of Tolima, Colombia, whose livelihoods are under threat by the devastating consequences...
Peru uses emergency rules to end violent protests at Xstrata mine Protesters in the Peruvian province of Espinar have accused Xstrata’s Tintaya mine of causing pollution, and demanded an increase in donations that the company makes towards local development...
Action Alert from JATAM (Indonesian mining advocacy network) Among London-listed mining companies active in Indonesia are Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Churchill Mining. Support ANTI MINING DAY (HATAM) Commemoration, 29 May 2012 INDONESIAN SOVEREIGNTY WITHOUT MINING...
The case against Mario Kingo, for murdering environmental activist Councillor Armin Marin while on an anti-mining mission in October 2007, has concluded. In a decision that outrages other activists, Kingo has been handed down only a three-year sentence. Armin Marin...
This past month hasn’t augured well for proponents of disastrous mining ventures in the Indian state of Orissa. First, London-listed Vedanta Resources gets rebuffed by two leading UK safety watchdogs – just as a top company manager prepares flying to...
