by Lydia | Jan 22, 2020 | Press Releases
For immediate release: 22/01/20 Events around the world are being organised to mark first anniversary of Brumadinho’s catastrophic mining disaster, in the context of a rising culture of corporate impunity in Brazil On 25th January 2019 near the Brazilian town of...
by Lydia | Dec 17, 2019 | Press Releases
Phulbari Solidarity Group PRESS RELEASE 17th December 2019 For immediate release British mining company GCM Resources has postponed tomorrow’s London AGM due to security risk from protests. In Phulbari, Bangladesh, protests today blocked roads demanding the...
by Lydia | Dec 16, 2019 | Press Releases
Phulbari Solidarity Group PRESS RELEASE 16th December 2019 For immediate release See our latest press release detailing news of the postponed AGM and demo Protesters in London and Bangladesh oppose AGM of GCM Resources Plc Loud protests will be held at the AGM of AIM...
by Lydia | Nov 25, 2019 | Actions, Press Releases
Environmental campaigners will present alternative awards including the ‘ruthless destroyer award’ to mining executives as they arrive at London’s prestigious ‘Mines and Money’ Gala Dinner in London this Tuesday. The awards will seek to highlight the struggles of...
by Lydia | Nov 5, 2019 | Actions, Press Releases
Today is the fourth anniversary of the Fundão tailings (mine waste) dam disaster in Mariana, a town in the Southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The Fundão dam and the associated iron ore mine, called Samarco, is operated by a mining company of the same name –...
by Lydia | Oct 15, 2019 | Press Releases
15/10/19 – For immediate release Frontline human rights defenders travel from Latin America to the UK to share their experiences of climate breakdown, the threat of violence and the greenwashing tactics of multinational mining company BHP Human rights and...
