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31.01.2007
The Sri Lankan government should allow newsprint and ink to be transported into Jaffna to enable the citys publications to function, two freedom of expression groups have urged.
more...From: Article 19 Related topics/regions: [Sri Lanka] [Freedom of expression] |
31.01.2007
Campaigners are to protest outside of the French embassy in London on Friday to urge the government to stop representatives of the Zimbabwean government attending a forthcoming Franco-African summit.
more...* Zimbabwe organisation faces charges after pro-democracy church service Related topics/regions: [Africa] [France] [Zimbabwe] [Politics] |
30.01.2007
African leaders yesterday picked Ghana as the new chair of the African Union, turning down Sudan's bid because of the government's failure to end the conflict in Darfur.
more...From: allAfrica.com Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Sudan] [Geopolitics] [Conflict] |
30.01.2007
The British MP who founded the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group announced today that he will not seek re-election, in order to concentrate on campaigning for a new international agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.
more...+ Challen's website From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Climate change] Image: Colin Challen MP
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29.01.2007
Unless action is taken on Darfur at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa this week it will be too late, aid agencies warned.
more...+ AU in strongest test yet + Populations displaced by violence remain isolated and deprived of assistance From: Oxfam Great Britain, allAfrica.com, Médecins sans frontières Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Sudan] [Emergency relief] [Geopolitics] |
24.01.2007
Eleven environmental groups, with millions of members worldwide, are demanding action from the President of Honduras following the alleged murder by state police of two Honduran activists.
more...From: Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) Related topics/regions: [Honduras] [Forests] [Activism] |
24.01.2007
Farmers in the developing world are increasingly turning to genetically modified crops, with planting up 21 per cent in 2006 according to a new report.
more...From: SciDev.Net Related topics/regions: [Agriculture] [Genetics] Image: Differing GM Views
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08.01.2007
A six-hour blockade of Faslane nuclear base by students and academics on Sunday forced operations at its main gate to a halt.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Activism] [Nuclear arms] Image: Faslane students after a night in the cells
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26.08.2006
from Green Car Congress:
more..."The [independently-monitored BP] scheme should help raise awareness of the links between driving and climate change," claims Jonathon Porritt, director of Forum for the Future. Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Transport] [Climate change] Image: Fumes in the air © IDRC
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21.08.2006
NEW YORK, Aug 21 (OneWorld) - The Bush administration is facing fierce criticism across India for backing the Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola companies in their fight with local authorities and consumer groups.
more...From: OneWorld US Image: © Aaron Couch / India Resource Center
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