Some 60 people were injured when police and protesters clashed over the construction of a high speed rail link between France and Italy. Environmentalists say the railway would destroy a picturesque Alpine valley. Scores of people were injured in northern Italy as […]
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Four officials taken hostage by Himachal villagers freed
cross posted from here Indo-Asian News Service June 22, 2011 Shimla, June. 22 — Four government functionaries associated with a mega hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district [India] were taken hostage by villagers protesting over environmental issues and released after a […]
Continue readingEnvironmentalists protest against Danbei expressway project
By Hermia Lin Cross-posted from here Taipei, June 22 (CNA) Environmentalists and residents of Danshui in northern Taiwan gathered in front of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Wednesday to protest against the proposed construction of an expressway along the north bank of […]
Continue readingWater minister cancels visit amidst road blockades and protests
By Masoka Dube South Africa—Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa canceled her visit to Mpumalanga in the wake of community protests over water shortages. The visit was scheduled for Sunday but last-minute cancellations were made, days after Pienaar residents in Msogwaba […]
Continue readingChina: Thousands of displaced farmers in 5 day protest over hydroelectric dam
Chinese paramilitary police crushed a five-day protest by up to 2,000 Chinese villagers who complained that they weren’t being paid enough to relocate for one of China’s largest hydroelectric power projects, according to local officials. The villagers set roadblocks, physically harassed officials […]
Continue readingIMF Resistance: Mobilization Against the World Bank, D.C. April 15-17th
Call to Action for the Spring 2011 IMF/World Bank Meetings! On April 16, 2000, twenty-thousand protesters besieged the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank. In 2011 the IMF and World Bank are again meeting on April 16. Their previous schemes […]
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