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CIVIL SOCIETY AGAINST MINING ON PALAWAN, THE PHILIPPINES
On August 27, 2009 a peaceful demonstration was organized in the Barangay proper of Brookes Point Municipality to protest against the possible endorsement of MacroAsia by the Sangunyan Bayan (Municipa...
Regions: Philippines
Issues: Corporations and human rights, Environment, Indigenous peoples
PERU MEETS THE PHILIPPINES IN MACROASIA MINING CLAIM AREA
Recently, through the support of the Christensen Fund, the Centre for Biocultural Diversity (CBCD) - University of Kent - has facilitated the establishment of solidarity links between the indigenous c...
Regions: Peru, Philippines
Issues: Environment, Indigenous peoples
MacroAsia Corporation: No Legal Bases for Mining
MacroAsia, the flagship company of airline and cigarette magnate Lucio Tan (Philippines richest man) is set to start full-scale operations in Brookes Point Municipality....
Regions: Philippines
Issues: Environment, Indigenous peoples, Landmines & unexploded ordnances
Second footage of the Lanao del Sur election violence incident
LANAO DEL SUR-A two-hour gunfight erupted as polling places opened in Tugaya, Lanao del Sur at about 9:30 AM last May 10 Philippine national elections, killing one young woman and wounding two others....
Regions: Philippines
Issues: Elections, Violence
Foreign observers, Kodao reporter witness gunfight in Tugaya, Lanao del Sur
LANAO DEL SUR A two-hour gunfight erupted as polling places opened in Tugaya, Lanao del Sur at about 9:30 AM last May 10 national elections, killing one young woman and wounding two others....
Regions: Philippines
Issues: Elections, Violence
The Killing of Yawan Wayeni
On August 3, 2009, Yawen Wayeni of Matembu village, Serui, in the Indonesian province of Papua, was captured by Indonesian paramililtary police (BRIMOB)....
Regions: Indonesia
Issues: Police brutality
Anonymous
May 8 10
Witnessed: 17342 times
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Stories from a Thai Refugee Camp
Digital Democracy Co-Directors Mark and Emily travel to Northern Thailand to Mae La refugee camp to launch Dd's digital penpal program Project Einstein with Burmese youth living in the camp....
Regions: Thailand
Issues: Refugees
Villagers Unit to Release Community Representatives in Land Dispute
2,000 hectares of land belonging to more than 300 villagers in 10 villages was confiscated on 23 September 2009 by Okhna Ly Yong Phat, a Senator from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, for use as ...
Regions: Cambodia
Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Human rights defenders
War and the Environment
The environmental impact of war is one of the last things we usually talk about when we discuss the consequences of military conflict....
Regions: Vietnam
Issues: Crimes against humanity, Physical disability, War crimes
Courage
"Don't just depend on the courage and intrepidity of others. Each and every one of you must make sacrifices to become a hero possessed of courage and intrepidity....
Regions: Myanmar
Issues: Crimes against humanity, Impunity, International criminal court
Anonymous
Mar 15 10
Witnessed: 1492 times
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