US House Resolution Honoring Father Stan, Human Rights Activist Who Died While in Custody of the Indian State
The Russian government joint venture partner of the Government of India, in the making of BrahMos missiles, has been sanctioned, …
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India: Father Stan Swamy Arrested, Incarcerated, and Died Based on Fabricated Evidence, New Forensic Report Shows.
“PRESS RELEASE of Fr. Stan Swamy Legacy Committee of the Jesuits 15 December 2022 Father Stan Swamy was arrested, incarcerated, and …
Exploitation of the “Russian” Arctic and Russian Oppression of Indigenous Peoples
Russian exploitation and pollution involves both Russian government owned and privately owned corporations, as well as government controlled corporations with …
Private Land Owner Trying to Claim Over 12,000 Acres of Indigenous Mayan Land in Belize
“Indian Creek Villagers Want to be Left Alone”, March 30, 2021: https://youtu.be/kBC017OoXjo “Indian Creek Maya Arts Women’s Group (Indian Creek, …
Pope Francis Demands End to Exploitation of Amazon
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
“Pope Francis Demands End to Exploitation of Amazon Last Updated: January 19, 2018 3:03 PM, VOA…
Pope Francis Demands End to Exploitation of Amazon
“Pope Francis Demands End to Exploitation of Amazon Last Updated: January 19, 2018 3:03 PM, VOA News Pope Francis demanded …
DAPL Owner Energy Transfer Partners Uses Trump Go-To Lawyers at Kasowitz Law Firm To File Another SLAPP Lawsuit Against Greenpeace; Earth First; BankTrack and 20 Unnamed Parties
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, 20 Sept 2016: 2 min video of …
US Court Rules Trump Administration Violated the Law By Shortcutting Environmental Review of Dakota Access Pipeline; More Environmental Analysis Required
Oil Pipeline spill in a residential area of Mayflower AR (US EPA photo of Exxon Mobil oil spill) See photos …
Collusion Between Local, State, Federal Police; ETP Pipeline Co and TigerSwan Defense Contractor Against DAPL Pipeline Opponents – Documents Leak
Related Background: “Jeremy Scahill: TigerSwan Security, Linked to Blackwater, Now Coordinates Intel for Dakota Access” November 21, 2016, https://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/21/jeremy_scahill_tigerswan_security_linked_to In …
Violence in Mexico Linked to Mining as well as Drugs
The violence is not just about drugs, as the Reuters report (23 April 2017) implies: “The region, especially Guerrero state, …
Reindeer Herders-Ecosystem in Russian Nature Park Endangered by Oil Co. Surgutneftegas
Link: http://youtu.be/0jamLZ0bDoo Russia and Europe has been doing resource related colonialism/ imperialism for longer than the US has existed. The …
Tipi Outside Trump Hotel in DC: Thousands March for Native Nations ‘Standing Rock was Just the Beginning’
From Common Dreams: “We Exist, We Resist, We Rise’: Thousands March for Native Nations ‘Standing Rock was just the beginning’ …
DAPL: Navajo Water Protector Shot in Eye By Police Near Standing Rock Tells What Happened
Water Protector tells about being shot in the eye near Standing Rock. The shot is believed to have been fired …
DAPL: Judge Boasberg Rejects Sioux Injunction Request; Tipis Arrive On the National Mall in DC
From Common Dreams: “Sioux Vow to ‘Stand Strong’ as Judge Paves Way for DAPL Oil to Flow DAPL may be …
President Trump Lies About Working with Tribes on DAPL (Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Frazier)
Spicer statement http://youtu.be/5-AF8BOzkhM News Release from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Trump Lies About Working with …
Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Responds to White House Press Sec Spicer’s “Absolutely False” Statements re Contact with Tribe
Link: http://youtu.be/5-AF8BOzkhM As explained in the News Release below, the Dakota Access pipeline easement was issued while the Standing Rock …
American Indian with Hands Up Tasered for No Reason in the Standing Rock Prairie Knights Casino Hotel; Pipeline Protesters-Reporters who Peacefully Evacuated Camp Victimized at the Casino Hotel
“If we were going to see this at the casino we should have stayed at the camp. We should have …
Police Use Numbers and Brute Force Against Individuals at North Dakota Standing Rock Camp, Injuring Them; Why Did Gov Scott Walker Send Wisconsin Troops as Backup?
Clearly these thugs, half in riot gear with helmets, are not trained in policing but rather seem think it’s a …
No Dakota Access Pipeline Camp Militarized Eviction Livecam: Trump Follows in Family Tradition of Exploitation
https://livestream.com/unicornriot/events/7046188 Screen capture from livestream.
First Nations Women Stake Mining Claim on Minister Bill Bennett’s Property (British Columbia, Canada)
Via Mining Watch Canada: “Friends of MiningWatch 24 January 2017, 1.40 pm EST First Nations Women Stake Mining Claim on …
Mormon Militia Extremists Found Not Guilty After Armed Takeover of Wildlife Refuge; Unarmed American Indians are Brutalized and Arrested for Protecting Water and Sacred Lands
“Indigenous activists pointed out that the militia in Oregon didn’t only threaten public officials and the wildlife refuge during their …
Activists Shut Down Canada to US Tar Sands Pipeline in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux; Arrested
“This morning five activists halted tar sands oil flowing across the Canada-US border by shutting down pipelines in Washington, Montana, …
US Judge Rules Against Injunction Protecting American Indian Land-Rights; Columbus Day Arrests at Dakota Access Pipeline Site; Fed Agencies Urge Voluntary Halt of Pipeline
“Dave Archambault, chairperson of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, explains that the oil pipeline “is threatening the lives of people, …
UN Calls on US to Halt Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline as “It Poses a Significant Risk to the Drinking Water of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe”; Threatens Burial Grounds and Sacred Sites
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, 20 Sept 2016: 2 min video of …
Dakota Access Pipeline Route Chosen to Spare Bismarck Drinking Water; Contaminate Standing Rock Sioux Water Instead; EA Written By Pipeline Co. For the Army Corps
“… due to the proximity to Bismarck, the North Bismarck route alternative crossed through or in close proximity to several …
Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva: Dakota Access Pipeline Violates Human Rights
“Some day the earth will weep, she will beg for her life, she will cry with tears of blood. You …
Atomic Testing Compensation For Veterans and Communities Long Overdue Say Australian Greens
“Australian and British veterans who were exposed to nuclear blasts are not eligible for the kind of gold card support …
Aboriginal owners want no more uranium mining at Ranger or at Jabiluka
Originally posted on Nuclear Australia:
Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, 12 June 15 The Mirarr Traditional Owners of the Ranger Uranium Mine area…
Canada Resource Grab: Past-Present Genocide Against Indigenous Peoples to Gain Control over Land and Resources – Landmark Report
By DemocracyNow.org: “WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 “Cultural Genocide”: Landmark Report Decries Canada’s Forced Schooling of Indigenous Children The Truth and …
Indigenous People Are the First Ones Impacted by Resource Extraction
By DemocracyNow.org: FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010 Indigenous Leader Art Manuel: “Indigenous People Are the First Ones Impacted” by Western-Driven Resource …
Crackdown on Democracy in India – Activist Cannot Leave: Has India gone Russian Soviet?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says: “Article 13-(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, …
Shuar Indigenous Leaders Call for Halting Mineral Extraction after Murder of Mine Opponent; China State Owned Ecuacorrientes Must Go!
Image Credit: noalamina.org Shuar Indigenous Leaders Call for Halting Mineral Extraction Reported by “No a la Mina”, (orig. Spanish), on …
Ecuadorian Indigenous Leader Killed Days Before Planned Protest at COP20. How Many More Environmental Defenders Will Die Before the World Takes Notice?
Approximate Location of Mirador Mine. More detailed Map here: http://protectecuador.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PROJECTED-POISONING-OF-RIVERS-UPPER-AMAZON-BASIN-MIRADOR-OPEN-PIT-COPPER-MINE-ECUADOR-web.pdf From Global Witness: “Ecuadorian indigenous leader killed days before planned …
First Nations Say No to Uranium Mining in Quebec: Will March 850 km (528 mi) in Protest
Stop uranium projects: No to uranium exploration; no to uranium exploitation, in Quebec, First Nations say. They reaffirm their opposition …
Indigenous Elders Call for Action at Fukushima: “Powerful technologies are out of control and are threatening the future of all life”
Sign in support of this statement and call for action here: http://caretakersofmotherearth.com (English and Spanish originals of text are also …
The Ongoing Saga 3: News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia
NB: The latest updates will be on top, so that daily readers will not have to scroll-down. Time is UTC-GMT. …
The Still Unanswered Question & Just What’s So Important About The Strateco Resources Case?
In the context of our site, Strateco is, of course, Majescor’s partner and is operator for their Mistassini uranium property …
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