7,000 march against British mining company Vedanta
Thousands of protestors in India marched against British mining firm Vedanta on Saturday, to oppose the company’s plans to mine a sacred mountain and feed its aluminium refinery.
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New Year card for Vedanta’s shareholders predicts Indian tribe’s destruction
Key shareholders in British mining giant Vedanta Resources received a New Year card this morning, congratulating them on their involvement in the impending destruction of the remote Indian hill tribe, the Dongria Kondh.
British oil company in Amazon 'double trouble'
An Anglo-French oil company has run into trouble in the remote Amazon jungle following an OPEC ruling and concerns about uncontacted tribes in one of the regions it is working.
Minister is 'completely mistaken' about uncontacted tribes
Minister is 'completely mistaken' about uncontacted tribes
Kurt Jackson donates to Survival
Leading British artist Kurt Jackson is donating the monies from the sale of six works of art from his new exhibition 'Forest Gardens' (15-31 January 2009 at Messum's, 8 Cork Street, London W1S 3LJ) to Survival International.
Tribal leader to be released after two years in prison
Bangladesh’s High Court yesterday ordered the release on bail of Ranglai Mro, leader of the remote Mru people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, after almost two years in prison.
New government commits to peace accord
The new government of Bangladesh, which swept to power in a landslide election victory on 29 December, has committed itself to honouring the 1997 peace accord with the Jumma tribal people.
Blockade stops British company’s midnight entry into tribes' land
A blockade mounted by 50 protestors stopped British mining company Vedanta entering the land of the Dongria Kondh tribe under cover of darkness last night.