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West Bengal evicts ecological refugees occupying prime real estate in Kolkata

Author(s): Sayantan Bera, Down To Earth, April 11, 2012 Seven hundred rendered homeless; activists demanding homes for them branded Maoists Mahadev Mandal came with his family to Kolkata after the Aila super-cyclone hit Sundarbans in 2009. He works as a rickshaw-puller… Continue Reading →

Indian tribe’s Avatar-like battle against mining firm reaches supreme court

Sunday April 8,  The Guardian Dongria Kondh people pledge to carry on fight to prevent Vedanta Resources from mining bauxite in Niyamgiri hills The leaders of thousands of forest-dwelling tribesmen who have fought for years to preserve their ancestral lands… Continue Reading →

Iran ‘detaining’ relatives of journalists: BBC

 The Iranian government has arrested relatives of Persian-language journalists working abroad for the BBC in a bid to silence them. LONDON: The Iranian government has arrested relatives of Persian-language journalists working abroad for the BBC in a bid to silence… Continue Reading →

India Edging Maoists From Mineral-Laden Land, Chidambaram Says

Indian police for years have abused civilians in the fight against the Maoists, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch. While India’s Supreme Court in October ordered an independent probe into allegations that police in Chhattisgarh tortured and sexually assaulted… Continue Reading →

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