Hitler, Stalin, Mao - and AIDS
Classic examples of propaganda: Hitler’s Nuremberg rallies, Stalin’s “Heroes of the Soviet Union”, 73-year-old Mao swimming the Yangtze, British health warnings [...]
from OneWorld on May 19, 2013.
Drax accused of misleading MPs and public over biomass
Data obtained through a Freedom of Information request to the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change has highlighted how MPs and the public are being misled over biomass [...]
from Biofuelwatch on May 21, 2013.
Uganda police shut newspaper
The Uganda Police have closed down the Daily Monitor and its two sister radio stations, KFM and Dembe FM, declaring the newspaper’s premises a “scene of crime”.
from Daily Nation on May 21, 2013.
Indigenous leader barred from world hydropower congress
Sarawak indigenous leader Peter Kallang, chairman of the SAVE Rivers network, which opposes a dozen dams planned for the rivers of Borneo, was barred from the first meeting [...]
from Environment News Service on May 21, 2013.
Two British banks accused of financing 'land-grabs' in Uganda
Two leading UK high-street banks are funding a company linked to land-grabbing in Uganda, claims research published by Friends of the Earth today
from Friends of the Earth on May 21, 2013.
After a decade of achievement, it's time to move beyond fistula
On Thursday the world will celebrate ten years of fighting fistula, a foul condition that affects up to 3 million women and girls in the Global South. But there are questions [...]
from Advocacy Project on May 21, 2013.
Time for civil disobedience
The tradition of civil disobedience is being reignited, says Greenpeace leader Kumi Naidoo.
from Greenpeace on May 20, 2013.
How the US government targeted Occupy
A new report reveals the US spent millions spying on Occupiers and other anti-corporate activists.
from In These Times on May 21, 2013.
