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Police Fire Water Cannons to Quell Protest as Baton-Wielding Shop Owners Threaten Reporters in Istanbul

15 July 2013 Police have fired water cannons and tear gas to the several thousand protesters gathered on Istanbul’s İstiklal Avenue to protest a midnight bill adopted this week by the Parliament which curbed the supervision of the Chamber of Architects and Engineers (TMMOB) i

15 July 2013 Police have fired water cannons and tear gas to the several thousand protesters gathered on Istanbul’s İstiklal Avenue to protest a midnight bill adopted this week by the Parliament which curbed the supervision of the Chamber of Architects and Engineers (TMMOB) in all urban projects, giving full authority to the Environment and Urban Planning Ministry. Some shop owners also threateningly attacked with batons reporters an protesters chased the protesters into the side streets by the police.

Members of TMMOB, of whom many were among the most active leaders of the Taksim Solidarity Platform that initiated the protests over the demolition of Gezi Park in Istanbul, as well as many protesters, had joined the demonstration in Galatasaray Square that started at 5:30 p.m.

However, police did not allow the group to walk to Taksim Square after the Governor’s Office refused to grant permission. Police demanded the protesters to end the demonstration after the statement, warning them that a dispersion by force would be carried out against them if they failed to do so. Most of the protesters dispersed while the police chased them into the side streets, cutting off some of the pedestrian entrances to the İstiklal Avenue.

Shop owners with batons attack protesters, reporters

After scattering, some of the protesters started to regroup on the İstiklal Avenue. Water cannon trucks and panzers were also dispatched to the area. Live footage showed riot police using tear gas in the side streets, while reports said that they also fired rubber bullets to protesters.

Meanwhile, a group of baton-wielding shop owners attacked protesters running from the police. They also threatened reporters, trying to prevent them in vain from filming and taking their pictures.

Police also detained protesters, including art scholar Osman Erden. Erden was seen bleeding from the mouth while he was taken into custody.

‘No to crazy projects’

Earlier, a spokesperson for the group slammed the midnight bill, saying the government wanted to “silence” architects and engineers to prevent hurdles in grandiose urban projects. “They don’t want us because we are against [Istanbul’s] third bridge, because we said no to Canal Istanbul,” he said, referring to the massive-scale construction works branded as “crazy projects” by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

During his speech, the crowd also chanted “no to the third bridge, no to canal Istanbul, no to crazy projects,” hinting that the demands of the protesters could widen.

The spokesperson also recalled that many members of the Taksim Solidarity Platform and other civil groups were harassed and ill-treated while in custody, including Mücella Yapıcı, the general secretary of TMMOB’s Istanbul office.

“We won’t surrender,” he said.

Protesters were also seen holding pictures of Ali İsmail Korkmez, the fifth Gezi protester to have died, who passed away this week after succumbing to his injuries, inflicted by assailants who beat him with sticks.

Earlier, mothers whose children had been detained organized a sit-in in GalatasaraySquare, calling for the end of arbitrary detentions.

Gezi Park was opened on July 8 after being in police lockdown for more than three weeks. The opening of the park had caused incidents as police intervened once again against protesters, taking into custody 50 people, including a number of NGO members.

Midnight Confiscation of Drilling Equipment at New Brunswick Anti-Fracking Protest

 

 

fra15 July 2013 Elsipogtog First Nation, New Brunswick – ”We’ve taken it to the next level,” said Grand Elder Ray Robinson of last night’s events. “The bubble is about to burst, if it hasn’t already been burst.”

At approximately 12 midnight last night, locals began hearing booming sounds characteristic of the Southwestern Energy (SWN) seismic testing trucks, or ‘thumpers,’ as well as other less familiar industrial sounds nearby. After an online call-out expressing concern that SWN might be attempting to begin drilling under the cover of darkness, locals and camp members began to search for the source of the sounds.

Local Elsipogtog warrior Jason Okay recounts what followed: “We stopped to ask for directions from a lady’s house that was near the sounds. We told her where we thought the sounds were, and she said ‘No way! That’s my [privately owned] land!’ We said ‘sorry ma’am, but your land’s getting drilled.’”

Camp members and locals entered the forest on the woman’s property to find a crowd of RCMP officers and private security forces protecting two SWN trucks. Protesters confronted the RCMP, stating that SWN was operating on private property without consent and must leave immediately.

According to Okay and other camp sources, protesters were followed onto the site by a group of individuals identifying themselves as UN independent observers, who proceeded to talk with the RCMP. Following discussion, it is reported that the “observers” convinced the RCMP to escort SWN officials off the property, abandoning the trucks. Elsipogtog residents confiscated the trucks, towing them onto the Elsipogtog reserve where they are still being held.

Following the abandonment of the site by SWN security and the RCMP, locals went deeper into the forest and discovered what are reported to be unmanned SWN drilling trucks. Upon investigating the surrounding area, a series of large holes in the earth were discovered. Warriors and protesters remain camped out in the area awaiting means to transport the equipment to the reserve.

“Everything should halt,” said Okay of the significance of last night’s confrontation. “SWN should realize we don’t want them here … [If we wouldn't have confiscated the equipment] they’d be drilling right now.”

Police remain camped out near the entrance to the site of the drills, blocking any attempts by protesters to transport the equipment off-site. Unmarked police vehicles dot the highway near the camp site, and SWN security vehicles have been sighted driving past the camp frequently. A Global News crew attempted to set up without consent in front of the camp at approximately 5:00am this morning, but were evicted by camp members before filming began.

Questions about UN observers

 Chief Aaron Sock of Elsipogtog states that he contacted the UN last weekend to request UN observation, in order to maintain peace between the RCMP and locals due to recent security concerns. Two individuals identified by themselves and local leadership as UN Independent Observers have been present on camp for two days since, conducting interviews with camp members, collecting information, and last night, providing a mediating role in confrontations.

However, upon contacting Wilton Littlechild, Chairperson of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), Littlechild stated that while he was contacted by Chief Sock in regards to security concerns at the camp, he had not directly deployed any observers as of yet.

Meanwhile, a source in the office of the spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the UN confirmed to rabble.ca that there are currently no UN observers anywhere in Canada.

Despite this lack of clear verification, camp members and First Nations leadership hold that the individuals have a relationship with the UN, pointing to the RCMP’s respect for the observers’ role as mediators in last night’s confrontation as further evidence.

Update – 11:45pm EST: Upon further discussion with local leadership and the individuals identified as ‘UN Independent Observers,’ it has been made clear that the term ‘Independent Observer’ was intended to communicate that the individuals were not directly employed by the UN. They have been appointed by local leadership to maintain a peacekeeping role in the camp, and compile a report based on their observations of the situation to be independently submitted on behalf of the community to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (which has been confirmed by the UN via Wilton Littlechild, Chairperson of EMPRIP). The titles of the individuals have been switched to ‘Peacekeepers’ to avoid future confusion.

Claire Stewart-Kanigan is a writer from Montreal currently reporting from the anti-fracking protest camp. See her first dispatch here. 

Photo: Jason Okay

Tasmanian Lockdown Halts Work at Mill

13 July 2013 Activists have vowed to continue to target timber processor Ta Ann Tasmania, after two people were arrested for chaining themselves to equipment at its Smithton mill yesterday.

13 July 2013 Activists have vowed to continue to target timber processor Ta Ann Tasmania, after two people were arrested for chaining themselves to equipment at its Smithton mill yesterday.

The protest was condemned by the state government and frustrated peak environment groups involved in the forestry peace process.

About 40 people, including members of the Australia Student Environment Network from across Australia, forced the mill to grind to a halt yesterday.

Still Wild Still Threatened spokeswoman Miranda Gibson said the forestry legislation had failed to protect Tasmania’s forests.

Although the legislation passed Parliament in April, the Legislative Council must still approve a protection order for more than 500,000 hectares of forests.

A durability report, assessing whether the forestry legislation is working since it was passed in April this year, will form the basis of its deliberations.

Ms Gibson said it would be better off to “start again and find something better”.

“This agreement isn’t going to work: what we still see is forests falling every day,” she said.

A joint statement from the three environmental signatories to the forestry agreement described the protest as “uncalled for, unnecessary and  counter to the creation of new reserves in Tasmania”.

“It is difficult to see the environmental benefit of this action given that Ta Ann Tasmania supports the protection of half a million hectares of new forest reserves and the recent World Heritage extension,” the statement said.

The company said: “The protest is based on false claims about the Tasmanian Forest Agreement by radical groups that have been outside the process. Ta Ann Tasmania has committed to only purchase timber sourced from production zones authorised by the forest peace legislation.”

Within hours of  environmental activists storming  Ta Ann at Smithton, pro-development group Unlock Tasmania had organised a protest of its own – against the protest.

More than 100 people joined the march down Smithton’s main street to show their support for the workers   at Ta Ann.

Spokesman and Liberal candidate for Braddon Joan Rylah said   fly-in activists had no place in Tasmania.

“Tasmanians have a stark choice between political groups using law-breaking attacks or  supporting law-abiding groups who support law-abiding companies employing Tasmanian people,” Mrs Rylah said.

Forest occupation in Belgium needs more people!

Since the first of Juli we have occupied a forest in Wilrijk, south of Antwerp in Belgium. It looks like it won’t be a very long occupation, because the owner has already started all the procedures to kick us out and the police stops by at least once a day.

Since the first of Juli we have occupied a forest in Wilrijk, south of Antwerp in Belgium. It looks like it won’t be a very long occupation, because the owner has already started all the procedures to kick us out and the police stops by at least once a day. We urgently need more people (climbers and ground crew!) to help us occupy this forest and make it as hard as possible for the police to evict us.


So if you can spare a few days to protect the forest with your presence and help us build our walkways, platforms and kitchen, please stop by!

adress: fotografielaan 7
wilrijk
train to antwerp central
from rooseveltplaats bus 500 to boom
get off close to the pizzahut (ask busdriver)
walk to the pizzahut, go right, at the end of the road (cows) go right, first left, you’ll see the banners
you can contact us at:  steungroep.groenoord@gmail.com
for more info: www.groenoord.be / facebook van steungroep groenoord
0485507274

The area has been mapped as a forest since 1771 and is an ecologically very valuable oak forest which is a habitat for lots of birds and endangered bat species. The forest is a so called wrongly zoned forest, it’s been zoned as an industrial area since 2005. Flanders (the dutch speaking part of Belgium) is the second poorest region in Europe when it comes to forests, only 8 % of the land if forest. About a third of those forests are wrongly zoned which means they are often threatened. Most of these forests are cut without anyone ever knowing. So we are not just fighting for this specific forest, we are fighting for a more just forest policy in Flanders.

The owner wants to cut the forest to build an office and storage space, but it is not clear if they have someone to rent it yet. Their old partner ended the contract because the plans were delayed.

There’s heaps of empty office buildings in Flanders. Within a minute’s walk from the forest there’s 4 empty buildings that could be renovated or broken down to make space for a new building. Yet they still want to cut the forest.

Because they have never done proper geological studies there’s big problems with the water in the area. The water can’t go anywhere so part of the forest is often under water, which has killed a lot of the trees. Measures need to be taken to ensure the survival of the forest.

Whenever cutting forests in Flanders, they talk about compensation. Which is bullshit. You can’t just cut a forest here and plant a new one somewhere else.

It is about time we realise that trees have an intrinsic value and stop thinking only about money.

NO COMPROMISE IN DEFENSE OF MOTHER EARTH

Help us defend the trees!

groeNoord / Groenfront! (Earth First!)

 

Wisconsin Mining Company Hires Paramilitary Guards

9 July 2013 Mining company Gogebic Taconite has hired paramilitary guards from Arizona firm Bulletproof Securities Force following a protest at its exploratory mine site in Wisconsin’s Penokee Hills in which some minor vandalism occurred.

From Popular Resistance:

People who live near the large taconite mine in Penokee Hills, WI are growing concerned about the presence of military-style armed guards. The mine is not active yet, but proposed with drilling and sampling taking place….

Dear Neighbors — GTAC now has men in military fatigues with automatic weapons in the Penokee Hills– lands that you have legal access to as they are in Managed Forest status. IS THIS THE KIND OF BUSINESS we want in our community?

The publication of photos of the guards, bearing automatic rifles while dressed in combat fatigues and sometimes even masked, has stirred up a firestorm in Wisconsin, and two state legislators have already asked the company to remove the armed guards, noting that the guards have no legal authority to use force.

Peru: police fire on Cajamarca protesters —again

8th July 2013 National Police troops in Peru's Cajamarca region opened fire July 6 on campesinos attempting to attend the public presentation of an environmental impact statement on the 

8th July 2013 National Police troops in Peru's Cajamarca region opened fire July 6 on campesinos attempting to attend the public presentation of an environmental impact statement on the Chadín II hydro-electric project at the highland town of Celendín, witnesses said. According to a statement from the group Tierra y Libertad, nine were wounded when the troops fired on the opponents of the project who were trying to gain access to the public building where the meeting was being held. Marle Libaque Tasilla, a leader of the local ronda, or peasant self-defense patrol, and an organizer for Tierra y Libertad, said that among the injured is the noted Peruvian environmentalist Nicanor Alvarado Carrasco.

The Chadín II project is conceived to speed the development of mining projects in Cajamarca, and is slated to provide energy to the Yanacocha company which is developing the controversial Conga project. Thousands of local residents stand to be displaced by the Chadín II project, which would flood some 3,000 hectares along the Río Marañon, a major tributary of the Amazon. Protests against the hydro project were held in the affected communities late last year. (Tierra y Libertad via Kaos en La Red, July 7; NoticiasSER, Dec. 12)

The shooting incident occurred three days after Celendín held official commemorations for the five campesinos killed by National Police last July during protests against the Conga project. A special mass was held at Celendín's church, followed by a public procession to the cemetery where the martyrs lie bured. (Celendin Libre, July 4)

Hundreds Shut Down Chemical Supplier in NC Fracking Protest

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9238329523_b11d5ad684_h 8 July 2013 UPDATE: Many have been arrested at today’s action for blockading chemical shipments and in attempted lockdowns. One activist is still up in a tripod and being denied support. Please support them by sending donations to the Croatan Earth First! legal fund here 

More photos of the action here

First tripod sitter and other activists block Momentive facility gate as protesters occupy tanker

By halting delivery of fracking proppants protesters hope to stall fracking efforts in North Carolina. See bottom of article for list of Momentive facilities worldwide, and take action! 

Morganton, NC – On the edge of the western mountain range, protesters with Croatan Earth First! are currently occupying an industrial manufacturing facility owned by Momentive and located at 114 Industrial Drive.  North Carolinians, who have been fighting to prevent hydraulic fracturing from coming to central North Carolina are joined in this action by people from around the country who also oppose shale gas extraction nationwide.  Momentive is one of the largest worldwide distributors of “resin coated proppants,”  a necessary component for fracking.  Each fracturing stage requires approximately 136 tonnes of proppants.   

 “We are here to send a message to the oil and gas industries: we will not stand idly by as you destroy this land, or any other, for your personal profit. Respect existence, or expect resistance,” said an Earth First! activist.

 

Second tripod blocking Momentive driveway

Second tripod blocking Momentive driveway

The North Carolina legislature plans to begin permitting frack sites as early as March 2015 in the Cumnock Shale Basin located underneath Lee, Moore, Chatham, and surrounding counties.  Fracking has been tied to water aquifer contamination in Pavilion, Wyoming according to an EPA study and linked to high levels of methane in Pennsylvania water wells according to a study by Duke University.  Researchers with Cornell University found that fracking operations nationwide released massive amounts of methane (a greenhouse gas) straight into the atmosphere, and concluded that, if not curbed, would speed climate change faster than carbon emissions. 

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The NC legislature is negotiating on the possibility of legalizing toxic wastewater injection in state or transporting it elsewhere.  The process uses 1-8 million gallons of clean water each time a well is fracked.

  “We are under drought conditions already, yet the oil and gas industry is allowed to pump millions of gallons of water out of our streams.  This is devastating life in our rivers and streams.  To make matters worse they send this water back into the riverways poisoned with radioactive materials,” said organizer Lydia Nickles.  “Preserving our waters is preserving our lives and all life. We want an end to shale gas extraction everywhere.”     

Activists with the Earth First! Movement are calling on people nationwide to resist fracking where they live and organize solidarity actions. 

“Even if you don’t have a rig in your area to shut down, you can affect the industry.   Momentive and other companies that create proppants for the gas industry have facilities nationwide as well as internationally.  It’s time to disrupt the chain of supply.  Go to www.frackindustry.org and organize to take action now!” 

Momentive’s worldwide headquarters are located in Columbus, Ohio and other locations can be found online at:  http://www.momentive.com/locations_home.aspx?id=293

A message from Croatan Earth First!:  “We are acting in solidarity with and take inspiration from the courageous many who have been standing together to take action in the North Carolina capital during Moral Mondays, and we encourage everyone to continue to show our collective power, acting up against the repressive corporate and legislative powers for the liberation of all and the integrity of land, water and air.”

 

Croatan Earth First! encourages others to follow this example and take action against fracking and proppant manufacturing facilities. Find a location near you:

Momentive Worldwide Locations

Americas

Brazil

Cotia
Parque Alexandre 502Cotia, SP06714-285 Brazil
Curitiba
 Rua Cyro Correa Pereira,2525 – CICCuritiba, PR81450-090 Brazil
Itatiba
Rodovia Engenheiro Constancio Cintra Km 78,5
Distrito Industrial Alfredo Rela
Itatiba, Brazil
13255-846
Montenegro
 RS 124, esquina com via 2MontenegroBrazil
Paulinia
 Fazenda São Franciscos/n° CP 921,Paulinia, Sao Paulo13140-000 Brazil
 

Canada

Calgary
633 6th Avenue, SW, #400Calgary, ABT2P 2Y5 Canada
Edmonton
12621 156th St NWEdmonton, ABT5V 1E1 Canada
St-Romuald
675 PerreaultSt-Romuald, QuébecG6W 7Z9 Canada
Sturgeon
305 Park RdFort Saskatchewan, ABCanada

Colombia

Cali
Calle 154  #1-25Cali, YumboColombia

Mexico

Mexico
 Avenida Juarez No. 40
Int.206
Col. ExHacienda Santa Monica
EDM 54050, Mexico

United States

Alabama

Demopolis, AL
1700 Lock & Dam RoadDemopolis, AL36732 USA

Arkansas

Batesville, AR
2120 N. St Louis StBatesville, AR 72501
Hope, AR
185 North Industrial DriveHope, AR71801 USA

California

Chino, CA
 4045 Cheyenne Court
Chino, CA
91710 USA
Fremont, CA
41100 Boyce RoadFremont, CA94538 USA

Florida

Lakeland, FL
2525 South Combee RoadLakeland, FL33801 USA
New Smyrna Beach, FL
703 South Street 
New Smyrna Beach, FL
32168-5867 USA

Georgia

Columbus, GA
6906 Dixie StreetColumbus, GA31907 USA
Columbus, GA
1201 10th AvenueColumbus, GA31901 USA

Illinois

Argo, IL
8600 West 71st StreetBedford Park, IL60501 USA
Oregon, IL
1449 Devil’s Backbone RoadOregon, IL61061 USA
Westmont, IL
630 Oakmont LaneWestmont, IL60559 USA
 

Indiana

Garrett, IN
 500 North Taylor Road
Garrett, IN
46738-1846 USA

Kentucky

Louisville, KY
1800 Meidinger TowerLouisville,  KY 40216
Louisville, KY
6200 Campground RoadLouisville, KY40216 USA
Louisville, KY(2)
6210 Campground RoadLouisville, KY40216
 

Louisiana

Alexandria, LA
 3901 Sugar House RoadAlexandria, LA71302 USA
Baton Rouge, LA
 18167 East Petroleum DriveBaton Rouge, LA70809 USA
Geismar, LA
9288 Hwy. 75Geismar, LA70734 USA
Gonzales, LA
 9288 Hwy. 75 River RoadGeismar, LA70734 USA
Norco, LA
16122 River RoadWest Site Admin Bldg.Norco, LA70079 USA
 

Montana

Missoula, MT
3670 Grant Creek RoadMissoula, MT59808 USA

New York

Moreau, NY
64 Farnan RoadSouth Glens Falls, NY12803 USA
Tarrytown, NY
 769 Old Saw Mill River Road
Tarrytown, NY
10591 USA
Waterford, NY
 260 Hudson River Road
Waterford, NY
12188 USA
 

North Carolina

Acme, NC
 333 Neils Eddy RoadRiegelwood, NC28456 USA
Charlotte
 1950 Continental Boulevard
Charlotte, NC
28273 USA
Fayetteville, NC
1411 Industrial DriveFayetteville, NC28301 USA
High Point, NC
1717 Ward StreetHigh Point, NC27260 USA
Huntersville
 9930 Kincey Avenue
Huntersville, NC
28078-6468 USA
Lenoir, NC
Miller Hill RoadLenoir, NC28645 USA
Morganton, NC
114 Industrial Blvd.Morganton, NC28655 USA
Reigelwood, NC
333 Neils Eddy RoadReigelwood, NC 28456

Ohio

Columbus, OH
 180 East Broad  StreetColumbus, OH43215 USA
Gahanna, OH
630 Morrison Rd, Suite 300Gahanna, OH43232 USA
Newark, OH
 611 O’Neill Drive SE
Hebron, OH
43025-9680 USA
Richmond Heights, OH
 24400 Highland Road
Richmond Heights, OH
44143-2503 USA
Strongsville, OH
 22557 West Lunn Road
Strongsville, OH
44149-4871 USA
Toledo, OH
 4243 South AvenueToledo, OH43615 USA
Willoughby, OH
 4901 Campbell Road
Willoughby, OH
44094-3366 USA
 

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK
4601 S. MacArthurOklahoma City, OK73179 USA

Oregon

LaGrande, OR
62575 Oregon Hwy 82Island City, OR97850 USA
Portland, OR
10915 N. LombardPortland, OR97203 USA
Springfield, OR
470 South Second StreetSpringfield, OR97477 USA
Springfield, OR
610 South Second StreetSpringfield, OR97477 USA
Springfield, OR(2)
155 West “A” A-1Springfield, OR 97477
 

Pennsylvania

Mount Jewett, PA
253 Borden DriveMount Jewett, PA16740 USA

South Carolina

Roebuck, SC
200 Railroad StreetRoebuck, SC29376 USA

Texas

Baytown, TX
8450 West Bay RoadBaytown, TX77520 USA
Brady, TX
45 Acfrac Rd. & Old Mason RoadBrady, TX76825 USA
Cleburne, TX
3202 Windmill RoadCleburne, TX76033 USA
Deer Park, TX
5900 Highway 225Deer Park, TX77536 USA
Diboll, TX
100 W. Borden DriveDiboll, TX75941 USA
Houston, TX
12650 Directors Dr, Suite 100Stafford, TX77477 USA
Houston, TX
15366 Park RowHouston, TX77084 USA
Longview, TX
10 Robert Wilson RoadLongview, TX75602-4886 USA

Washington

Bellevue, WA
 520 112th Ave NE, Suite 220Bellevue, WA98004 USA

West Virginia

Sistersville, WV
3500 South State Route 2
Friendly, WV
26146-9750 USA

Wisconsin

Sheboygan, WI
 2522 South 24th StreetSheboygan, WI53081 USA

 

Asia Pacific

Australia

Brimbank
 Gate 3 – 765 Ballarat Road
Deer Park, VIC
3023
Australia
Brisbane
194 Paringa RdGibson Island, Murarrie, QLD4172 Australia
Somersby
3 Warringah CloseSomersby, NSW2250 Australia
 

China

Nantong
Nantong Economic Tech Development ParkNantong, China
Shanghai
No. 227 Libing Road
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong
Shanghai 201203
China

India

Bangalore
 The Millenia, Tower B, 4th Floor, Murphy Road, Ulsoor
Bangalore – 560008
India

Japan

Kobe
Kobe International Business Center, North5-5-2 Minatojima Minamimachi,Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo650-0047
Kozuki
Kozuki580-39 Aza Koseno-uchiKuzaki-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo679-5641
Ohta
 Ohta133, Nishi-shinmachiOhta, Gunma373-8505
Japan
Tokyo
Akasaka Park Building5-2-20, AkasakaMinato-ku, Tokyo107-6109Japan

Korea

Seoul
Gu-Plaza Bldg, 8th Fl,63-14,  Sinsu DongSEOUL, 121-854, KOREA
Ulsan
580-3, Hwasan-ri, Onsan-eup, Ulju-gunUlsan,Korea

Malaysia

Sg. Petani
Petani Sdn Bhd (370808-K)C 22 Susur Lencongan Timur Kanan, Kawasan Perindustrian Cendana Sungai Petani0800 Malaysia

New Zealand

Hornby
135 -147 Waterloo Road – Hornby
Christchurch, Canterbury
8042
New Zealand
Mountview
165 Totara Street
Mt. Maunganui
3118
New Zealand

Singapore

Singapore
100 Beach Road#20-01/02 Shaw TowerSingapore 189702

Taiwan

Taipei
11F-1, No. 171 Sung Der RoadTaipei11085 Taiwan

Thailand

Bangkok
3195/6, Vibulthani Tower 11st Floor, Rama IV RoadKlongton, KlongtoeyBangkok10110 Thailand
Rayong
 1/2 M00 4 Asia Industrial Estate
Rayong
21130 Thailand
Samutsakorn
84/2 Moo 4, Tambol Bangtorad Rama II Road, km 41Samutsakorn7400 Thailand
 

 

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Belgium

Louvain
Avenue Jean Monnet 1Ottignies Louvain-la-Neuve,1348 Belgium
Zwijndrecht
 Haven 1053 Nieuwe Weg 1
2070 Zwijndrecht
Belgium

Czech Republic

Pardubice
Areal Uma53354 Pardubice SemtínCzech Republic
Prague
 Luzna 716/2
16000 Prague 6
Czech Republic
Sokolov
Tovární c.p. 209335601 SokolovCzech Republic
 

Finland

Puhos
Teollisuustie 20 BPuhos,FIN-82430 Finland

France

La Rochette
 41 Rue Corot
77000 La Rochette
France
Ribécourt
704, rue Pierre et Marie Curie60772 RibécourtFrance
Rouen
 3 et 5 Rue Barbet76250 Déville-les-Rouen,France
 

Germany

Duisburg
Varziner Str. 4947138 DuisburgGermany
Frielendorf
Glockenrain 234621 FrielendorfGermany
Geesthacht
 Borsigstraße 1-7
21502 Geesthacht
Germany
Iserlohn-Letmathe
Gennaer Str. 2-458642 IserlohnGermany
Leuna
Am Haupttor, Bau 610106237 LeunaGermany
Leverkusen
 Chempark, Building V 7
51368 Leverkusen
Germany
Stuttgart
Fritz Mueller Str. 114Esslingen am Neckar,D-73730Germany
Wesseling, Germany
Bruhler Strasse 1450389 WesselingGermany

Italy

Sant Albano
Via Morozzo, 2712040 Sant Albano SturaItaly
Solbiate Olona
Via Mazzini, 104I-21058 Solbiate Olona, VAItaly
Termoli
 Zona Industriale, Calle Poste 79CP 79 86039 Termoli (CB)
Italy
 

Netherlands

Chamber of Commerce Number 2429476

Bergen op Zoom
Plasticslaan 1, 4612 PX
Bergen op Zoom
The Netherlands
Moerdijk, Netherlands
Chemieweg 254782SJ Moerdijk,The Netherlands
Pernis
Vondelingenweg 601Harbour no. 31903196 KK Hoogvliet Rt, PernisThe Netherlands
Rotterdam
Seattleweg 173195 ND Rotterdam, PortparkThe Netherlands
Rotterdam, Botlek
Chemiestraat 303197 KB Rotterdam, BotlekThe Netherlands
 

Poland

Warzawa
 Oddzial w Polsce ul. Smolenskiego 4/10
01 – 698 Warzawa
Poland

Russia

Moscow
 Ulitsa Smolnaya 24 D125445 MoscowRussia

South Africa

South Africa
 10 Quark Crescent, Linbro Business Park, Sandton
2065 South Africa, Meridian Commercial Tower
South Africa

Spain

Asua
Camino de Sangroniz num 848150 Sondika (Vizcaya)Spain
Barbastro
Pol.  Industrial Valle del Cina22300 Barbastro (Huesca)Spain
Lantarón
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Protest halts Newmont Gold work in NZ

7 July 2013 Protesters have occupied a mining exploration site on conservation land in the Coromandel Peninsula.

7 July 2013 Protesters have occupied a mining exploration site on conservation land in the Coromandel Peninsula.

The protest, in the Parakiwai Valley near Whangamata, stopped work at the site during the weekend.

Coromandel Watchdog spokeswoman Renee Annan said about 10 protesters asked workers to turn the drilling rig off on Saturday morning and the two groups had remained in a calm stand off since.

Newmont Gold executives flew in by helicopter and told the protesters they were trespassing, Ms Annan told NZ Newswire.

However, there was no sign of police getting involved yet, she said.

The area should have been included in Schedule Four Conservation land when the park was created, she said.

It was home to the critically endangered Archey’s frog species, and other rare species such as Helms butterfly and Coromandel brown kiwi.

Ms Annan said that while the drilling was only exploratory, it should still be banned from conservation land.

The group would give Newmont the information it needed to decide whether or not to mine.

“Any kind of mining is totally inappropriate in this area.”

Newmont could not be contacted for comment.

Activists Withdraw from Rig after 30-hour Occupation

7 July 2013 Anti-mining activists have withdrawn from a camp out on a Coromandel Peninsula gold drilling rig after occupying the site over 30 hours.

7 July 2013 Anti-mining activists have withdrawn from a camp out on a Coromandel Peninsula gold drilling rig after occupying the site over 30 hours.

Coromandel Watchdog activists had camped out on the Newmont drilling rig in Parakiwai Valley, near Whangamata, preventing it from operating.

Watchdog spokeswoman Renee Annan said the group had withdrawn after achieving its goal of shutting down operations for more than 30 hours.

“We have achieved our purpose, which was to highlight that this area should never be mined.

“We camped for two days on the drilling rig in the remote forest because we want to protect the environment and the endangered species in this forest,” Miss Annan said.

The area is not protected by Schedule Four in the Crown Minerals Act, something Ms Annan called “an accident of history”.

Schedule Four lists highest value conservation lands that are not allowed to be mined.

“We will continue to take peaceful action against Newmont’s attempts to drill for gold in the Forest Park, a Forest Park which is the habitat of the rarest frog in the world.

“Newmont have flown in more security guards this afternoon to protect Newmont when really they should be helping us protect the environment,” Ms Annan said.

The group was joined by 30 local residents today who were supportive of the protest.

Newmont also operates Martha Mine in Waihi.

Honduras: Anti-Mining Activists Report Death Threats

5 July 2013 Members of communities opposing open-pit mining in the northern Honduran department of Atlántida have received death threats because of their activitism, according to a June 7 communiqué issued by the

5 July 2013 Members of communities opposing open-pit mining in the northern Honduran department of Atlántida have received death threats because of their activitism, according to a June 7 communiqué issued by the Broad Movement for Dignity and Justice (MADJ) and the Atlántida Environmentalist Movement (MAA). The groups said police agents in the service of Lenir Pérez, owner of the Alutech metal company, assaulted members of the Nueva Esperanza community on June 3, intimidating them and making death threats. On June 6 the residents received additional death threats from a group of “heavily armed men” operating in the area with the support of the national police, the communiqué charged. The groups blamed Tela municipality mayor David Zaccaro, who “instead of supporting the communities has made common cause with the mine owners, especially Lenir Pérez…who is carrying out violence and provoking the communities.”

In a separate statement, a Catholic group, the Caretian Missionaries, charged on June 10 that “alleged mineworkers” had made threats by text message on Jan. 28 to Father César Espinoza, a priest who opposes the mining, and to nuns in the group. The MADJ and the MAA asked for national and international organizations to write to Human Rights Minister Ana Pineda (apineda@sjdh.gob.hn), Director of Protection for Human Rights Defenders Rodil Vazquez (rvasquez@sjdh.gob.hn), Mayor Zaccaro (alcaldiadetela@yahoo.com) and other officials to ask the government to end the repression and the threats. (Religión Digital (Madrid) 6/15/13; Adital (Brazil) 6/25/13)

Meanwhile, violence continues against campesinos demanding land in northern Honduras’ Lower Aguán Valley. On the morning of May 30 gunmen on a motorcycle shot campesino leader Marvin Arturo Trochez Zúñiga and his son Darwin Alexander Trochez dead while they were drinking coffee in their residence in La Ceiba, Atlántida’s departmental capital. Marvin Trochez’s wife was seriously injured. The double murder brings the number of campesinos killed in the dispute since January 2010 to 104, according to the North American group Rights Watch.

Marvin Trochez was active in the Campesino Movement of National Reclamation (MCRN). He was a leading figure in the June 2011 occupation of the Paso Aguán estate, which is managed by cooking oil magnate Miguel Facussé Barjum’s Grupo Dinant company; at least five people, including four security guards, were killed in a violent confrontation there on Aug. 14, 2011 [see Update #1093]. A year later, on Aug. 9, 2012, Marvin Trochez’s oldest son, also named Marvin, was killed on the estate along with another campesino identified only as “Carlos.” Three more MCRN members, Orlando Campos, Reynaldo Rivera Paz and José Omar Rivera Paz, were shot dead on Nov. 3 [see Update #1151]. Fearing for his own life, Marvin Trochez began carrying a handgun, but this led to his arrest for illegal weapons possession. He eventually went into hiding with his family in La Ceiba, where he had relatives. (La Haine (Spain) 6/5/13 from Movimiento Unificado Campesino del Aguán (MUCA); Rights Action press release 6/6/13 via Scoop (New Zealand))