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Is this the future we want for Egypt?
The fisherperson in the cartoon is asking “Is this the future that we want for Egypt? The company BP in Idku.”
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Britain on Trial – one of the particpants writes….
(Gloria Dawson came along to our Britain on Trial event, organised as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. Here she writes about her experiences of the day. You can follow Gloria on twitter @g_dawson) I was really excited to go along to ‘Britain on Trial,’ partly because I didn’t know what to expect…
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A quick plug for our new (and beautiful) printed reports
Counting the Cost, Platform’s new report on Shell Nigeria, is now available in print! Please buy your copy here. The report looks and feels incredible, thanks to our amazing designers at Ultimate Holding Company. Buying a copy of the report enables Platform to do more campaigning for human rights and corporate accountability in Nigeria. Your support…
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More of Blair’s dodgy mates
Sarah Legge from Platform writes: This article in the Financial Times on last Saturday caught my eye – Blair works on makeover for Kazakhstan. “Tony Blair has added Kazakhstan to his roster of oil-rich clients, advising the authoritarian Central Asian regime on economic reforms and how to present a better face to the west. The…
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Violence and Gentleness – Reverend Billy on the Occupy Movement
Our friend, performance preacher, Reverend Billy of the Church of the Earthalujah guest blogs some of his thoughts on the ‘Occupy’ movement and recent police brutality at Occupy Oakland. Waking up anxious to be clear, to have an incite and then somehow state what I believe to be true, clearly. It is raining outside, 4:30…
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Egyptian Oil Ministry protestors break through police barricade
Yesterday hundreds of protesting petroleum ministry workers broke through police barricades, pushing towards the Egyptian Cabinet’s offices in downtown Cairo. Large workers’ protests take place every day, demanding contracts and a minimum wage of 1200 Egyptian pounds a month. Al Ahram English reported that on Tuesday
26 Oct 2011 admin
