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UK foreign policy & the Algerian dictatorship – “an ideal relationship?”
A guest blog from Hamza Hamouchene of the Algeria Solidarity Campaign and author of our newly published report Reinforcing Dictatorships – Britain’s Grab and Human Rights in Algeria. After more than six months of researching and documenting the British energy interests in my country Algeria, I feel extremely happy that the Algerian-British relations came under scrutiny from the…
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BP et le Royaume-Uni interpelés sur des accords de gaz et d’armement avec le régime algérien
BP et le Royaume-Uni interpelés sur des accords de gaz et d’armement avec le régime algérien. En marge d’une conférence d’affaires sur les investissements en Algérie, des militants appellent au respect des « droits humains » en Algérie et s’opposent à « l’accaparement britannique du gaz algérien ». Lundi 10/02/2014 A distribuer immédiatement Des photos de qualité « impression » et…
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Activists accuse Britain of ‘gas grab’ in Algeria despite human rights abuses
Terry Macalister, The Guardian Protesters plan to target investor conference at London Stock Exchange on Monday
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Drilling the pre-salt – is Brazil still a “land of opportunity” for BP and Shell?
We are just days away from the fourth anniversary of BP’s announcement in 2010 that it was boldly going into the Brazilian offshore oil province, known in the industry as the ‘pre-salt’. Tony Hayward, BP CEO at the time proclaimed: “This strategic opportunity fits well with BP’s operating strengths and key interests around the world,…
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Support Political Art in Azerbaijan
Art for Democracy website – for human rights in Azerbaijan from epitype on Vimeo. Support Art for Democracy here. Dictatorships, like the Aliyev regime in Azerbaijan, don’t just rely on violence, intimidation and fossil fuels to secure their power. They also need a ‘social license to operate’, especially in other countries like the UK. Our…
19 Dec 2013 admin -
Hague’s Azerbaijan gas pipeline deal attacked
BP-led offshore expansion plan worth $45bn angers human rights activists Jim Armitage
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Hague heads to Azerbaijan amidst election controversy for “mega gas deal”
On Tuesday Foreign Secretary William Hague will be one of the first European politicians to visit Azerbaijan after Ilham Aliyev’s internationally condemned re-election as President. Hague will be there to attend the ceremony for the signing of a pipeline agreement that will see two trillion cubic meters of gas pumped from Azerbaijan to Europe. Hague…
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Will Hague prioritize “gas grabbing” over human rights in Azerbaijan visit?
Today Foreign Secretary William Hague will be one of the first European politicians to visit Azerbaijan after Ilham Aliyev’s internationally condemned re-election as President. Hague will be there to attend the ceremony for the signing of a pipeline agreement that will see two trillion cubic meters of gas pumped from Azerbaijan to Europe. Hague will…
17 Dec 2013 admin -
The EBRD should not finance oil drilling in Egypt
Today the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is voting on a $50 million loan for oil drilling in Egypt. This is the first major loan by the bank in Egypt since the military takeover in July 2013. The EBRD seems eager to ignore the principles in its founding agreement promoting “initiatives in countries committed…
16 Dec 2013 admin
