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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ogoni protests escalate in Nigeria as Shell fails to implement UNEP report
A few weeks ago we were crammed into a small radio station studio in Port Harcourt. We listened with bated breath to our friend Celestine AkpoBari from the Ogoni Solidarity Forum being interviewed. “There is no going back on the 90 day deadline ultimatum delivered to the Nigerian Government and oil companies to implement the…
11 Dec 2013 admin
