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Crackdown on Forest Rights Activists Intensifies. Police arrests two Greenpeace activists in the middle of the night in bid to “intimidate people” before Gram Sabha
July 30 2014, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: The police in Singrauli have stooped to a new low, according to Greenpeace. Barely two months after four forest rights activists were arrested from…
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Mahan Gram Sabha to be Held ‘Behind a Curtain’ as Police Seize Signal Booster, Solar Panels and Other Communication Equipment
July 29, 2014, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: A Greenpeace mobile phone signal booster was confiscated by local police today, along with other communication equipment in Amelia village in Singrauli district of…
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Jabalpur HC pulls up Singrauli SP for not Taking Action on Forged Gram Sabha Complaint
Conduct an enquiry within seven days; file an FIR if cognizable offence is revealed: HC tells SP Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, July 15, 2014: The Jabalpur High Court has pulled up…
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Essar Seeks a Blanket Ban on all Criticism of their Proposed Coal Mine in Mahan
Mumbai, Maharashtra, July 14, 2014: In a bid to end all debate and discussion on its controversial coal mine in Mahan forest, Essar has filed an affidavit in Bombay High…
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Stop Muzzling Voices of Dissent!
It has been said that dissent is the highest form of patriotism. However, the arbitrary manner in which the government has attempted to muzzle voices of dissent in democracy in…
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Government’s Mantra – If you don’t like the message shoot the messenger, says Greenpeace
New Delhi, July 9, 2014: Greenpeace India is shocked and dismayed over the arbitrary manner in which the government has attempted to muzzle voices of dissent in democracy in the…
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Indians Give Their Verdict!
June was a momentous month for Greenpeace. This was the month that the Intelligence Bureau (IB) report targeting Greenpeace and other NGOs was leaked. This was the month that Greenpeace…
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IB reports aid Essar’s attempt to discredit the local resistance to save Mahan’s forests
The leaks of the Investigation Bureau’s (IB) reports have brought a lot of public attention to Greenpeace India and other NGOs. Albiet for the wrong reasons. The effects of these…
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‘Malicious Report Riddled with Mistruths’: Greenpeace India
New Delhi, 19 June 2014: Greenpeace India today rubbished allegations made by the two IB reports that were leaked consecutively within one week. Greenpeace India believes that this leak is…
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Essar tries to use ‘leaked’ IB report to clamp down on people’s protests in Mahan forest, MP
17th June 2014: The company which has initiated a 500-crore Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) case on tribal people and Greenpeace, to stop them from criticising its planned coal…