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Van Satyagrahi Granted Bail
After spending almost three weeks in jail, Van Satyagrahi and member of Mahan Sangharsh Samiti, Bechan Lal Shah is finally out on bail. 200 people joined him as he walked…
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No tree felling in Mahan till October
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” – J.R.R. Tolkien On May 26, the Madhya Pradesh government committed to no tree felling in Mahan till…
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‘No tree felling in Mahan till October’: MP Govt to NGT
MSS challenges Forest Clearance to Mahan at NGT 26th May 2014, New Delhi: In an undertaking submitted to the National Green tribunal, the state government of Madhya Pradesh today said…
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Prithviraj Chavan invited to visit Fukushima
Mumbai, January 24th, 2014: Ahead of India’s discussion with Japan on nuclear cooperation, Greenpeace Japan and Greenpeace India have jointly invited Prithviraj Chavan, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, to visit…
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A Call For Justice To Unresponsive Singrauli Administrators
Supporters joined Van Satyagrahis from Mahan for a peaceful protest outside the collectors office in Waidhan, Singrauli today. Forest rights activists have been treated unfairly by Singrauli’s administration and police…
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Wake up call for Singrauli administrators
File FIR on the forged Gram Sabha resolution; free Bechanlal & stop framing activists in false cases, demand civil society members in unison Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, May 19, 2014: The…
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The Day The World Rose For Forests
The call to rise for Mahan on May 18 received an unprecedented wave of support, that echoed not only in various corners of India but also around the world. Over…
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The World is Mahan: Global support pours in as Van Satyagraha in Mahan intensifies
Volunteers defy national borders in a show of support to save Mahan forests in Singrauli; 133 cities join hands to save Mahan May 18, 2014 In an unprecedented show of…
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Forged Signatures – The Basis of Mahan’s Clearance
Nai Duniya, the Hindi newspaper carried story on May 8th regarding the irregularities connected to the Gram Sabha resolution regarding Essar and Hindalco’s proposed coal mine in Mahan’s forests. The…
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Over Forty hours in jail, and three activists released, one still held in Singrauli
“To get arrested and jailed for standing up, does not only show courage – but it’s the only thing that will release us from the actual confines of human suppression”…