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Mahan Villagers begin their Peaceful Van Stayagraha. Villagers in Mahan move their fight into the forests; Van Satyagraha to continue till Essar Quits Mahan
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh| February 27, 2014| Thousands of villagers including a large number of women and children from 12-14 villages in the Mahan region of Singrauli came together for a…
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Marking 3 years of TEPCO’s Fukushima disaster, leading anti-nuclear activists and Greenpeace demand stringent safety & unlimited n-liability, as they bring back the stories from the region
New Delhi, 10th March 2014: Leading antinuclear activists and Greenpeace raised their pitch against the government’s move to bypass supplier liability provisions in their full spirit, in current negotiations with…
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A Resurgence of Satyagraha
Non-Violent Resistance Against Essar’s Coal Mining in Mahan Forest On Thursday, thousands of villagers from 12-14 villages in the Mahan region of Singrauli, came together for a mass public rally…
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Arrested & Beaten Up: All for Saving Forests!
Over 150 people from 4 villages move into Mahan forests to protest against Essar You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution.…
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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”…
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New Essar Gag Case – an attempt to stifle voices of opposition-Greenpeace India rubbishes Essar’s allegations; insists on rights of forest communities
April 4, 2014, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: Greenpeace India today, rubbished Essar’s ridiculous allegations of inciting villagers in the Mahan region against them. In yet another attempt to browbeat and threaten…
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Public pressure tells as Procter & Gamble finally agrees to clean up its palm oil act
Amsterdam, 8 April 2014: Procter and Gamble (P&G) has committed to a new No Deforestation policy that will remove forest destruction from its products and provide full traceability for all…
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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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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’: 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…
