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Attacks on Anti-POSCO Activists Surges

Statement from representatives of various organizations on the violent attack on anti-POSCO protestors on 14th December 2011 and its aftermath.

(DELHI) - We, the undersigned, visited Gobindpur, Dhinkia and Patna villages of Jagatsinhpur district of Orissa, on 22nd December, where the villagers are peacefully resisting the proposed POSCO steel plant for the last six years in order to protect their lands and livelihoods from complete destruction.

Our visit was in the aftermath of the incidents of 14th December 2011, during which the peaceful protest against the construction of the coastal road connecting Paradip port to the proposed site of the POSCO steel plant, was viciously and unexpectedly attacked...

POSCO... a can of rotting bankster-worms [Part 1]

POSCO is a test case in that it is controlled by the same banksters who are grabbing resources worldwide paid for in toilet paper dollars.

(NEW DELHI, India) - The Korean firm known as POSCO, is now the Trojan-horse of the western banking and financial cartel and the police- are directly overseeing that the company forcibly acquires people’s lands, and water and forest resources in blatant violation of Constitutional safeguards.

POSCO’s Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] expired years ago, yet the Government of India, especially the Home Minister ‘Pope’ Chidambaram, with a history of involvement in India’s biggest financial scams...

Tribunal verdict vs. 6 agrochemical TNCs hailed, urgent action on recommendations urged

International organizations and intergovernmental institutions to uphold human rights and the welfare of populations, and protect of biodiversity and ecosystems by subordinating the interests of corporations pursuing patents.

(BANGALORE, India) - Pesticide Action Network (PAN) International hailed the verdict of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) against the world’s six largest agrochemical companies Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Dow Chemical, DuPont and BASF after a historic four-day session that culminated in Bangalore, India yesterday.

Victims and survivors of the pesticide industry from all over the world, represented by PAN International, testified before a distinguished international jury to indict the “Big 6” for human rights violations.

`We wrote Sri Lanka President`s civil war speech,` say lobbyists

News from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

(LONDON) - Senior executives at Bell Pottinger told undercover reporters that they were so influential that they had written a key note speech given by the Sri Lankan President to the United Nations.

Abhay Sahu, leader of anti-POSCO movement arrested

The Central Government and the Odisha Government are complicit in this anti-national act of American and European banksters led integrated steel firm.

(NEW DELHI, India) - Abhay Sahoo, the leader of the anti-POSCO movement, was arrested over the weekend.

POSCO is a typical case of whether people's rights prevail over the predatory acts of a company largely owned by American and European financial interests.

Transnational Govt of Tamil Eelam to establish monuments for martyrs in the Diaspora

"The Tigers [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] gave us the dignity and strength to fight. Today, however, the struggle is on the diplomatic plane...." - PM Rudrakumaran

(MANHATTAN, N.Y.) - “We Tamils, inside and outside the island of Sri Lanka, still want an independent state. And because the war crimes and severe brutality of the Mahinda Rajapaksa government against our people has become well known, our cause is being spoken about all over the world,” Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran told me recently in Manhattan, New York.

A positive sign of recognition for Tamil rights is the dramatic Channel 4 UK documentary, “Sri Lanka Killing Fields”, shown first at a June Human Rights Council session and then worldwide.

INTACH to focus on Salem`s landmarks

“Our efforts will aim at making the younger generation visit the pages of history to know about the significance of such importance landmarks and places around them” - INTACH's co-convener S. Sharavanan

(SALEM, India The Hindu) - The Salem Chapter of Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has initiated an innovative exercise to provide “better visibility” to the landmarks and signposts of historical and national importance in Salem city.

The exercise began on ‘Salem Day' (Nov. 1) since it was on this day in 1866 the Salem Municipality was formed.

Gen Y Tamil filmmakers say no to Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan government is responding in kind by banning the release of controversial Tamil films that talk well about Tamilians.

(CHENNAI, India) - They’ve finally come out and said it in no uncertain terms.

After showing their solidarity for the oppressed Tamils in Sri Lanka in various ways, like going on a one-day token fast, resolving not to shoot Tamil films in the island nation and not to take part in any of the shows there, Gen Y Tamil filmmakers have sent a clear message.

The Forgotten Returnees

UNHCR’s most recent statistics show that at the end of 2010 there are some 141,000 Sri Lankan refugees in 65 countries.

(GENEVA) - A day in a village on the beautiful coast of northern Sri Lanka: a lady combing the hair of a small girl crouching at her feet. She leans over and whispers something to her husband who is sitting beside her holding on to two other children.

The scene could easily be captured on a picture postcard but if one looks closer the reality is grimmer. Many of the surrounding houses have been reduced to rubble or are heavily damaged: a reminder of Sri Lanka’s bloody decade long civil war.

Sri Lanka Joins Israel in Naval Attacks on Unarmed Fishermen

There is strong criticism of Sri Lanka Navy's practices by the Tamil Nadu Prime Minister J. Jayalalithaa, who calls Sri Lankan attacks on Indian fishermen an 'Act of Aggression'

(SALEM ) - Sharing a spot on the world stage with Israel as one of the only navies in the world that attacks unarmed fishermen, Sri Lanka's military is falling under the increasing scrutiny of politicians in neighboring India.

Jayalalithaa Jayaram, Chief Minister of the state of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, said such assaults on Indian citizens should be viewed as "an act of provocation and aggression against India."