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Bhopal gas victims demonstrate, vent spleen condemning MP CM
By Pervez Bari, IndianMuslims.Info, March 14, 2007 Bhopal, March 14 (indianMuslims.info): The survivors of the December 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s worst industrial disaster, even after 22 years continue to run from pillar to post to get attention of the authorities for the redressal of their grievances to lead a normal, healthy and a…
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Gas-hit demonstrate at CM house
Staff Reporter, Central Chronicle, March 15, 2007 Bhopal, Mar 14: Over 1000 survivors of the Union Carbide disaster, protesting against the indifferent attitude of the state government towards the suffering of the people, on Wednesday, demonstrated in front of the residence of the Chief Minister. They bitterly criticised the Chief Minister for remaining apathetic towards…
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Chief Minister promises that all "logical and lawful demands" will be met, survivors say that all their demands are indeed logical and lawful and that the fast will end only when they are accepted
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action Bhopal Ki Aawaaz March 10, 2007 Press Statement On the 19th day of ‘Right to Live’ dharna and the 6th day of the indefinite fast by the people poisoned by Union Carbide and their supporters…
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Survivors claim demands ‘logical’
Staff Reporter, The Pioneer, Bhopal, March 12, 2007 The representatives of the four survivors’ organisations on Sunday attempted to establish logic behind all the demands made by them after the Chief Minister’s assurance on Saturday that all logical and lawful demands of protesters would be met.
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Sunshine Week: Counties differ on access to emergency plans; despite status as public record, information kept secret by some
Doug Schneider, Press and Sun Bulletin,Greater Binghampton, New York, March 11, 2007 Two years after cyanide gas leaked from a factory in India, killing thousands as they slept, the U.S. government ordered communities to create emergency-response plans — plans that could affect whether you survive a disaster.
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Chouhan assures to accept logic, lawful demands
Staff Reporter, Central Chronicle, Bhopal, March 11, 2007 Bhopal, Mar 10: On the 19th day of `Right to Live’ dharna and the 6th day of the indefinite fast by the people poisoned by Union Carbide and their supporters, the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday assured a delegation of the gas affected that all…
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As Dow lies, death abounds
Aquene Freechild, Tufts Daily, March 8, 2007 I agree with the Daily editorial board that EPIIC’s most controversial panel, featuring Dow Chemical’s CEO and Tufts Trustee Andrew Liveris, was a good learning experience. However, constructive dialogue depends on honesty by all participants, and CEOs of the most ethical corporations cannot be fully honest, at some…
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Gas victims stage demo, seek CM’s intervention
Staff Reporter, The Pioneer, Bhopal, March 8, 2007 Survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal on Wednesday blocked traffic in one of the main city crossings and demonstrated to protest against the apathetic attitude of the State Government towards the suffering of the people affected by the American multinational’s poisonous chemicals.
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Survivors of Union Carbide’s poison block traffic and burn an effigy of the chief minister to protest the indifference of the MP government to their plight
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action Bhopal Ki Aawaaz March 7, 2007 Press Statement Survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal today blocked traffic in one of the main city crossings and burnt an effigy of the Chief Minister…
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Poverty and Politics force Hunger Strike Showdown with Bhopal Survivors, US Bhopal supporters outraged at Indian state’s intentional neglect
International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wed., March 6, 2007 Bhopal, India – Six representatives of survivors of the world’s worst industrial disaster started an indefinite fast yesterday, demanding medical care, economic and social rehabilitation and protection from Union Carbide’s poisons that have killed and maimed for 22 years. Advocates from…
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Bhopal gas victims stage ‘die-in’ at chief minister’s house
From correspondents in Madhya Pradesh, India, 09:02pm Hundreds of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors here Saturday -the tenth day of their ‘Jeene Ka Haq’ (Right to Live) campaign – staged a ‘die-in’ at the Chief Minister’s House to draw the attention of Shivraj Singh Chouhan towards their plight.
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Survivors’ Die-in draws attention to the on-going suffering and deaths caused by the MP Government’s indifference to their demands
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action Bhopal Ki Aawaaz March 3, 2007 Press Statement Over 100 survivors of the December 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal staged a die-in in front of the residence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to…
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Survivors’ Die-in draws attention to the on-going suffering and deaths caused by the MP Government’s indifference to their demands
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha Bhopal Group for Information and Action Bhopal Ki Aawaaz March 3, 2007 Press Statement Over 100 survivors of the December 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal staged a die-in in front of the residence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to draw…
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Chennai groups oppose Tata’s offer to clean up Bhopal
Youth for Social Change & Others, Chennai, March 3, 2007 At least 100 supporters and campaigners of the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy today participated in a rally to oppose the recent offer by the Tata chairman Ratan Tata to facilitate the re-entry of Union Carbide and its new owner Dow Chemical into…
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URGENT ACTION: BHOPALIS ARRESTED, PLEASE CALL FOR THEIR RELEASE
Bhopal, 0820 GMT, 13:50 Indian Time, March 4, 2007 Sathyu writes: About 40 minutes back the police arrested Rashida, Rachna, Irfan, Vikas, Guddi Bee, Shehazadi and her husband Mehfooz from in front of the Chief Minister’s residence where we staged a die-in. Please call the Chief Secretary and the CM’s office for their release. It…