Tag: missing media
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Rally at Dow Chemical in Washington, DC on June 24
Our partners at Amnesty International USA are holding a rally on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Dow Chemical in Washington, DC to urge the company to comply with a summons issued in the ongoing criminal case concerning the 1984 gas disaster in Bhopal, India. The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal has summoned Dow to appear…
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Interview with Photographer Alex Masi, Winner of 2012 FotoEvidence Book Award
ICJB would like to recognise the achievement of Alex Masi, the winner if the 2012 FotoEvidence Book Award, who spent a considerable amount of time in Bhopal documenting the lives of the victims of the disaster. The culmination of his efforts is the publication of his book, “Bhopal Second Disaster”, to be launched on the…
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The “Justice Element” Video
The Justice Element – Take Action Now! Sign our Petition HERE to demand that the Indian Government and Dow Chemical Corporation end their chronicles of gross negligence and bring JUSTICE to the people of Bhopal.
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"Beat the bitches with lathis"Police brutally beat old ladies with cudgels
Mullo Bai, 65, gas affected and her mother Jamvati, 82 I left my house with my mother and 18 other women from my neighbourhood to be part of the rail roko. At 11:00 am we all reached Barkhedi crossing. We sat on the tracks for almost an hour and there were thousands of people all…
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भोपाल पत्रिका के संवाददाता श्री वीरेंद्र राजपूत के नाम खुला पत्र
संलग्न १ – हनुमानगंज को संबोिधत िशकायत पत्र संलग्न २ – िवरेन्द्र राजपूत से टेलेफोन पर बातचीत संलग्न 3 –
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Injured Bhopali boy may lose his hand
Anger flares as crowds hold Dow and Coe responsible “What I’m seeing is a very violent lathi charge against people lying on the tracks, and stone throwing against police, a full-on battle. I’m seeing more fires on the road, women with blood running down their faces from head wounds, cage-like structures full of people presumably…
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Police fire on, stone and beat Bhopal survivors
One critical, many arrested in Rail Roko, eyewitnesses speak of people covered in blood on 27th anniversary of gas disaster Keep visiting this site for the latest news as we get it. This post is still being written as you are reading it. Please refresh your browser The “rail roko/stop the trains” protest in Bhopal…
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Fair and adequate compensation
According to figures published by the Indian government’s apex medical research organization, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), at least 20,000 people had died by 2009 from injuries caused by the gas leak. ICMR’s research shows also that between 1984 and 1989 there were 3,500 spontaneous abortions as a result of gas exposure. These…
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Bhopal Survivors to stop Trains on Dec 3, 2011 if the government does not present correct data on the death and injury figures in the upcoming hearing of the Compensation petition
Press Statement 17 October 2011 At a press conference today five organizations of the survivors of December 84, Union Carbide disaster announced that they will hold a peaceful ‘Rail Roko’ (Stopping Trains) if their demand for ensuring adequate compensation to all victims of the disaster is not met within the next one month. The…
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Bhopal Gas Survivors Shut Down the Old City of Bhopal (Bandh) and ask the govt to provide correct figures on death and injury in the upcoming petition on additional compensation
October 11, 2011 Press Statement The five survivors’ organizations who had given the call for today’s bandh (city wide shut down) congratulated the over half million survivors of the disaster for its success. They thanked the workers unions, traders associations and other survivors’ organizations as well political parties for their active support in organizing the…
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007: Protest at Dow-sponsored “Blue Planet Run”
On June 3rd, the non-profit organization “Blue Planet Run” held an event in Boston Common as the participating long-distance runners were arriving in Boston. The blue planet run goes across 16 countries and covers 15200 miles in 95 days. At each stop, the organization holds a media event to promote their message. However, some might…
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Bhopal – forgotten?
A number of days ago, on August 20th, the US court for appeals rejected a petition by 15 survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal, India. The plea asked for the removal of hazardous materials the company had left behind and compensation for the those affected by the accident. While I found…
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Corporate accountability groups nationwide expose the “Future We Create” conference as fraudulent greenwashing
June 7, 2011 GREENWASHING: false expressions of environmental concern especially as a cover for environmentally-unsound products, policies, or activities (adapted from Merriam Webster). “Join 60 leading thinkers as they explore the future of water for our world today. Covering global systems and specific “megatrends,” featuring personal stories from the frontlines as well as reflections on…
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Dec 3, 1984: A Night of Death in Bhopal
Death and Chaos in the City Death came hurtling of a clear sky on December 3rd, 1984. A cold midnight wind blew, with stars brilliant as they are in central India, glistening through the thin pall of cooking-fire smoke that typically hung above the city. Here and there, braziers were burning to warm those who…
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Press Statement: Unethical Drug Testing on Bhopal Gas Victims
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit Pension Bhogi Sangharsh Morcha Children Against Dow Carbide Bhopal Group for Information and Action Press Statement – February 10, 2011 At a press conference today five organizations campaigning for justice in the case of the 1984 Union…