Mahan
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The Delhi High Court today ruled the Indian government
must unfreeze Greenpeace India funds received from abroad. In its ruling the
court noted that the action of the Ministry of Home Affairs in freezing
Greenpeace India funds is “arbitrarily illegal” and “unconstitutional”. It
observed that NGOs are entitled to have their viewpoint and merely because
their views are not in accordance with the Government’s views it does not mean
the NGO is acting to the detriment of the national interest.
Last edited 20 January 2015 at 12:43pm
The Delhi High Court today ruled the Indian government
must unfreeze Greenpeace India funds received from abroad. In its ruling the
court noted that the action of the Ministry of Home Affairs in freezing
Greenpeace India funds is “arbitrarily illegal” and “unconstitutional”. It
observed that NGOs are entitled to have their viewpoint and merely because
their views are not in accordance with the Government’s views it does not mean
the NGO is acting to the detriment of the national interest.
Posted by petespeller — 15 January 2015 at 4:47pm
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Undeterred by the government of India trying to halt her speech when she was barred from boarding her flight to London, Greenpeace India campaigner Priya Pillai stuck to her commitment of taking the voices of struggle from Mahan to a global stage and addressed a gathering of MPs at the Parliament in London on Wednesday.
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A Greenpeace
campaigner on her way to London to meet British MPs has been stopped by
government officials at Delhi airport and told she cannot travel.
Priya Pillai was scheduled
to address the MPs at the House of Commons in London this week, but yesterday
immigration officials told her the Indian government is refusing to let her
make the trip.
Posted by aksheykalra — 25 September 2014 at 1:59pm
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Peaceful Forest Protest in India
If you
haven't heard so far, the Supreme Court of India cancelled 214 coal blocks
allocated to private companies since 1993, deeming them illegal. And one of
these coal blocks brings us to the story of Mahan, one of the oldest Sal
forests in Asia and livelihood to more than 50,000 people.
Posted by Greenpeace UK — 26 August 2014 at 5:07pm
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Local people in Mahan, central India, come together to oppose mining in their forests.
In the village it is pitch dark by 7.30 pm. At the designated spot for the meeting, there are about 15 or 20 villagers holding solar lanterns. The meeting lasts over two hours and throughout that time, people keep coming and joining the conversation. Halfway into the meeting, I turn around to steal a quick look at the crowd and I am surprised at how large the group has become! It’s about a 100 people sitting, standing, leaning against their houses and trees, listening intently and waiting for their turn to speak.
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