Destroying Communities and Damaging Environment NO MINE in PHULBARI Call out for Action against GCM Resources plc. Wednesday, 04 December 2013 at 10am-12pm Venue: 4 Hamilton Place, London, W1J 7BQ GCM Resources plc, an AIM-listed UK-based multinational company, supported by major hedge funds and banks including UBS, Credit Suisse, LR Global, and Argos Greater Europe Fund, wants to implement a …
Protest against a Fraudulent news about GCM’s support In Phulbari Some of you might have seen a ‘News Report’ in Prothom Alo (Bengali Daily) and a few English newspapers on increase of support for GCM’s project in Phulbari area. The local leaders have sent a press release (Translated by me) that protests against the one-sided story. This is part of …
Article reproduced from the World Development Movement website: Protests prevent British mining company GCM visiting mine site in Bangladesh – director resigns By Miriam Ross, 4 February 2013 Massive protests against British mining company GCM Resources prevented the company’s CEO visiting the site of its proposed open-pit coal mine in Bangladesh last week. One of the company’s directors resigned the …
A surprised Father Christmas was thrown out of a multinational corporation’s AGM in London today after presenting the Chairman with a stocking full of coal. Santa Claus was frogmarched out by irate security at the prestigious meeting of GCM Resources, a controversial multinational corporation whose coal mine plans suffered angry condemnation by UN Special Rapporteurs this February. UN experts warned …
Source: Business Wire Polo Resources Limited: Update on GCM Holding TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Polo Resources Limited (AIM and TSX: POL) (“Polo” or the “Company”), announces that it has held discussions with interested parties over the last year regarding the sale of its 29.77 per cent stake in GCM Resources plc (“GCM”). Discussions are ongoing and at a very early stage and there …
Reproduced from the London Mining Network news story: London-listed GCM Resources’ subsidiary Asia Energy has been accused by a Bangladesh parliamentary committee of having no valid deal since 2006 with the government for any exploration or mining in Phulbari. The parliamentary standing committee on power, energy and mineral resources ministry has recommended that the Government’s Energy and Mineral Resources Division …
Resistance to open pit mine, forced-displacement and environmental disaster is strengthening everyday in Phulbari. Yesterday, our colleagues from Phulbari reported an exciting development. Shahriar Sunny, a forefront activist of National Committee in Phulbari, states that villagers opposing the proposed Phulbari Coal Project imprisoned two personnel of Research and Development Centre (RDC) believing that they are agents and spies of Asia Energy. …
News story on the GCM AGM published by The Daily Telegraph (UK) on the 3 January, 2013: City Diary: Santa visits GCM Resources, but investors are left wanting By Harriet Dennys Where now for GCM Resources’ controversial mining project in Bangladesh, after a protestor dressed as Santa Claus stormed the company’s pre-Christmas AGM and deposited a stocking full of coal …
News coverage published in New Age of the demonstration that took place in Phulbari on the 1 January, 2013: Protesters ask Asia Energy to remove local offices by Mar 30 The organisations doing movement against opencast mining of Phulbari coal mine by British company Asia Energy gave an ultimatum on Tuesday to withdraw its local offices by March 30. Local …
Why we oppose open pit mine in Phulbari: Grassroot leader, Aminul Islam Bablu, responds to State Minister Advocate Mostafizur Rahman
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