GCM AGM 2013 – Phulbari

Protests at GCM Resources AGM over Phulbari coal mine

PhulbariSolidarityGroupDecember 5, 2013AGM 2013, Global Coal Management, Phulbari

Protests at GCM Resources AGM over Phulbari coal mine By Raaj Manik, 5 December 2013 A noisy and powerful protest was held outside the AGM of London-based mining company GCM Resources, on 4 December, over the company’s proposed Phulbari coal mine in Bangladesh, which if it goes ahead will displace an estimated 130,000 people and will pose threats to the …

Phulbari Demo at GCM AGM

Paul V DudmanNovember 29, 2013Global Coal Management, Phulbari

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

Paul V DudmanNovember 29, 2013Global Coal Management, Phulbari

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 …

Honouring the dead by continuing to demand justice

17th Phulbari Day Statement Yesterday marked 17th Phulbari Massacre Day. On 26 August 2006 three children were shot dead by paramilitary force and more than 200 people were injured during a protest against plans by a London-listed mining company (then Asia Energy, now renamed GCM Resources) for a huge opencast coal mine which would forcefully […]

Joint Statement on GCM Resources.

Statement on GCM Resources’ AGM, 18 January 2023 GCM Resources plc will hold its AGM (Annual General Meeting, or shareholders’ meeting) on Wednesday 18 January 2023. GCM Resources wants to extract 572 million tons of coal at Phulbari in Bangladesh. If it is allowed to proceed with its plans, up to 130,000 people would be […]

<strong>GCM Resources Must Be Brought to Justice and Delisted from London Stock Exchange</strong>

Joint Statement by Phulbari Solidarity, London Mining Network, and Women of Colour Today Friday 26 August marks the 16th anniversary of Phulbari Massacre where three young people Al Amin (11), Mohammad Saleqin (13), and Tarikul Islam (18) were shot dead for protesting against an open cast coal mine in 2006. More than two hundred people […]

We Call on the Bangladesh Government to Implement Phulbari Verdict, Take Legal Actions Against GCM Resources, and End Coal Power Now!

Memorandum of 15th Phulbari Day Remembrance Rally, 26 August 2021 Bangladesh High Commission, London 28 Queens Gate, SW7 5JA. We are here as transnational climate justice campaigners, representatives of Phulbari communities from Northwest Bangladesh, and anti-racist and anti-mining activists, to express our concern about the delay in implementation of the Phulbari Verdict, the banning of […]

Press Release: Protest Held at Bangladesh High Commission on 15th Phulbari Day

41 Climate Justice Organisations Called on the Bangladesh Government to Implement Phulbari Verdict, Take Legal Actions Against GCM Resources, and End Coal Power. On Thursday 26 August, a large number of transnational anti-mining and climate justice campaigners held a 2-hour long protest outside the Bangladesh High Commission in London, where they honoured the victims of […]