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Anti-nuclear activists detained under suspicious circumstances in Belarus
GLOBAL 2000 (Friends of the Earth Austria) protests at the Belarusian embassy and called on Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger to support their calls for the right to freedom of expression.
Join the call for the immediate release of anti-nuclear campaigner detained in Minsk
Demand the immediate release of anti-nuclear activist Andrey Ozharkovskiy, detained in Belarus
Miguel Correa has been released
Following his wrongful arrest for murder, our friend and colleague has been set free.
Video: Sit-in and walk-out at the entrance of the Rio+20 Summit
On 21 June 2012, Friends of the Earth International delegates joined a sit-in and walk-out at the entrance of the Rio+20 Summit.
Grave situation of community leaders and academics in Colombia
Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean is concerned about the serious situation facing Colombian community leaders and academics committed to the struggle for social and environmental justice. In recent weeks, they have learned of the increasing criminalization and prosecution of some of these social activists .
Violent action in Peru against activists demonstrating against a Newmont mining project
The violence caused at least 4 deaths and the detention of Rev. Marco Arana. Friends of the Earth International supports the following statement to the Peruvian government and embassies around the world.
Denouncing the brutal murder of two fishermen from Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) – A Friends of the Earth International delegation joins today a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro to denounce the brutal murder of two fishermen leaders from the Guanabara Bay and to express our solidarity with the families of the victims and their community.
Rio+20 Summit Condemned as Sell Out of People and the Planet
RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL), June 22, 2012-- Friends of the Earth International today strongly condemned world leaders for selling out people and the planet in their Rio+20 declaration which falls way short of the action needed to tackle the planetary crisis we face, and does not include any of the real solutions demanded by the people at the alternative Peoples Summit. [1]
Rio+20: Protest Against ‘The Future Corporations Bought’
RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL), June 22, 2012 – Friends of the Earth International delegates joined on June 21 a key protest by a group of young people and civil society organisations denouncing world leaders’ failure to tackle the planetary crisis at the UN Rio+20 Summit. [1]
Rio+20 Declaration: A Gift to Corporate Polluters
RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL), June 20, 2012 – The deal on the table at the Rio+20 Summit [1] does nothing to address the environmental and social crises that the world is facing; it simply allows multinational corporations to continue exploiting people and the planet without restraint, according to Friends of the Earth International.
