For more than two decades, energy giant Chevron and Ecuadorean activists, led by American lawyer Steven Donziger, have been embroiled in a contentious lawsuit about who is responsible for contaminating a vast swath of the Amazon By Alexander Zaitchik | August 28,●●●
Lesson from Loei ore mine: How Thai junta uses martial law to end conflict by silencing people
Prachatai
Thaweeporn Kummetha and Kongpob Areerat The Thai junta staged the coup in 22 May with the ambitious mission of ending political differences in the kingdom of more than 60 million people which has been deeply divided for almost a decade.●●●
Deadly clashes continue at African Barrick gold mine
The Globe and Mail
A spokesman for African Barrick confirmed to The Globe and Mail that “fatalities” have occurred in clashes at the mine site this year, but declined to estimate how many. It is up to the Tanzanian police to release the information,●●●
