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Vote Rio Tinto for Greenwash Gold 2012
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Vote Rio Tinto for Greenwash Gold 2012

Rio Tinto is bad news for many communities around the world. Its operations have failed to provide adequate protection of public health, the environment, workers and human rights. It is a scandal that it should be pr ...

Vote Freeport McMoran the Most Evil Company of 2011

Vote Freeport McMoran the Most Evil Company of 2011

The annual Public Eye Awards selects 6 of the most unethical and abusive corporations from a long list of nominations. Support West Papua and vote for Freeport McMoran this year for worst company. ...

Freeport Miners’ Strike – by traverser11
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Freeport Miners’ Strike – by traverser11

Video from the three month long strike at Freeport Mine in West Papua, police repression and actions in solidarity with the miners. ...

EngageMedia: The Freeport Dispute
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EngageMedia: The Freeport Dispute

A snippet of footage and chatters around the Freeport strike in West Papua. The Freeport workers' union says it is a matter of simple "revenue transparency", the international trade union says the dispute "has nothin ...

West Papua – Freeport Workers and Tribesmen Defend Road Blockades

West Papua – Freeport Workers and Tribesmen Defend Road Blockades

Police failed to lift road blockades stopping fuel and food reaching Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold's mining operations in West Papua, after clashes with striking miners and local tribesmen on Friday ...

Freeport Halts Gold Production in West Papua

Freeport Halts Gold Production in West Papua

U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Cooper & Gold Inc. halted production at its gold and copper mine in Indonesia's restive province of Papua on Monday over security concerns. ...

PsyWar – Wake UP!

PsyWar – Wake UP!

"War, business and religion readily mix like a recipe for gunpowder" -Humphrey King ...