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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:31:55 GMT
Twenty three Shi'a Muslims have been accused of terrorism and plotting to overthrow the government as part of an increased clampdown on opposition and human rights activists.
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Three men who were tortured and jailed after their forced return from Australia, are at risk of further abuse when they are returned to prison from hospital.
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Amnesty International is today calling on the Sri Lankan government to ensure the safety of three men who have been tortured and jailed following their forced return from Australia in 2009
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:32:09 GMT
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Tue, 25 May 2010 14:00:00 GMT
Public is meant to be for people. But, as in evident with Bt crop research in Asia, âpublicâ agricultural research is becoming less about the needs of ordinary people and small farmers and more about
Thu, 20 May 2010 14:00:00 GMT
The World Bank is marching ahead with plans to facilitate global land grabs, while refusing to release a report that confirms the negative impacts of these deals for local communities. At its annual l
Tue, 04 May 2010 14:00:00 GMT
New from GRAIN | 4 May 2010
Seedling April 2010 now available
http://www.grain.org/seedling/?type=80
For some time the African continent has been the new frontier for the global food industry.
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:00:00 GMT
New from GRAIN | 22 April 2010
Social movements denounce World Bank strategy on land grabbing
On 26 April 2010, the World Bank is opening a major two-day conference on land at its headquarters i
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:00:00 GMT
For decades now, hybrid rice has been promoted across Asia as a silver bullet for hunger. But a new collaborative briefing published by GRAIN and several other organisations in Asia and the Pacific* e
Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:00:00 GMT
New from GRAIN | 9 March 2010
Land grabbing in Latin America
GRAIN
March 2010
Communities in Latin America and around the world are faced with a new kind of invasion of their territories. Today
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT
GRAIN PUBLICATIONS BACK CALL FOR ACTION ON AGRICULTURE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
On December 15th, La Via Campesina and a number of other groups will be leading a day of action in Copenhagen to put
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:00:00 GMT
GRAIN has published two new presentations today:
Land grabbing and the global food crisis - An illustrated overview of the global land grabbing trend, with tables and figures.
http://www.grain.org
Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:00 GMT
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT
Stop the global land grab!
GRAIN STATEMENT AT THE JOINT GRAIN-LA VIA CAMPESINA MEDIA BRIEFING
Rome, 16 November 2009
For over a year a half now, we have been watching carefully how investors
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT
This new report [1] from GRAIN brings to light the role of the financial industry in today's global land grab for overseas food production. While so much attention has been focused on the involvement
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT
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