Video still of Sleydo’ being arrested by the C-IRG, November 2021. CBC reports: “B.C.’s public safety minister [Mike Farnworth] has condemned the alleged conduct of Coquitlam RCMP officers accused of making racist, homophobic and sexist comments in a private online chat group.” That article adds: “CBC News revealed details Friday [September Read more…
Video still: French MEP Emma Fourreau. On September 19, the European Parliament held a plenary session on the “Possible extradition of Paul Watson: the danger of criminalisation of environmental defenders and whistle-blowers, and the need for their protection in the EU.” This past summer, the Associated Press reported: “Greenland police Read more…
PBI-Colombia has posted on social media: “We at @PBIColombia share our deep concern about the security situation of leader Jani Silva @ADISPA_ZRCPA [Association for the Integral Sustainable Development of the Amazon Pearl-Amazon Pearl Campesino Reserve Zone]. It is urgent to ensure effective protection measures with a differential approach.” Their post Read more…
On September 13, PBI-Guatemala posted: “Yesterday, #PBI accompanies the San Francisco Quezaltepeque Indigenous Community to the third public and oral debate hearing of an ancestral authority of San José Cubiletas criminalised for his work in defence of the territory. The prosecuted facts occurred on 27 August 2021 when personnel linked Read more…
PBI-Colombia has posted: “We continue to accompany the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartadó who, continue to defend the territory and build alternatives from food sovereignty for peace. 6 months after the murder of Nallely Sepúlveda and Edinson David, we continue to share the concern for clarifying facts and Read more…
On September 18, the Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) and PBI-Canada jointly organized a webinar, moderated by Sandra Wiens, to coincide with the six-month anniversary of the House of Commons vote (on March 18, 2024) to “cease the further authorization and transfer of arms exports to Israel.” To watch the Read more…
Photo: The Palace of Westminster in London, England that houses the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The next federal election in Canada will take place on or before October 20, 2025. While it is perhaps unlikely that the Trudeau government will fall next week, his minority government Read more…
PBI-Honduras has posted: “Today we are accompanying the press conference of the Municipal Committee in Defense of Common and Public Goods. The Committee demands that justice be done and that those responsible for the vile murder of the defender Juan Lopez be punished. From PBI we make an urgent call Read more…
Photo: Trucks with digital billboards displaying a photo of Paul Watson and calling for his release in New York. Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters. This past summer, the Associated Press reported: “Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Read more…
This morning, PBI-Mexico posted: “Yesterday, Mª Eugenia de la @redsolidariaDH was able to speak with the Special Rapporteur Pedro Arrojo @SRWatSan about the challenges and impacts faced by the communities of Michoacán regarding access to water due to its indiscriminate use in monocultures and mining activities.” María Eugenia Gabriel Ruiz, Read more…