Almoustapha Alhacen visits Münster, Gronau and Lingen

On monday, Almoustapha Alhacen and social activists visited Münster, talking about uranium exploitation and the consequences in Niger. He then visited Urenco’s uranium enrichment plant in Gronau, Northwest Germany. Urenco is allowed to store up to 60.000 tons (!) of depleted uranium here. The storage area is simply the hangar in the background. BIG thank…

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Strateco stops Matoush Project

The Strateco company has called the quits on the Matoush project. The company says this decision is due to Quebec government’s refusal to issue the final permit for advanced exploration. “The damages arising from the liquidation of the Matoush camp and any cost associated with reopening the camp in the future add to the damages…

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Almoustapha Alhacen Tour #1 (23.Juni): Münster

Bericht aus Niger: Uranabbau und die Folgen, WANN:23. Juni 2014, 19:30 Uhr WO:VHS-Forum-2, Aegidiimarkt 2, Münster veranstaltet von: SofA Münster, Greenpeace Münster, Eine-Welt-Forum Münster und VHS Münster siehe auch: sofa-ms.de

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Almoustapha Alhacen Tour #3 (26.Juni): Berlin

Flyer zur Veranstaltung (PDF) WANN:26. Juni 2014, 18 Uhr WO:Afrika-Haus, Bochumer Straße 25, 10555 Berlin Eine gemeinsame Veranstaltung der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung und Menschenrechte 3000. Die nigrische Organisation Aghirin’man engagiert sich seit 2000 gegen die negativen Auswirkungen des Uranabbaus. Almoustapha Alhacen von Aghirin‘man wird über die Situation in Niger und den Widerstand der Bevölkerung berichten.

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Study: “Uranium Mining – Impact on Health and Environment” info brochure

via [umweltfairaendern]: The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung East Africa Office has published a study in cooperation with LHRC Tanzania. The study includes forewords by Dr. Helen Kijo-Bisimba (LHRC) and Dr. Robert Mtonga (IPPNW). Also included is the opening speech of the Dar es Salaam conference in October 2013. The articles touch general topics around health, environment,…

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Uranium transport to Jadugoda stopped

According to “Anti Atom Indien“, a uranium transport from Bagjata to Jadugoda in India has been stopped by a group of armed men at Mai 7th 2014. Since then, no more uranium was transported from the mine in Bagjata to the mill in Jadugoda.

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