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Protesters at the camp, which opposes the degradation of the Kaz mountain environment by Canadian company Alamo Gold
TURKISH authorities have been blasted after they moved to clear a protest camp at a widely condemned mine development project citing the Covid-19 pandemic — despite mine workers being forced to continue operations.
Thousands of environmentalists and rights activists have been camped in the surrounding forest for 276 days in a bid to protect the Kaz mountains in Cannakale, north-western Turkey, and the surrounding area from damage.
Development of the gold mine started last year despite warnings that the local water supply for 180,000 people would be contaminated with cyanide, which is used in the extraction process.
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
