Coerced Gram Sabhas in Sijimali: A Grave Travesty of Justice
Today, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, while the rest of the world is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations adoption of the Universal Declaration of…
Bauxite Mining Project
Stop conducting fake Gram Sabhas at Gunpoint in Rayagada, Odisha
On 8th December 2023, news surfaced that in Aliguna village, about 10 buses full of police and company officials arrived in the village to forcefully conduct Gram Sabha in favour…
Anti-Vedanta Activists Get Bail
#SijimaliMatters Update # 5, November 23, 2023 The past three and a half months have been both tumultuous and decisive in shaping the antimining resistance of Adivasis and Dalits in…
Resist the Corporate-State Nexus’ Attempt at Looting The People’s Resources of Majingmali, Odisha
On 4th November, around 10am, Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMC) staff, flanked by two police platoons and two JCB vehicles, arrived at Gadeljhola road juncture near Kalagaon which leads to…
Sijimali Bauxite Mining: Withdraw False Cases
We bring to you an update on the status of the cases foisted on the people of Sijimali and Niyamgiri as well as a short account of the public meeting…
Bauxite Mining of the Sijimali Hills Illegal, Declare Public Meeting at Talaampadar
A huge public meeting was held on 29th October at Talaampadar of Thuamal Rampur Block in Kalahandi district of Odisha. This public meeting was attended by over 2000 people. The…
Sijimali Bauxite Mining Project of Vedanta: Public Hearing Met With Resounding Opposition
The second Public Hearing, required to obtain the environmental clearance for the Sijimali Bauxite Mining Project of Vedanta, met with equal resounding opposition from local villagers. It was held on…
Sijimali Bauxite Mining Project Hearing Held Under Massive Police Repression
Despite the intense police repression, the people of Kashipur have stood up against the Odisha Government coercively facilitating this project for Vedanta. We bring to you the developments of the…
Memorandum Submitted Against Bauxite Mining in Odisha
Today on date 11/10/2023 about eighty men & women from Sijimali & Kutrumali area of Kashipur Block, district Rayagada came to Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha to submit their…
Appeal to withdraw the notification for the public hearing for the proposed Sijimali Bauxite Mining Project
To Shri Ganeshi Lal The Hon'ble Governor Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Email: [email protected] Sub: Appeal to immediately withdraw the notification for the public hearing on 16.10.2023 for the proposed Sijimali…
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