Environment: politics, science or protest?

Kay Sexton — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:50:38 +0000

Following the G20 media-fest last week, several protestors commented on British national radio on the nature of media attention. They pointed out that the violent protests against the G20 had obtained massive international coverage, but that peaceful protests on the same subject got only local attention or no awareness at all.

3,000 Person Mob Attacks Govt. Offices to Protest Crackdown on Illegal Amazon Logging

Derek Markham — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:06:20 +0000

Thousands of people rioted on Sunday in Paragominas, Brazil, protesting the government’s crackdown on illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest. The protesters burned vehicles, set the offices of the environmental agency Ibama on fire, and stole 14 trucks carrying 400 cubic meters of logs seized from illegal logging activities in the Amazon.

The rioters chased government officials into a hotel and attempted to smash their way in with a tractor, but were forced back by the use of tear gas. Nobody was injured in the attack.

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Environment: politics, science or protest?

3,000 Person Mob Attacks Govt. Offices to Protest Crackdown on Illegal Amazon Logging