Solidarity Statement | Friends of the Earth India | 15 October 2026 Friends of the Earth India stands in solidarity with all students, young people, activists, journalists, civil society organisations and concerned citizens who have faced police brutality, detention, intimidation and repression while peacefully exercising their democratic right to protest in Delhi. We understand this …
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August 06 - Hiroshima Day On the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, we remember the thousands of lives destroyed by nuclear attacks and reaffirm our commitment to a world free from nuclear weapons and nuclear power. Hiroshima is not merely a memory of the past—it is a warning for the present. Nuclear …
26th June 2026 (Issued on the 51st Commemoration Day of India’s Political Emergency) We, the undersigned citizens, organisations, public intellectuals, faith leaders, women’s rights activists, workers’ organisations, democratic rights groups and concerned people of India, issue this appeal with deep concern over the fast worsened situation in Manipur. For more than three years, Manipur has …
Standing with the Peoples’ Movement against Chevron in the Ecuadorian Amazon Friends of the Earth India expresses its strong solidarity with the Indigenous peoples, peasant communities, and social movements in Ecuador resisting the environmental destruction and injustice caused by Texaco, now Chevron in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The operations of the company in Sucumbíos and Orellana …
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Public Statement | August 09, 2025 | Friends of the Earth, India On this important day marking 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and as the world honors the resilience and rights of Indigenous Peoples, Friends of the Earth India raises its voice in strong opposition to the Indian government’s dangerous …
Friends of the Earth India strongly condemn the Israeli military’s brutal attack on Palestine’s only national seed bank, a direct assault on Palestinian food sovereignty, ecological heritage, and farmers’ rights. The demolition of this vital facility is an act of environmental violence aimed at erasing indigenous seeds, local wisdom, and the people’s right to land …
22nd January 2025 We are writing to you on behalf of concerned citizens and civil society organisations to draw your attention to critical issues that need to be raised regarding the proposed Disaster Management Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha. The bill not only represents a missed opportunity to strengthen the country’s disaster management framework but …
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Today, on World Fisherpeoples' Day, Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific and Friends of the Earth India stand united with fisher people across the world—communities that embody resilience, wisdom, and a steadfast commitment to protecting our waters and ecosystems. This is not just a day of celebration. It is a day of assertion. A day …
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Stop the inhumane barbaric attack on the villagers of Dhinkia, Odisha Naveen Patnaik Govt. must end Resource Loot through the JSW Project Free All Arrested Activists and Villagers 14th Jan, 2022: We the undersigned organizations strongly condemn the inhumane barbaric attack by the Odisha police on the residents of Dhinkia village. As being seen in …
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Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific denounces the massacre of Tamil Nadu residents by Indian security forces during protests against the Sterlite Copper Smelting Plant on May 22. “We condemn the killings perpetrated by Indian Police against environmental defenders protesting the operations and planned expansion of the Vedanta owned Sterlite Copper Smelting plant. We demand …
