Archive for December, 2007
The price of dissent
Investigation reveals how using the Internet carries a deadly risk for activists in repressive regimes
As the bloody crackdown on Burmese democracy activists unfolded earlier this year, the world was able to watch thanks to the Internet and other modern technologies used to disseminate eyewitness accounts, photos and video clips.
The military junta’s attempt to impose a [...]
Leading retailers pull Dutch veal after investigation reveals “cruel and impoverished” conditions
Secret film obtained by Ecostorm in conjunction with campaign group Compassion In World Farming has resulted in several leading UK retailers – including top London department store Selfridges – to cease selling speciality veal meat from Holland.
The footage, obtained at contract farms supplying ESA and imported by Smithfield Market-based JF Edwards and Son, revealed Dutch [...]
