Demo, Norwegian Embassy, London over Norwegian involvement in Irish gas pipeline
Mike Wells | 23.03.2007 12:46 | London
Domonstrators a 3 legged dog and a samba band outside embassy
the band revs up
The embassy staff come and take a look
Police with guns turn up but don't use them.
A policeman with a camera turns up and does use it.
Press release by demonstrators.
The demonstration held yesterday 22nd March, 2007, by a nationwide autonomous collective, was highlighting Norway's state-owned Statoild and gas company's present involvement in the proposed gas pipeline adn refinery development in the West of Ireland at Rossport, county Mayo.
Statoil has an alleged ethical policy, but there are not ethics involved in this development and no local support or consultation. The company, and thus the Norwegian government, are promoting human rights abuses by supporting the Irish State's policy of brutal suppression of the right to protest using the Irish police (Garda), and polluting Carrowmore Lake, the local drinking water supply.
This group is issuing a demand to Norway and Statoil to stop its part in this development or face a call for a tourist boycott of Norway and disruption of Norwegian trade and commerce to the UK.
Mike Wells
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mikejwells@yahoo.com
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