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Spoil BP's BTC party

Baku Ceyhan | 17.05.2006 15:49 | Ecology | Globalisation | Social Struggles | London

Protest BP's launch of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline - 1,000 miles of human rights abuses, ecological destruction and climate chaos.

5pm Friday 26 May 2006 - outside BP's HQ - St James Square, SW1Y

Georgia: House in Dgvari village - local residents say it collapsed due to BTC
Georgia: House in Dgvari village - local residents say it collapsed due to BTC

Azerbaijan: Riot cops intimidate public
Azerbaijan: Riot cops intimidate public

Azerbaijan: Cops break up a demo against the regime
Azerbaijan: Cops break up a demo against the regime

Turkey: A bulldozer patrols the BTC corridor
Turkey: A bulldozer patrols the BTC corridor

Georgia: Angry villagers complain of damage above pipeline
Georgia: Angry villagers complain of damage above pipeline


BP’s oil pipeline through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey is due to come onstream this May 27. Construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project has severely disrupted the environment and local lives for 3 years, yet this is only the beginning. Now, affected communities face the constant threat of leaks and intimidation from security forces. Meanwhile, BTC will accelerate climate chaos, pumping 1 million barrels of crude oil every day for the next forty years.

The BTC pipeline props up authoritarianism in Azerbaijan, has rendered numerous Georgian homes uninhabitable and polluted water supplies, and led to intimidation of critics and the Kurdish population by the Turkish state.

BP are convinced that now that the pipes are buried, they can sit back and relax. Meanwhile, the affected communities fear that when the oil starts flowing, we’ll forget about them. Prove them wrong!

WHEN: Friday 26 May 2006, 5-6pm – HOURS before the pipeline comes onstream!

WHERE: BP HQ, 1 St James Square, London, SW1Y 4PD (Piccadilly Circus tube)

BRING: Banners, whistles, your voice & your friends...

WHY: Show them that we're not going away!



Baku Ceyhan
- e-mail: bakuceyhan@googlemail.com
- Homepage: http://www.baku.org.uk

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