2019 - For South Sudan

Reports on possible complicity by Petronas of Malaysia and by China National Petroleum in war crimes committed in South Sudan

Post author:Terry Swartzberg

Democracy Now https://www.democracynow.org/2019/2/21/headlines/un_warns_of_oil_company_complicity_in_south_sudan_mass_atrocities U.N. Warns of Oil Company Complicity in South Sudan Mass Atrocities Feb 21, 2019 A U.N. panel is raising alarm over reports of ongoing mass atrocities in…

The human right to water: denied by climate and society-killer oil

Post author:Terry Swartzberg

One quarter of the world uses contaminated water – or doesn’t have any water at all. One big reason is oil pollution, which poisons the water of 100 million people…

Black Tide! A song mobilizing the world to fight oil pollution

Post author:Terry Swartzberg

“Big Oil holds the world – its climate, its environment, and its economy – in a vice-like grip. This worldwide grip means that it’s going to take a worldwide movement…

Black Tide in the Niger Delta

Post author:Terry Swartzberg

A song mobilizing the world to fight oil pollution! A song for the millions of victims of oil pollution in Nigeria “Black Tide” emerged this spring from the people of…

The Sentry’s new blockbuster report: confirming and citing findings of Sign of Hope’s scientific investigation of oil pollution’s effects in South Sudan

Post author:Terry Swartzberg

https://cdn.thesentry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/TakingOfSouthSudan-Sept2019-TheSentry.pdf "The Taking of South Sudan" Key quote in report: "Klaus Stieglitz, vice-chairman of the Konstanz,Germany-based non-profit organization Sign of Hope that has previously investigated pollution concerns in South Sudan,…

Black Tide in Berlin: Songbook!

Post author:Terry Swartzberg

Black Tide in Berlin 30. September 20 Uhr Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche Black Tide Music: Sebastian Oswald Text: Terry Swartzberg / Anataban There’s a black tide poisoning our water. There’s a black tide…

Joseph Oduha escapes kidnappers

Post author:Terry Swartzberg

Joseph Oduha, one of South Sudan's most respecter journalists (forsouthsudan.com, the East African and other media and platforms, was kidnapped on September 14th in Kampala. After several hours in the…

Asian petroleum companies: imperiling survival of South Sudan’s communities

Post author:Terry Swartzberg

By Kor Chop Leek Summary: For two decades, and with the acquiescence of the government of South Sudan, Petronas of Malaysia, China National Petroleum and ONGC Videsh of India have…

“Rising at an alarming rate”

Post author:Terry Swartzberg

South Sudan: oil state minister slams companies over pollution’s devastation of women’s and infant health rising at ab alarming rate by John Adukata “Women are being rendered barren, or are…

Infant deformities due to oil pollution in South Sudan

Post author:Terry Swartzberg

Birth defects, miscarriage, death during delivery prevalent around oil field areas in S Sudan, say officials South Sudanese citizens in oil producing areas are worried about the pollution causing infant…