Tens of thousands of people were going hungry — but the International Red Cross faced growing obstacles as it tried to deliver help. Among them was hostile rhetoric from the Azerbaijan Red Crescent, a local member of the Red Cross movement.
The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation – and raising concerns about who stands to benefit.
Tens of thousands of people were going hungry — but the International Red Cross faced growing obstacles as it tried to deliver help. Among them was hostile rhetoric from the Azerbaijan Red Crescent, a local member of the Red Cross movement.
The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation – and raising concerns about who stands to benefit.
Reported by
OCCRP
December 16th, 2009
Antonio Marquez is arrested in a widening criminal probe into seven small private banks shuttered last week.
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