Poisoned children from the Kazakhstani village of Berezovka are diagnosed with toxic encephalopathy. Doctors say the likely cause of poisoning is hydrocarbons and their fumes. …
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Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Replied to our Demand
A month after the brutal attack on Andrey Rudomakha, the leader of Environmental Watch on the North Caucasus (EWNC), the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Krasnodar …
Crude Accountability Condemns Death Threats Made Against Members of Environmental Watch and Demands a Swift Investigation
Crude Accountability demands an immediate investigation into anonymous online death threats made against the leaders of Environmental Watch on the North Caucasus and urges the …
International Civil Society Condemns the Vicious Attack on Andrey Rudomakha in Krasnodar, Russia and Demands Justice for his Attackers
We, the undersigned, condemn the brutal and violent attack on Andrey Rudomakha and members of Environmental Watch on the North Caucasus, which occurred in Krasnodar, …
Safeguarding civil society participation in the Helsinki process – a matter of the OSCE’s raison d’être
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP), believe that restricting civil society participation in the work of the OSCE would be a tremendous setback …
Civil Society Appeal to French President Macron on Energy Investments in Azerbaijan
Dear President Macron: We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are deeply concerned about the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) expected decisions to invest in the Trans-Anatolian …
Third-year anniversary of the Berezovka tragedy
These days mark the third-year anniversary of the mass poisoning by toxic emissions of the Berezovka children. For the past three years, children have continued …
HDIM 2017: Crude Accountability Highlights Harassment of Environmental NGOs and Activists
During the annual HDIM session, Crude Accountability delivered a statement on the rights of environmental defenders in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The …
Director of Azerbaijan’s Last Independent News Agency Arrested on Trumped Up Charges
Washington DC—Crude Accountability is appalled at the arrest of Mehman Aliyev, director of Azerbaijan’s last independent news agency Turan News, and calls on western governments …
Report on Kashagan Project Failures and Consequences Published
Crude Accountability presents the report, “The Kashagan Oil Bubble. The Case of an Offshore Field Development in Kazakhstan.” The report examines the main reasons that …