Yesterday, on December 4, in the village of Berezovka several more children were hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning by an unknown gas. Journalists witnessed this. This second instance of poisoning of children was cause for an emergency gathering of the villagers.
Mass Poisoning of the Children in Berezovka: Causes of the Emergency and the Account of Events
On November 28, 2014, at least 19 children and three adults lost consciousness in the school of the village of Berezovka, West Kazakhstan, and were taken to the Burlin district hospital in the city of Aksai. Six children were later transported to the regional hospital in Uralsk. On November 29, the Deputy Head of the Regional Health Administration, M. Aymurzieva reported that there has been exposure to an unknown toxic substance. On December 3, Regional Prosecutor S. Karamanov stated that gases were emitted within the territory of the Karachaganak oil field in excess of the maximum permissible concentrations of hazardous substances.
Impacted Children Continue to Be Removed from the Village of Berezovka
Today six children were admitted to the local clinic from the school and were diagnosed with dizziness, nausea, high blood pressure and abdominal pain. Three …
Prior to the mass poisoning of children in Berezovka there were emissions of hydrogen sulfide on the Karachaganak Field
On the eve of a mass poisoning of children in the village of Berezovka (Burlin district, Western Kazakhstan Region), emissions of hydrogen sulfide took place at the gas processing complex, GP-3, due to an accident at the gas re-injection compressor.
Appeal Regarding the Emergency Situation in the Village of Berezovka
We believe that the emergency, which took place in the village of Berezovka on November 28, 2014, is not a surprise. It is the logical result of unscrupulous fulfillment of responsibilities by state bodies and the result of violations of environmental and industrial safety standards by the consortium, Karachaganak Petroleum Operating, B.V.
Children Poisoned by Unknown Toxins in Berezovka, Kazakhstan, Close to the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field
On November 28, 2014, twenty two people (19 children and 3 adults) in the village of Berezovka in western Kazakhstan were poisoned by an unknown toxic substance. The village is located in dangerous proximity to the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field, operated by the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating, B.V. consortium, comprised of British Gas, Italy’s ENI, Chevron, Lukoil and Kazmunaigaz. After claiming for several days that they did not know what caused the 22 people to faint, convulse, and require hospitalization, doctors finally stated that the cause was clearly toxic exposure.
Widespread Enforced Disappearances and Torture in Turkmenistan: New reports call for immediate action to ‘Prove They Are Alive!’
The ‘Prove They Are Alive!’ campaign, led by an international coalition of human rights groups, held a briefing today at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), where it launched two reports, Prove They Are Alive!: The Disappeared in Turkmenistan, and Ovadan Depe: Medieval Torture in Modern Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: End Enforced Disappearances
Dozens of people have been forcibly disappeared in Turkmenistan, some for more than a decade, a coalition of human rights groups called the Prove They Are Alive! campaign said today in connection with the International Day of the Disappeared, which is on August 30, 2014. The government of Turkmenistan should immediately inform the relatives of the disappeared of their fate and whereabouts and allow them access to their loved ones.
Press Release: OSCE Asks Turkmenistan To Prove They Are Alive
On July 2, 2014, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted its Baku Declaration, in which it specifically asks the Government of Turkmenistan to provide information on persons who have disappeared in Turkmen prisons, including Boris Shikhmuradov and Batyr Berdiev.
As the Olympic Torch Arrives in Krasnodar, Russia Environmental Activists are Detained by the Police
As the Olympic Torch arrived today in Krasnodar, Russia, the capitol city of Krasnodar Region of Russia, the police were busy detaining peaceful environmental activists …