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Arbitrarily detained, released after 5 days: Eco-activist Irina Sukhy spent almost a week in a detention for participating on a peaceful protest
25.9.2020 - MINSK
At the beginning of September, many environmental activists were detained in Belarus, which has caused a wave of indignation and solidarity across Europe. Among others, also Arnika wrote a letter to the Belarusian authorities and international organizations calling for an end of the persecution and the immediate release of Irina… -
Improper processing of electronic waste leads to damage to human health, the environment, and the Earth's ozone layer
16.9.2020 - BANGKOK / PRAGUE
Thailand is still one of the destination countries for e-waste from all around the world. To what extent this is the case is one of the questions that the joint project of the Thai non-governmental organization EARTH [1] and the Czech civic association Arnika [2] is trying to answer. In… -
Arnika and the Armenian non-profit organizations CCMS and EcoLur, together with activists, continue to investigate the impact of chemical pollution by mining waste from the Akhtala plant on the health of local residents
10.9.2020 - PRAGUE / METS AYRUM
What effect does ore-mining have on the human body and how much does it burden it? To answer these and other questions, a team of experts from a joint project run by Arnika and the Armenian non-profit organizations CCMS and EcoLur will travel to northern Armenia, to the province of… -
Chemical recycling of plastics: so far an ineffective solution producing toxic substances
9.9.2020 - PRAGUE
At first glance, the miraculous technologies called chemical recycling are actually very far from real recycling. It has been proved they pollute the environment, are disproportionately energy-intensive, and have too many technical shortcomings for practical use. Therefore, chemical recycling is not a viable solution for the planet being flooded with… -
Environmental activists are being arrested in Belarus. Arnika is calling for an end of the persecution
8.9.2020 - PRAGUE / MINSK
In the past three days, repressive forces of the Belarusian state are trying to detain members of the board of the environmental organization Ecohome. According to the NGO Arnika, which has been cooperating with Ecohome in the long-term, the Belarusian state and its security forces are exploiting the current political… -
Let’s stand against the boom of harmful hydropower plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina! Dams-Free Municipalities Initiative wants to save the rivers
3.9.2020 - PRAGUE / SARAJEVO
People losing their nature and landscapes, villagers being denied access to drinking and utility water, one of the last wild rivers in Europe being devastated… These are not the only consequences of building up new hydropower plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina, often without proper consultation with those who are the… -
Alarming news: In 2021, the Department of Industrial Works wants to allow 650,000 tonnes of plastic waste to be imported to Thailand
2.9.2020 - THAILAND
The amount of plastic and electronic waste imported from abroad is already a serious issue for Thailand, negatively affecting the environment as well as health of the communities living in the vicinity of waste processing plants and recycling industry areas. Between 2014 and 2018, Thailand imported 900,000 tonnes of plastic…
