(Zurich, Berlin, Vienna – 14.3.2012) On the occasion of today’s International Day of Action for Rivers an international coalition of environmental and human rights organisations launches a petition to UNESCO to become active in protecting potential World Heritage Sites which are under threat due to the construction of the Ilisu Dam in Turkey. For the first time initiatives from Turkey, Iraq and Iran engage jointly in the protection of their natural and cultural heritage. Read more

Villagers' protest at Istanbul's Topkapi Palace draws attention to impending loss of World Heritage in their hometown

Planned Ilisu dam will inundate 12,000-year history including the ancient town of Hasankeyf

Press Release by Doga Dernegi - the Turkish Nature AssociationRead more

Potsdam, 15.3.2011 – A new report by organisations from Germany and Turkey reveals the huge extent to which Turkish dam policy violates human rights. Read more

14.1.2011 - The conflict over the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu river in Brasil has reached a new culmination point: The president of the Brasilian environmental protection agency IBAMA, Abelardo Bayma Azevedo, resigned in reaction to massive pressure to grant the full installation licence for the Belo Monte dam.Read more

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Rivers for Life, not for death!Read more

October, 15th 2010. From October 11th until next Sunday, October 17th a
protest camp has been set up on the banks of the Tigris river in the
antique town of Hasankeyf in South-Eastern Turkey. Approximately 150
people, mostly from the surrounding region, come to the camp every day. Read more

The Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive calls for participation in the Hasankeyf Solidarity Camp from October 11 - 17, 2010.Read more

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