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3 Mar 2013

Argentine and British protesters resist 'vulture fund' debt claims

British and Argentine campaigners have staged a noisy pots and pans protest in support of Argentina’s right not to pay ‘vulture funds’ chasing huge profits.
25 Feb 2013

History shows why the Eurozone debt crisis is mounting

As we report today (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/18061), the Jubilee Debt Campaign, of which is Ekklesia is a backer, is using the 60th anniversary of Germany's post-war debt deal to highlight the contrast between the settlement reached then and the disastrous austerity policies being imposed on Europe today -- pointing out the need for a radical shift in thinking and policy.
25 Feb 2013

German debt cancellation shows equitable way to solve Europe's crisis

Campaigners are calling for an end to policies being imposed on indebted countries by the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank.
28 Jan 2013

Burma campaigners criticise ‘premature’ debt cancellation

Western countries who are members of the 'Paris Club' have now agreed to cancel 50 per cent of the debt owed to them by Burma (Myanmar).
24 Jan 2013

'Shark' campaign launched to counter lure of payday lenders

A campaign has been launched for Payday Loan Danger Day with a warning that there are "some sharks you can’t see coming".
24 Jan 2013

Faith leaders unite behind call to change financial system

Church of England bishops and the Methodist President are among signatories to a multifaith letter calling for an end to a financial system built on unjust debt.
30 Nov 2012

Indonesians paying £20 million for weapons used in repression

The Indonesian people are due to pay the UK government £27 million on 1 December. Of this, £20 million is for arms sales to past dictator General Suharto
16 Nov 2012

Occupy 'people's bailout' aims to cancel millions of dollars of debt

Occupy Wall Street has launched a ‘Rolling Jubilee’ of debt cancellations, in a “people’s bailout” campaign to wipe out millions of dollars of toxic debt.
25 May 2012

Vulture fund in court to squeeze millions from Congo

One of the world's most controversial 'vulture funds' will be in London on Monday to attempt to claim $100m from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
22 May 2012

Debt threat returns to global south

Startling new research has found that debt burdens in impoverished countries have increased significantly since the debt cancellation of the 2000s.

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