2014: November’s Asbestos Revolution – (Dec 14)
Australia’s Asbestos Awareness Month – (Dec 14)
Campaigning for Justice: On the Asbestos Frontline 2014 – (Nov 14)
Latest Global Asbestos Data – (Nov 14)
International Mesothelioma Conference – (Oct 14)
Asbestos: Art, Science and Policy – (Oct 14)
Historic Asbestos Ruling by Japanese Supreme Court – (Oct 14)
Europe’s Asbestos Legacy: Ongoing Challenges, International Solutions – (Oct 14)
Government Mesothelioma Reforms Illegal – (Oct 14)
On Australia’s Asbestos Frontline 2014 – (Sep 14)
Colombia’s Asbestos Stories, from Economic to Legal – (Sep 14)
UK Asbestos Policy: Unfit for Purpose? – (Sep 14)
World Congress Bars German Asbestos Victims – (Aug 14)
Landmark Asbestos Prosecution in Brazil – (Aug 14)
Thai Ban Asbestos Struggle 2014 – (Aug 14)
Report: BWI International Conference on Asbestos – (Aug 14)
Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels? – (Aug 14)
Open Letter to Asbestos Users – (Jul 14)
Tackling Asbestos Injustice in Korea – (Jul 14)
Cyril Smith: MP, Paedophile and Asbestos Stooge – (Jul 14)
Parliamentary Asbestos Seminar – (Jul 14)
Health Risk to Residents of Asbestos Tower – (Jul 14)
The U.S. Asbestos Legacy: A Call to Arms – (Jul 14)
Manchester’s Action Mesothelioma Day 2014 – (Jul 14)
Top Brazilian Award for Fernanda Giannasi – (Jul 14)
Occupational Disease Outreach Project in India – (Jul 14)
Review: Maria Roselli, The Asbestos Lie: The Past and Present of an Industrial Catastrophe – (Jun 14)
Asbestos and the World Cup 2014 – (Jun 14)
Gas Masks, D-Day and the Asbestos Hazard – (Jun 14)
Japanese Mobilize for Asbestos Justice – (May 14)
Award for Latin American Activist: Fernanda Giannasi – (May 14)
Unions Call for Asbestos Ban – (May 14)
The Asbestos Frontline: Then and Now – (May 14)
Blue-sky Thinking – (Apr 14)
Grace Under Fire – (Apr 14)
Call for Yale to Rescind Honor – (Apr 14)
Tribute to Hyung-Sik Choi – (Mar 14)
Support for Asbestos Victims in Germany – (Mar 14)
First Asbestos Claim Brought Against the Dutch State – (Feb 14)
IARC Scientist Unequivocal over Support for Complete Asbestos Ban – (Feb 14)
Postscript to the Great Asbestos Trial – (Feb 14)
All Asbestos Kills! – (Feb 14)
Thailand Ministry Backs Immediate Ban – (Feb 14)
The Curse of Asbestos – (Jan 14)
Awards to Schmidheiny and Candidacy of Paolo Boffetta Attacked by Victims' Groups– (Jan 14)
Are Short Asbestos Fibres Toxic? – (Jan 14)
 
2013: Tribute to Korean Mesothelioma Victim – (Dec 13)
Japan's Fight for Asbestos Justice – (Dec 13)
Workshop: Dangerous Asbestos Trade in Asia – (Dec 13)
Landmark Report on Europe's Asbestos Crisis – (Dec 13)
Trouble in Russia's Asbestos Paradise? – (Dec 13)
India Says No to Asbestos – (Dec 13)
Briefing: Upcoming Press Conference in Delhi – (Nov 13)
The Mesothelioma Bill – A Gift to Insurers – (Nov 13)
Awards for Asbestos Campaigners – (Nov 13)
A Scientist, a Professor and a Businessman – (Nov 13)
Asbestos: Europe's Past, Asia's Future – (Nov 13)
A Hero Died in Istanbul – (Sep 13)
A Toxic Legacy – (Sep 13)
Countering Asbestos Propaganda in Thailand – (Sep 13)
The Road to an Asbestos-Free Indonesia – (Sep 13)
“SHWAAS” – a Breathlessness Intervention Project to help People in India with Asbestosis – (Sep 13)
Activists Highlight Asbestos Hazard in Yin Kong – (Sep 13)
UK Asbestos Derogation? – (Aug 13)
The Mesothelioma Bill – (Aug 13)
A Debt of Honor – (Aug 13)
Small Change: British Insurers and Mesothelioma – (Aug 13)
Polluter Pays Principle – (Aug 13)
Book Review: The Long and Winding Road to an Asbestos Free Workplace – (Jul 13)
Asbestos Issues in Colombia – (Jul 13)
British Campaign for Asbestos Justice: Update – (Jul 13)
First Warning of Asbestos Hazard! – (Jul 13)
Prestigious Award for Professor Hans-Joachim Woitowitz – (Jul 13)
Victims Congratulate Prof. Hans-Joachim Woitowitz – (Jul 13)
Interpretation of "The Female Face of Britain's Asbestos Catastrophe" – (Jul 13)
Asbestos Public Health Risks – (Jun 13)
Mesothelioma: The British Disease – (Jun 13)
The Battle over Asbestos in Thailand – (Jun 13)
Report from the Asbestos Frontline: 2013 – (Jun 13)
Asbestos Industry Collusion over Labelling – (Jun 13)
Growth of Asian Asbestos Markets – (Jun 13)
Children and Asbestos: A Bad Mix! – (Jun 13)
2013 Appeal Verdict in the Great Asbestos Trial – (Jun 13)
Belgium's Asbestos Killing Fields – (May 13)
Rotterdam Convention 2013 – an Activist's Diary – (May 13)
Rotterdam Convention 2013: Dossier of Daily Reports – (May 13)
Ready, Steady, Go – (May 13)
Global Appeal to Brazilian President – (May 13)
Turkey Marks International Workers Memorial Day – (May 13)
Activists Challenge Russian Asbestos Stakeholders – (Apr 13)
The Rotterdam Convention 2013 – (Apr 13)
Asbestos Life and Death in Australia – (Apr 13)
International Workers Memorial Day 2013 – (Apr 13)
Launch of Italian Asbestos Plan – (Apr 13)
Civic Reception for Liverpool Group – (Apr 13)
Asbestos & Women's Health Reflections on International Women's Day – (Mar 13)
What is going on in Kazakhstan? – (Mar 13)
Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group: A Force for Change – (Mar 13)
Russia's Olympic Asbestos Policy – (Mar 13)
The First International Conference of Asbestos Information Bodies – (Feb 13)
Report from the Asbestos Frontline 2013 – (Feb 13)
Fire at Asbestos Factory: Public Concerns – (Feb 13)
Action on Asbestos Contamination – (Feb 13)
French Travesty of Justice – (Feb 13)
Europe to Enter Post-Asbestos Era? – (Feb 13)
The Lancet Highlights IARC Controversy – (Feb 13)
Eternit and the Great Asbestos Trial: Appeal Proceedings – (Feb 13)
Indian Citizens Reject Asbestos – (Jan 13)
Charting the Changing Pattern of Asbestos Production and Use 1950-2012 – (Jan 13)
Thailand's Asbestos Status Quo: 2013 – (Jan 13)
Global Asbestos Congress 2004: Eight Years On – (Jan 13)
The Controversy which is John Corbett McDonald – (Jan 13)
 
2012: The Rachel Lee Jung-Lim Award – (Dec 12)
Christmas Insult to Dying Victims – (Dec 12)
Litigation-Driven Research – Deposition of Georgia-Pacific Executive – (Dec 12)
India's Wayward Asbestos Policy – (Dec 12)
Asbestos and Lung Cancer – (Dec 12)
Brazil: Asbestos Producer, User, Exporter – (Dec 12)
Report from the Asbestos Frontline 2012 – (Nov 12)
Tribute to Simon Pickvance – (Nov 12)
What's Going on at IARC? – (Nov 12)
Asbestos is Everywhere! – (Nov 12)
Chrysotile Industry Counteroffensive 2012 – (Nov 12)
Literature Update – (Nov 12)
Conference: Europe's Asbestos Catastrophe – (Nov 12)
Dr. Hubert Montague Murray – (Nov 12)
Impressions of a Judicial Impasse – (Nov 12)
Final Asbestos Showdown in Brasilia? – (Oct 12)
Thailand's Asbestos Ban? – (Oct 12)
Indonesia Mobilization on Asbestos – (Oct 12)
2012 Overview of Asbestos Status Quo – (Oct 12)
A Canadian Pilgrimage – (Oct 12)
Storming the Asbestos Barricades – (Oct 12)
Fund-raising on the Golf Course – (Oct 12)
Asbestos en Colombia – (Oct 12)
Mesothelioma in an English Village – (Oct 12)
Asbestos in Colombia – (Oct 12)
Reaching out to Canada's Asbestos Victims – (Sep 12)
Asbestos Victim Honored in Belgium – (Sep 12)
EU Reacts to Quebec Asbestos Loan – (Sep 12)
Asbestos Issues at Heart of European Debate – (Sep 12)
Canada: No More Asbestos! – (Sep 12)
Workshop: Elimination of Asbestos-related Diseases in Russia – (Sep 12)
Brazilian Trade Union Supports Asbestos Ban – (Sep 12)
A Perfect Day – (Sep 12)
August Onslaught on Asbestos Industry – (Aug 12)
Tomorrow in Brasilia – (Aug 12)
Thailand: Update on Ban Asbestos Campaign – (Aug 12)
Asbestos Icicles in Korea – (Aug 12)
Escalation of Ban Asbestos Mobilization in India – (Aug 12)
Asbestos-free Australia by 2030? – (Aug 12)
Confusing Verdict by India's Supreme Court – (Aug 12)
Pakistan Supreme Court Reviews Asbestos Case – (Aug 12)
Showdown in Brasilia – (Aug 12)
Quebec Privateers Face Mounting Opposition – (Aug 12)
Japan Eternit: An Unending Story – (Jul 12)
Asbestos Issues in India: Interview with Lisa Singh – (Jul 12)
Indonesian Mobilization on Asbestos – (Jul 12)
Effect of Children's Age and Life Expectation on Mesothelioma Risk – (Jul 12)
Meeting of Representatives of Indian Trade Unions and Civil Society with Australian Senator Lisa Singh – (Jul 12)
Great Asbestos Trial: Post-Verdict Developments – (Jul 12)
Mesothelioma: Personal Tragedy, Global Disaster – (Jul 12)
Action Mesothelioma Day 2012 – (Jul 12)
The Future We Want is Asbestos-Free – (Jul 12)
Warnings Unheeded: a British Tragedy becomes a Global Disaster – (Jul 12)
Asbestos Cause and Effect – (Jul 12)
The Female Face of Britain's Asbestos Catastrophe – (Jul 12)
New Asbestos Mine in Quebec – (Jun 12)
Westminster Asbestos Seminar – (Jun 12)
Asbestos Trading through the European Community – (Jun 12)
Asbestos Confusion in the United Arab Emirates – (Jun 12)
Global Asbestos Panorama 2012: Questions and Answers – (Jun 12)
Eternit's "Annus Horribilis" – (Jun 12)
Support for Scientists Attacked by Asbestos Industry – (May 12)
Defeat of Japanese Asbestos Test Case – (May 12)
Raising Awareness of the Asbestos Hazard in Albania – (May 12)
Asbestos Protests in India – (May 12)
Eternit Ordered to Pay for Belgian Clean-up – (May 12)
Seychelles Asbestos Scandal – (May 12)
Indonesian Campaign to Ban Asbestos – (May 12)
Brazilian Efforts to Ban Asbestos 2012 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Summary – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 5 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 4 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 3 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 2 – (May 12)
Thailand's Asbestos Liars – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children – Day 1 – (May 12)
The Rise and Fall of the Chrysotile Institute – (May 12)
International Workers Memorial Day 2012 – (Apr 12)
Italian Government takes Asbestos Safety and Care Concerns to EU International Research Network Ahead? – (Apr 12)
Charity Walk for Wittenoom's Children – (Apr 12)
Confronting Australia's Asbestos Catastrophe – (Apr 12)
Confirmation of Asbestos Hazard – (Apr 12)
Australian Award for British Activist – (Apr 12)
Quebec Condemns Killer Industry – (Mar 12)
Ban Asbestos Mobilization in Thailand – (Feb 12)
Clarification of Turin Judgment – (Feb 12)
Landmark Victory for Italian Asbestos Victims – (Feb 12)
IBAS Eternit Monograph Released as Verdict in the Great Asbestos Trial is Announced – (Feb 12)
Ban Asbestos Mobilization in Hong Kong – (Jan 12)
Sri Lanka's Asbestos Challenge – (Jan 12)
Global Asbestos Scandal: Some Answers – (Jan 12)
A New Year in Casale Monferrato – (Jan 12)
 
2011: In Appreciation of Rachel Lee – (Dec 11)
Update from Casale Monferrato – (Dec 11)
Justice for Sale? – (Dec 11)
Historic Mission to Canada – (Dec 11)
Asian Solidarity Mission to Canada – One Year On – (Dec 11)
Memories of Quebec – (Dec 11)
The Asbestos Frontline – (Dec 11)
Iran Campaign to Ban Asbestos – (Dec 11)
Activists Condemn Canadian Racism – (Dec 11)
Chrysotile Institute Mountebanks and Liars! – (Dec 11)
Surprise Moves by Schmidheiny's Lawyers – (Nov 11)
India Hosts A-BAN Conference – (Nov 11)
Eternit on Trial – (Nov 11)
Australia Confronts Asbestos Disaster – (Nov 11)
More British Victims, Less Support – (Nov 11)
Betrayal of Commonwealth Principles – (Oct 11)
Justice for Franoise? – (Oct 11)
October 18, 2011: A Bloody Anniversary – (Oct 11)
Yet More Russian Asbestos Lies – (Oct 11)
Sarnia 2011: Remembering Our Asbestos Victims – (Oct 11)
Baljit Chadha: Asbestos Straw Man? – (Sep 11)
Toxic Ship Leaves Bangladesh – (Sep 11)
A Dark Day for Brazil – (Sep 11)
Egypt's Asbestos Legacy – (Sep 11)
Russian Asbestos U-Turn? – (Sep 11)
The Passing of a Great Man – (Sep 11)
Censorship in Switzerland? – (Sep 11)
Korean Asbestos Ban: The First Step – (Sep 11)
Confusing Times for Japan's Asbestos Victims – (Aug 11)
Support for Japan's Asbestos Victims – (Aug 11)
Taking a Stand: Asbestos Widow vs. Canadian Government – (Aug 11)
Bangladesh National Meeting on Asbestos – (Aug 11)
Quebec's Asbestos Pimps and Profiteers – (Aug 11)
Russia's Asbestos Challenge – (Aug 11)
Asbestos Outreach Project in India – (Aug 11)
Victory for Activists in Korea – (Aug 11)
Canada's Asbestos Industry The Final Countdown – (Aug 11)
Creating Awareness in South Africa – (Aug 11)
Hyundai Steel: A Corporate Criminal – (Jul 11)
Community Activism in Indonesia – (Jul 11)
Ban Proposal Angers Russians – (Jul 11)
Chrysotile Cowards Shun Spotlight – (Jul 11)
Making Waves and Noise in Turin – (Jul 11)
Asbestos – Still a Killer – (Jul 11)
Russian Asbestos Ban? – (Jul 11)
Canada, A Pariah State – (Jun 11)
Rotterdam Rollercoaster – (Jun 11)
Asbestos: Think Global, Act Local – (Jun 11)
Pressure Builds in Canada to Outlaw Asbestos – (Jun 11)
Global Trade in Asbestos 2010 – (Jun 11)
Down and Out in Quebec – (May 11)
Asbestos Fallout from Japanese Disasters – (May 11)
A Town in Mourning, a Town Reborn – (May 11)
Asbestos Center Stage on Workers' Memorial Day – (Apr 11)
Progress on Thailand Asbestos Ban – (Apr 11)
Canada's Asbestos "Mafia": In Words and Pictures – (Apr 11)
Hong Kong Asbestos Ban by 2012? – (Apr 11)
Raising Asbestos Awareness in Indonesia – (Apr 11)
Brazilian Asbestos Industry vs. Fernanda Giannasi – (Apr 11)
Asbestos Phase-out in Rwanda – (Apr 11)
Cynical Relaunch of Canadian Asbestos Industry – (Apr 11)
Asbestos: A Hot-Button Issue in Canada – (Mar 11)
Mobilization on India's Asbestos Threat – (Mar 11)
Does Quebec Need Asbestos? – (Mar 11)
Ban Asbestos Movement Gains Momentum in India – (Mar 11)
Asbestos on WHO Agenda – (Mar 11)
Last Chance for Canada's "New" Asbestos Mine? – (Mar 11)
Progress of Ban Asbestos Campaign – (Mar 11)
A Righteous Decision for UK Mesothelioma Victims – (Mar 11)
No More Tax Dollars for Chrysotile Institute? – (Mar 11)
Mixed Messages in Japan – (Mar 11)
Ignominious Anniversary: Overturn of U.S. Ban – (Feb 11)
New Zealand's Failing Asbestos Policy! – (Feb 11)
Misinterpretation of Indian Asbestos Decision – (Feb 11)
Ban Asbestos Dialogue in The Balkans – (Feb 11)
Asbestos Tsunami Headed for India – (Feb 11)
Status of Asian Ban Asbestos Agendas – (Feb 11)
Canada's Asbestos Endgame? – (Jan 11)
Asbestos Industry Offensive – (Jan 11)
Fighting Back: Victims' Action Groups and the Ban Asbestos Movement – (Jan 11)
Violent Attack on Asbestos Critics – (Jan 11)
Supreme Court's Asbestos Decision a Missed Opportunity – (Jan 11)
Asbestos Protests in India, Canada and Korea – (Jan 11)
Quebec Public Opposes Asbestos Subsidy – (Jan 11)
Financial Case for Brazilian Asbestos Ban – (Jan 11)
Victory in Rochdale! – (Jan 11)
Stop the Mine Update! – (Jan 11)
Rotterdam Convention 2011 – (Jan 11)
Impasse Overcome by Indian Protests – (Jan 11)
Asian Solidarity Delegation to Quebec, Canada: Archive – (Jan 11)
(Articles and data relating to the Asian delegation to Canada (Dec 6-11, 2010) that argued against the creation of a new asbestos mine and called on Canada to halt asbestos exports.)
New Year's Call to Ban Asbestos – (Jan 11)
Canada's Asbestos Schizophrenia – (Jan 11)
Asbestos Prohibited on Ships – (Jan 11)
 
2010: Asbestos Ban in Turkey! – (Dec 10)
A Great Week for the Ban Asbestos Campaign! – (Dec 10)
A Dishonorable Honor – (Dec 10)
Nowhere to Run Nowhere to Hide – (Dec10)
White Asbestos: Not for Us, says Asian Solidarity Delegation to Canada – (Dec 10)
White Asbestos Payday – (Dec 10)
Ban Asbestos Initiatives – Thailand, Japan, Estonia, the Balkans – (Dec 10)
Stop the Mine! – (Dec 10)
Huge Victory for Indian Workers – (Nov 10)
China's Explosive Rise in Asbestos Disease – (Nov 10)
Australian Asbestos Management Review – (Nov 10)
Asbestos Reality – (Nov 10)
China Increases Asbestos Restrictions – (Nov 10)
International High-Level Expert Conference on Chemical Safety and Rotterdam Convention – (Nov 10)
Alice: A Fight for Life Now Online! – (Nov 10)
Brazilian Ban On Asbestos Transport Upheld – (Oct 10)
Update: Indian Takeover of Canadian Asbestos Mine? – (Oct 10)
Asbestos Action in Indonesia – (Oct 10)
Why No Asbestos Use at the Commonwealth Games 2010? – (Oct 10)
Japan's Asbestos Analytical Method Fails to Meet ISO Requirements – (Sep 10)
Asbestos Meetings in Brazil – (Sep 10)
Thailand's Asbestos Time Bomb – (Sep 10)
New Evidence on Asbestos – (Sep 10)
Commemorating The Global Asbestos Congress 2000 – (Sep 10)
Warning to Asbestos Investors – (Sep 10)
Support for Asian Asbestos Ban – (Aug 10)
Mexico's Asbestos Debate – (Aug 10)
Landmark Ruling by Spanish Court – (Aug 10)
Asbestos-free Europe by 2023? – (Aug 10)
Launch of Farsi Translation of Killing the Future – (Aug 10)
Dangers in the Dust – (Jul 10)
Raising Asbestos Awareness in India – (Jul 10)
Canadian Asbestos – Still a Global Concern – (Jul 10)
Further Support for Asbestos Bans – (Jul 10)
Alcoa's Australian Workers Exposed to Illegal Asbestos Gaskets – (Jun 10)
Quebec Bailout of Asbestos Mine? – (Jun 10)
Japan – Good News, Bad News – (Jun 10)
The British Asbestos Newsletter, Twentieth Anniversary Issue – (Jun 10)
Asbestos at the United Nations – (Jun 10)
Beware the Ides of May! – (May 10)
Canadian Minister's Asbestos Lie! – (May 10)
Community Protest in Mexico – (May 10)
Asbestos on Agenda of Taiwan Conference – (May 10)
China's Asbestos Challenge – (May 10)
Canadian Duplicity Denounced by Unions in the Philippines – (May 10)
Ban Asbestos Mobilization in India – (May 10)
“An Asbestos Free Mekong” – (May 10)
Former Executives Jailed in Italy – (May 10)
Literature Update – (May 10)
Asbestos Focus on International Workers' Memorial Day – (Apr 10)
Asian Asbestos Workshop – (Apr 10)
Annual U.S. Asbestos Victims' Conference – (Apr 10)
Korean Asbestos Relief Law – (Apr 10)
Tackling Asbestos Contamination in India and Rwanda – (Mar 10)
John Bridle's Claim Struck Out – (Mar 10)
The Day of Reckoning: Eternit on Trial – (Mar 10)
Canadian Dollars for "Corporate Serial Killers" – (Mar 10)
Asbestos Campaigners Meet UK Minister – (Mar 10)
Brazil's Asbestos Cavalcade – (Mar 10)
Parliamentary Presentation to Asbestos Victims' Champion – (Mar 10)
Repeat Call to Ban Asbestos – (Mar 10)
UK Asbestos News: Good and Bad – (Feb 10)
Australian Exhibition Highlights Asbestos Grief – (Feb 10)
India Rejects Asbestos Premier – (Feb 10)
Mexico's Asbestos Plague – (Feb 10)
Vietnam Initiative on Asbestos – (Feb 10)
Britain's Mesothelioma Epidemic – (Feb 10)
Death of Brazilian Asbestos Victim – (Feb 10)
Tribute to Michel Vernier (1942-2009) – (Feb 10)
Scientists condemn Quebec's asbestos exports – (Jan 10)
A Quiet Anniversary – (Jan 10)
Eternit on Trial! – (Jan 10)
Remembering the Kobe Earthquake – (Jan 10)
Control of India's Asbestos Agenda Undermined – (Jan 10)
Book Review: Killer Company – James Hardie Exposed – (Jan 10)
Pressure on Canada's Pro-Asbestos Policy – (Jan 10)
 
2009: Publication of IBAS Report on Asian Asbestos Conference 2009 – (Nov 09)
Happy Birthday IBAS! – (Nov 09)
Brazilian Ban Asbestos Mobilization – (Nov 09)
North American Asbestos Revolution – (Oct 09)
Stephan Schmidheiny: Saint or Sinner? – (Oct 09)
Asbestos Hazard in Post-Disaster Reconstruction – (Oct 09)
Asbestos Truth and Consequences in Korea – (Oct 09)
In Remembrance of Dianne Willmore – (Oct 09)
New Asbestos Initiatives in Asia – (Oct 09)
Attack on Striking Miners – (Oct 09)
Call for UAE Asbestos Ban – (Oct 09)
Tenth Anniversary of UK Asbestos Ban – (Oct 09)
Asbestos-free Australia by 2030! – (Sep 09)
U.S. Surgeon General's Asbestos Warning – (Sep 09)
Literature Review – (Sep 09)
Open Letter from Michael Lees – (Sep 09)
Asbestos Industry Suffers Major Blows in Canada – (Sep 09)
Mobilization in the Philippines – (Aug 09)
Asbestos Hazard Taking Center Stage – (Aug 09)
The Wheels of Justice – (Aug 09)
Asbestos Policies of Major International Agencies – (Aug 09)
Argentinean Asbestos Lawsuit in the U.S. – (Aug 09)
The Mystery of Canada's Disappearing Asbestos – (Aug 09)
Literature Review – (Aug 09)
“Swiss” Asbestos Expert was paid by the Brazilian Asbestos Industry – (Jul 09)
Not Everyone Loves Canada! – (Jul 09)
Literature Review – (Jul 09)
Canada's Ugly Secret – (Jun 09)
Fat Cats & British Insurers – (Jun 09)
Good News, Bad News for Libby – (Jun 09)
Asbestos Reverberations in Australia – (Jun 09)
Aldo Vicentin: One More Victim of Asbestos – (May 09)
Canadian Political Leaders Face Increased Heat on Asbestos Issue – (May 09)
General Motors St. Catharines Cancer Cluster – (May 09)
Asbestos Campaigners Meet British Prime Minister – (May 09)
Asbestos Pigeons Coming Home to Roost – (May 09)
Landmark Ban Asbestos Conference in China – (May 09)
First International Asbestos Conference in Kazakhstan – (May 09)
Annual Conference by U.S. Victims' Group – (Apr 09)
Japanese Asbestos Protests – (Apr 09)
The Kubota Coincidence? – (Apr 09)
Confirmation of Chrysotile Hazard – (Apr 09)
Asbestos Cement Penguin – (Apr 09)
Action Mesothelioma Day 2009 – (Mar 09)
Victory for French Victims' Group – (Mar 09)
Philippines: Trade Union Mobilization – (Mar 09)
Eternit Pre-Trial Manoeuvre in Italy – (Mar 09)
In Memory of Nancy Tait – (Feb 09)
In Memory of Henri Pezerat – (Feb 09)
Another Victory in Brazil! – (Feb 09)
Tremolite Contamination in South Korea – (Feb 09)
Brazilian Minister Bans Asbestos! – (Feb 09)
Asbestos Activism in Korea – (Feb 09)
Report on Seminar on Asbestos Hazards – (Feb 09)
Literature Review – (Feb 09)
Fatal Collapse of Asbestos Roof – (Jan 09)
Italian Case Against Eternit – (Jan 09)
Medical and Legal Developments in Australia – (Jan 09)
Legal Victory for Railway Workers in Japan – (Jan 09)
EU Asbestos Derogation – (Jan 09)
Environmental Hazard – (Jan 09)
More Asbestos, More Death – (Jan 09)
 
2008: Thousands Mount Silent Protest through Paris – (Nov 08)
International Toxics Convention Wrecked – (Nov 08)
In Praise of the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health (IJOEH) – (Nov 08)
“We Will Never Go Away!” – (Nov 08)
End of the Road for the Rotterdam Convention – (Oct 08)
Rotterdam Convention (COP 4) Dossier – (Oct 08)
Canada How Could You? – (Oct 08)
Asian Asbestos Initiatives – (Oct 08)
A Helping Hand for Asbestos Victims – (Oct 08)
Book Review: Defending the Indefensible: The Global Asbestos Industry
and its Fight for Survival – (Oct 08)
Press Release – (Sep 08)
Canadians Support Global Asbestos Regulations – (Sep 08)
Clemenceau Debacle Rumbles On! – (Sep 08)
Court Date for James Hardie – (Sep 08)
Major Breakthrough in Vietnam – (Sep 08)
Consensus on Asbestos Hazard – (Aug 08)
"Defending the Indefensible" – (Aug 08)
Landmark Asbestos Meeting in Russia – (Aug 08)
ASTM Conference on Critical Issues in Monitoring Asbestos – (Aug 08)
Press Launch: "Defending the Indefensible" – (Aug 08)
A Quiet Hero, a Gentle Man – (Aug 08)
Algeria Says "Non" to Asbestos – (Aug 08)
And Then there was One! – (Aug 08)
Literature Review – (Aug 08)
History in the Making! – (July 08)
Japan: Cause and Effect – (July 08)
Asbestos Litigation In Spain – (July 08)
Asbestos Uproar in Canada – (May 08)
Governments Debate Asbestos – (May 08)
Award for New Zealand Campaigner – (May 08)
The Times they Are A-Changing – (May 08)
Universal Mesothelioma Compensation – (May 08)
Asbestos on PAHO Agenda – (May 08)
Action on Asbestos in the Philippines – (May 08)
James Hardie: On the Run Again? – (Apr 08)
Breaking Canada's Asbestos Addiction – (Apr 08)
International Workers' Memorial Day – (Apr 08)
Asbestos Olympics? – (Apr 08)
Never Again! – (Apr 08)
Commentary: The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization – (Apr 08)
South Africa Bans Asbestos! – (Apr 08)
Progress on Asbestos Transition in Vietnam – (Apr 08)
The Rotterdam Convention: Fighting for its Life – (Mar 08)
Jailing Asbestos Executives – (Mar 08)
Legal Win for Australian Mechanic – (Mar 08)
Asbestos Hazard in UK Schools – (Mar 08)
The Asbestos Lie – (Mar 08)
Press Release: A Fox in the Hen House – (Feb 08)
Landmark Demonstration against UK Pleural Plaques Ruling – (Jan 08)
Growth of Ban Asbestos Movement in Asia – (Jan 08)
Indonesian Villagers Destroy Asbestos Houses – (Jan 08)
Asbestos Activism Down-Under – (Jan 08)
Landmark Victories for the Asbestos-Injured – (Jan 08)
Winter Catch-Up – (Jan 08)
 
2007: Canadian Asbestos: The Naked Truth – (Nov 07)
Next Wave of Asbestos Victims? – (Nov07)
On the Street Where you Live – (Nov 07)
Literature Review – (Nov 07)
Update on T&N Ltd. – (Oct 07)
September: A Month of Mixed Fortunes – (Sep 07)
EU Asbestos Derogation – (Sep 07)
Judgment on World Bank – (Sep 07)
Autumn Catch-Up – (Sep 07)
Sγo Paulo's Asbestos Battle – (Sep 07)
Israeli Asbestos Ban on the Horizon – (Sep 07)
Industry Fails to Derail U.S. Asbestos Bill – (Sep 07)
Asbestos Resources – (Sep 07)
Two Steps Forward, Five Steps Back – (Jul 07)
Quebec Asbestos Record Further Reason Not to Export to Developing Nations – (Jul 07)
Children at Risk – (Jul 07)
The 25th Anniversary of Alice A Fight for Life – (Jul 07)
The Asbestos Relief Trust – (Jul 07)
UK Approval for Asbestos Cancer Drug – (Jul 07)
Shrinking Asbestos World – (Jul 07)
Update on Brazilian Asbestos Campaign – (Jul 07)
The New Belgian Asbestos Fund – (Jul 07)
Asbestos Conference in Amagasaki City – (Jul 07)
Don't Know, Don't Care – (Jul 07)
Pleural Plaques Protest – (Jun 07)
Asbestos Expose: Fiasco for Government – (Jun 07)
What Price the Truth? – (Jun 07)
Conflicts of Interest in the Practice of Occupational Medicine – (Jun 07)
U.S. Moves to Ban Asbestos – (Jun 07)
Canada's Asbestos Shame – (Jun 07)
In Remembrance of Peter Broadhurst – (Jun 07)
The Marystown Shipyard Family Alliance – (Jun 07)
J'Accuse! – (Apr 07)
Asbestos Fallout from September 11 – (Apr 07)
Spring Offensive in Moscow – (Apr 07)
Is Anyone Safe? – (Apr 07)
Annual U.S. Asbestos Conference – (Apr 07)
Eternit Negligent for Toxic Waste! – (Apr 07)
Environmental Asbestos Fallout in Asia and Africa – (Apr 07)
Asbestos Protests in Japan – (Apr 07)
Action by Injured Shipyard Workers – (Mar 07)
Literature Review – (Mar 07)
Asian Asbestos Conference (AAC 2006) – (Mar 07)
Asbestos A Never Ending Story – (Mar 07)
South Africa's Asbestos Scars – (Mar 07)
The Mayor, the Governor and the President – (Mar 07)
Political Action on Asbestos in North America – (Mar 07)
Belgian Asbestos Fund – (Mar 07)
Literature Review – (Mar 07)
The UK Asbestos Plague – (Feb 07)
Prosecution of James Hardie – (Feb 07)
Attack on Helsinki Criteria – (Feb 07)
Unionists Back Asbestos Ban – (Feb 07)
Literature Review – (Feb 07)
Record Australian Payout – (Feb 07)
Attack by Brazil's Asbestos Pushers – (Feb 07)
Asbestos Test Case against Japan Railways – (Feb 07)
A Lost Opportunity – (Feb 07)
Contamination in Korea – (Jan 07)
New Japanese Initiatives: Prevention & Treatment – (Jan 07)
In Memory of Les Skramstad – (Jan 07)
Action Mesothelioma Day (AMD) – (Jan 07)
Wins by Australian Claimants – (Jan 07)
Hidden Asbestos Risk in Denmark – (Jan 07)
Judgment for Mesothelioma Claimant in Malta – (Jan 07)
Growing Debate on Asbestos in the Developing World – (Jan 07)
Asbestos Profit & Loss – (Jan 07)
Retrograde Step by Government of Peru – (Jan 07)
 
2006: Michelin Guilty of Negligence – (Nov 06)
Research News from Australia and the U.S. – (Nov 06)
Asbestos Bans in Jordan and South Africa – (Nov 06)
Asbestos Fallout from War in Middle East – (Nov 06)
U.S. Asbestos Bill Dead – (Nov 06)
Carry on Polluting – (Nov 06)
A Sad Legacy – (Nov 06)
Big Win for Japanese Shipyard Workers – (Oct 06)
Asbestos Risk Reduction & Measurement of Asbestos Fiber Concentration Workshop – (Oct 06)
Chrysotile in India: Truth Held Hostage – (Oct 06)
Asbestos Victims Lobby Parliament – (Oct 06)
Legal Victory in New Zealand – (Oct 06)
Swiss Blood Money: Too Little to Stem the Tide – (Oct 06)
Rotterdam Treaty Killed by Chrysotile Asbestos! – (Oct 06)
Chronological Record of Chrysotile Debate at the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (COP3)on October 10, 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland – (Oct 06)
Major Research Initiative in Australia – (Oct 06)
WHO Support for Global Asbestos Ban – (Oct 06)
Science, but NOT as we know it! – (Oct 06)
Chrysotile Asbestos: Hazardous to Humans, Deadly to the Rotterdam Convention – (Sep 06)
(1.2MB pdf file; some images from the original publication have
been reduced in quality to facilitate online access.)
Mixed Results for Spanish and French Asbestos Victims – (Sep 06)
Rotterdam Convention: 3rd Time Lucky? – (Sep 06)
Korea to Ban Asbestos Sri Lanka Embraces it – (Sep 06)
News Digest – (Sep 06)
Asian Asbestos Conference – (Aug 06)
Barker Overturned by Parliament – (Aug 06)
Historic Victory over Barker! – (Jul 06)
ILO Support for Asbestos Ban! – (Jul 06)
Asbestos Use in the Middle East – (Jul 06)
Alan Reinstein – (May 06)
Dismantling & Recycling Decommissioned Ships – (May 06)
Regional Asbestos Conferences in Latin America – (May 06)
The Clemenceau Comes Home! – (May 06)
Asbestos: The Human Cost of Corporate Greed – (May 06)
Developments Post-Barker – (May 06)
Shameful Decision by UK Law Lords – (May 06)
Brussels Demonstration by Asbestos Victims – (May 06)
Sham Conference in Montreal – (May 06)
Expose: Asbestos in Kenya – (May 06)
Fernanda Cleared of Criminal Defamation Charges – (Apr 06)
UK Recognition of Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer – (Apr 06)
Call for a Global Asbestos Ban! – (Mar 06)
Global Action to Ban Asbestos: April 28, 2006 – (Mar 06)
National Asbestos Awareness Day: US – (Mar 06)
Floating Toxic Waste a Global Issue – (Mar 06)
Confusion in Croatia – (Mar 06)
Civil Society Fights Back! – (Mar 06)
Asbestos Hazard, an ILO Priority – (Mar 06)
Awards for Asbestos Campaigners – (Mar 06)
Japan: Too Little, Too Late! – (Jan 06)
Le Clemenceau: Action and Reaction – (Jan 06)
India: Asbestos Deaths Mount as Production Expands – (Jan 06)
Overturn of UK Position on Pleural Plaques – (Jan 06)
Demonstration Against Asbestos Deregulation – (Jan 06)
Beginning of Ban Asbestos Debate in Pakistan – (Jan 06)
 
2005: Asbestos: Truth & Consequences in Australia – (Nov 05)
Canadian Asbestos: The Fallacy of Controlled Use – (Nov 05)
Burying the Evidence – (Nov 05)
South Africa, Peru and Korea to Restrict Asbestos Use – (Nov 05)
Tribute to an Esteemed Colleague – (Nov 05)
Asbestosis in India – (Nov 05)
U.S. Asbestos Documentary – (Nov 05)
French Asbestos Legacy – (Oct 05)
The Corruption of Science – (Oct 05)
London Protest at "House of Death" – (Sep 05)
Tragic Consequences of Asbestos Exposure – (Sep 05)
Victory for Egyptian Asbestos Workers – (Sep 05)
Mesothelioma News – (Sep 05)
New Publications – (Aug 05)
Mounting Pressure for Global Ban – (Aug 05)
Japan: Total Asbestos Ban by 2008! – (Aug 05)
First Asbestos Seminar Held in The Philippines! – (Aug 05)
Progress on Asbestos Ban in Latin America – (Aug 05)
New European Publications on Asbestos – (Aug 05)
International Convention Undermined by Asbestos Interests – (Jul 05)
Asbestos Massacre at Japanese Factories – (Jul 05)
Jail Time for Eternit Executives – (Jul 05)
International Recognition for Asbestos Documentary – (Jul 05)
Workers' Memorial Day: Victims Mourned amid Widespread Calls for a Global Ban on Asbestos – (May 05)
Mesothelioma Summit – (Mar 05)
National Asbestos Awareness Day – (Mar 05)
Political Backing for Global Ban Grows – (Mar 05)
Literature Review – (Mar 05)
Indian Ocean Tsunami – (Mar 05)
Global Asbestos Regulations? – (Feb 05)
Criminal Behaviour in Montana? – (Feb 05)
Asbestos Focus at the World Social Forum – (Feb 05)
What Price the Egyptian Asbestos Ban? – (Jan 05)
Republicans Attack Rights of US Asbestos Victims – (Jan 05)
Europe Says No to Asbestos!– (Jan 05)
 
2004: Asbestos Poisons, Industry Profits – (Nov 04)
New Zealand: Asbestos Epidemic – (Nov 04)
T&N Ltd: UK Courts Intervene – (Nov 04)
Indian Companies Flourish in Pro-Asbestos Climate – (Nov 04)
Compensation for Corsican Miners – (Nov 04)
Global Restrictions on Toxic Maritime Trade – (Nov 04)
Psychiatric Injury to Australian Asbestos Worker – (Oct 04)
Recent Scientific Papers – (Oct 04)
ISSA Declaration on Asbestos, Beijing 2004 – (Oct 04)
Federal Mogul's New Offer to (UK?) Creditors – (Oct 04)
Egyptian Campaigners in London – (Oct 04)
Secrecy and Subterfuge in Switzerland – (Oct 04)
September Conference in India – (Sep 04)
Defiance of UN Convention! – (Sep 04)
James Hardie Condemned! – (Sep 04)
Rotterdam Convention: Canadian Dirty Tricks Fail – (Sep 04)
Victory for Brazil's Asbestos Victims – (Sep 04)
Support Quebec Asbestos Victims! – (Sep 04)
Rotterdam Convention: Chrysotile Update! – (Sep 04)
Federal-Mogul: Causing Anxiety and Raising False Hopes – (Aug 04)
Conflicting Signals on Brazil's Asbestos Position – (Aug 04)
The Situation of Abandoned Asbestos Mines in Brazil – (Aug 04)
Asbestos Kills Canadians Too! – (Aug 04)
Mesothelioma Deaths of Ardent Campaigners – (Jul 04)
Indian Tax Breaks for Asbestos Producers – (Jul 04)
Patents Disclosing Asbestos in Feminine Hygiene Products – (Jul 04)
Attempt at Damage Limitation by Major Asbestos Defendant – (Jul 04)
Victimization of Egyptian Asbestos Workers – (Jun 04)
Canada: Let the Slaughter Continue! – (Jun 04)
Neighbors Trade Toxic Hazards – (Apr 04)
The Asbestos War – (Apr 04)
French Asbestos Ruling – (Mar 04)
Death by Asbestos – (Mar 04)
Lies + Subterfuge = Canada's Asbestos Policy – (Mar 04)
Brazilian Justice? – (Feb 04)
Another Travesty by the Asbestos Institute – (Jan 04)
Travels with Rie – (Jan 04)
South African Manufacturer Bans Asbestos – (Jan 04)
 
2003: Canadian Trade Union Supports Asbestos Ban – (Dec 03)
A Tribute to Alan Dalton – (Dec 03)
Major Award for UK Grass-roots Campaigner – (Nov 03)
Letter to the Toronto Star – (Nov 03)
From Bad to Worse: A Difficult Time for Canada’s Asbestos Stakeholders! – (Nov 03)
Literature Round-Up – (Sep 03)
Insurers Mobilize in Australia – (Aug 03)
Doctors Campaign for Asbestos Ban in India – (Aug 03)
In Memory of Paul Logan Safchuck – (Jul 03)
Asbestos Issues in Switzerland – (Jul 03)
Mesothelioma: A National Tragedy – (Jun 03)
Jim Brophy: A Voice in the Wilderness – (May 03)
Calls for U.S. Asbestos Ban – (May03)
Hazards of Asbestos Cement – (May 03)
Australian Awards for Campaigners – (Apr 03)
Brazilian Asbestos Victims Demonstrate on Workers’ Memorial Day – (Apr 03)
Global Restrictions on Chrysotile – (Mar 03)
New Research Confirms Hazards of Asbestos-Cement – (Mar 03)
Loophole for Asbestos Defendants? – (Feb 03)
European Chrysotile Ban Upheld– (Feb 03)
Industry Offensive in India – (Feb 03)
Asbestos Issues in Australia and Southeast Asia – (Jan 03)
Asbestos Mine Reopened by Court Order – (Jan 03)
New Asbestos Diseases Research Institute – (Jan 03)
Asbestos Exclusions Being Considered in Germany – (Jan 03)
 
2002: The Asbestos Dossier – (Oct 02)
Asbestos Mine Faces Bankruptcy – (Oct 02)
No Link between Polio Vaccine and Mesothelioma – (Oct 02)
Japan to Compensate Workers from U.S. Base – (Oct 02)
Consultation on Asbestos Exposure Standards in Australia – (Sep 02)
Mesothelioma Among Oil Refinery Workers – (Sep 02)
Defendants Settle Huge Asbestos Action – (Sep 02)
Asbestos Spectre Haunts Manhattan – (Sep 02)
Misuse of Discussion Lists by the Asbestos Industry – (Aug 02)
Behind Closed Doors: The WTO at Work – (Aug 02)
Risk of Asbestos-related Lung Cancer Underestimated – (Aug 02)
UK Mesothelioma Drug Trials: Some Progress – (Aug 02)
India: Asbestos Update – (Aug 02)
Japan Considering Plans to Ban Asbestos – (Jul 02)
U.S. Bill to Ban Asbestos – (Jul 02)
Breakthrough for Belgian Asbestos Victims – (Jul 02)
Asbestos "Disaster" Paralysing U.S. Courts – (Jun 02)
Asbestos Developments in Brazil – (Jun 02)
SV40 Not Associated with Pleural Mesothelioma – (Jun 02)
White Asbestos: It's Still a Killer! – (May 02)
Rights of British Mesothelioma Victims Restored – (May 02)
The Precautionary Principle – (Apr 02)
Asbestos Ban Part of Global Campaign for Sustainable Development – (Apr 02)
London Asbestos Meetings, April 2002 – (Apr 02)
Asbestos Time Bomb – (Apr 02)
Asbestos Seminar in London – (Mar 02)
Huge Asbestos Liabilities for Australian Government – (Mar 02)
United Nations Supports Restrictions on Asbestos – (Mar 02)
French Supreme Court Supports Asbestos Victims – (Mar 02)
Mavis Robinson, MBE – (Feb 02)
Western Australia: Compensation for Mesothelioma Claimants – (Feb 02)
South African Claimants Briefed on Cape Asbestos Settlement – (Feb 02)
Andeva Press Release – (Feb 02)
French Supreme Court Hears Asbestos Claims – (Feb 02)
Asbestos in India – (Feb 02)
Professional Bakers Contract Asbestos Disease – (Feb 02)
Asbestos Fallout from September 11 – (Jan 02)
 
2001: Trust Us, We’re Experts – (Dec 01)
(Book review.)
Asbestos: It’s Still a Killer – (Dec 01)
(Review of the launch of GMB's new campaign.)
Asbestos Supplement – (Dec 01)
(Review of TUTB report.)
The Chrysotile Debate As Framed by a Canadian Journal – (Dec 01)
Municipal Award for Margaret Buist – (Dec 01)
Fairchild Appeal – (Nov 01)
Crown Immunity Breached by Asbestos Claimants – (Nov 01)
Asbestos Litigation in the U.S. – (Nov 01)
The Global Asbestos Epidemic – (Nov 01)
Landmark Cases Succeed in Manchester Courts – (Nov 01)
Federal-Mogul Seeks Judicial Relief From Asbestos Liabilities – (Oct 01)
Information on Asbestos Contamination following World Trade Center Disaster – (Oct 01)
Asbestos Use in the Construction of the World Trade Center – (Sep 01)
(In the aftermath of the destruction of the WTC, preliminary enquiries are made regarding the presence and role of fireproofing materials.) The Asbestos Institute Attacks Brazilian Campaigner – (Sep 01)
Rise in UK Mesothelioma Claims – (Sep 01)
(While UK government statistics reveal an explosion in mesothelioma claims, the number of claims for asbestos-related lung cancer remain woefully low.)
Asbestos Developments in Wales and Ireland – (Sep 01)
Canadian Cities Divided on Asbestos – (Sep 01)
U-Turn in Judicial Logic – (Sep 01)
(Since the High Court ruling in the Fairchild case (February, 2001), a judicial climate of uncertainty has prevailed for UK mesothelioma claimants. Recent developments are examined.)
The French Government Continues to Fail Asbestos Victims – (Sep 01)
Libby, Montana - Results of Medical Screening Program – (Sep 01)
(Government-backed study analyses the effects of environmental asbestos contamination in Montana.)
Chrysotile Production: Contradictory Developments Signal Industry Confusion – (Sep 01)
(South Africa's last chrysotile mine ceased operations the same day as a major producer in Kazakhstan announced the doubling of output. What are the long range prospects of the international asbestos industry?)
Canadian WTO Appeal: – (Sep 01)
(A collection of (11) documents concerning submission of amicus briefs.)
The Human Cost of Electricity in Germany – (Sep 01)
Review of: Cancer Mortality Among Workers Exposed to Amphibole-Free Chrysotile Asbestos – (Sep 01)
Australian TV Documentary: "Power Without Glory" – (Sep 01)
The Shipbreaking Industry – (Aug01)
Mesothelioma: Australian Data and Research – (Aug 01)
(Aug 2001 update of previous article.)
Australia: Escalation in Asbestos Litigation – (Aug 01)
Legal Victories for Asbestos Victims in France – (Aug 01)
Call for an International Ban on Asbestos – (Aug 01)
(Statement released by prestigious academic society, the Collegium Ramazzini, in May 1999.)
Asbestos Diseases in Brazil and the Building of Counter-Powers: a Study in Health, Work, and Gender [in English] – (Aug 01)
(L. Scavone, F. Giannasi and A. Thιbaud-Mony) [Portuguκs]
Summer Asbestos Hearing in US Congress – (Aug 01)
U. S. Senate Testimony of Dr. Barry Castleman – July 31, 2001
U. S. Senate Testimony of Dr. Richard A. Lemen – July 31, 2001
Justice for UK Asbestos Victims – (Jul 01)
(Victory for UK Asbestos victims: government-backed package to secure compensation for injured workers.)
Life Under the Fairchild Cloud (Jul 01)
Dismal Winter for UK Asbestos Plaintiffs – (May 01)
(The fall-out from the Chester Street (Iron Trades) debacle and adverse judicial rulings for UK asbestos victims.)
WTO Upholds French Ban on Chrysotile – May 01)
(WTO Upholds French Ban on Chrysotile after an appeal by the Canadian government.)
WTO: Rejected NGOs Challenge WTO Decision – (Feb 01)
(Despite being refused leave to submit, a group of NGOs send an amicus brief to the WTO anyway (for a collection of documents on this subject see also 'Canadian WTO Appeal,' below).)
The WTO Decision – (Feb 01)
(On September 18, 2000 the WTO found in favour of France in the dispute over the French asbestos ban; but the logic employed was not entirely enviromentally friendly and, in any case, Canada appealed the WTO ruling.)
Asbestos in Scotland – (Feb 01)
(A Brief report on the disaster visited on Scottish industrial communities during the 'asbestos century,' as revealed in some recent publications.)
T&N Ltd: An Update – (Feb 01)
The Asbestosis Research Council – (Feb 01)
(What were its real objectives?)
Major UK Asbestos Insurer Insolvent – (Feb 01)
(Iron Trades offshoot, Chester Street Insurance Holdings Ltd., may not be able to meet its asbestos liabilities.)
 
2000: UK Mesothelioma Reports – (Dec 00)
News In Brief – (Dec 00)
Mesothelioma Report – (Dec 00)
(Current predictions of an increase in the incidence of mesothelioma and the responses of doctors, lawyers, voluntary groups and adminstrators to the scale of the problem are discussed at length in this article by Laurie Kazan-Allen which first appeared in the quarterly British Asbestos Newsletter. (Main focus is the UK, but European and Australian studies are also cited.) )
The WTO Asbestos Case and its Health and Trade Implications – (Dec 00)
(Paper presented by Barry Castleman ScD on Environment and Health Day, Seattle, November 29, 1999.)
Controversies at International Organizations over Asbestos Industry Influence – (Nov 00)
(Barry Castleman, a long-time observer of the international asbestos industry, brings us up to speed on how the industry has attempted to compromise the objectivity of international organizations such as the ILO and WHO over recent years.)
House of Lords' Victory for Human Rights – (Aug 00)
(Laurie Kazan-Allen puts the above House of Lords' judgement in context.)
UK Victory for African Asbestos Victims – (Jul 00)
(In an historic ruling the House of Lords decides that South African asbestos victims can seek compensation from Cape plc in UK courts. After a brief introduction we present the full text of this judgement.)
Asbestos Compensation in Europe – (Jul 00)
The WTO Asbestos Dispute: Workplace Health Dictated by Trade Rules? – (Jun 00)
(Article in L'Annιe Sociale 1999, published by Institute of Sociology, Brussels Free University, by Laurent Vogel, Research Officer, European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health & Safety.)
Mesothelioma: Clinical Trials – (May 00)
(The use of new drug protocols.)
T&N Ltd. – (May 00)
(A brief look at the history of T&N Ltd., formerly the UK's largest asbestos producer.)
Chronology of T&N Development from 1920-1972 – (May 00)
Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer – (May 00)
(Report on the techniques of fluorescence bronchoscopy and photodynamic therapy.)
T&N Exposed – (May 00)
(Recent developments and a review of a book entitled: From Magic Mineral to Killer Dust by Dr Geoffrey Tweedale.)
South Africa: The Asbestos Legacy – (May 00)
The Question of Asbestos in the USA – (May 00)
(Paper presented by Barry Castleman, ScD at Fiocruz conference on asbestos and asbestos substitutes, 1998, Rio de Janeiro.)
WTO Asbestos Case in Brief – (Apr 00)
(Canadian appeal against French chrysotile ban.)