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Anadolu Agency, Turkey ALIAGA, Turkey, 14 January 2002 -- Security teams detained on Monday Greenpeace's 15 activists who protested toxic waste commerce near a ship yard in Aliaga township of northern Izmir province. Greenpeace activists hanged a banner on a ship named ''Star of Venice'' belonging to a Swiss company, and then wrote ''stop the toxic waste trade'' with spray paint on another ship named ''Best''. Meanwhile, 15 activists were taken into custody by security forces. FAIR USE NOTICE. This document contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The Basel Action Network is making this article available in our efforts to advance understanding of ecological sustainability and environmental justice issues. We believe that this constitutes a `fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond `fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. More News |