HSBC

Climate Activists Acquitted After Arguing They Had “Lawful Excuse” for Causing £500,000 Damage to HSBC HQ

A jury has cleared nine climate activists of causing £500,000 worth of criminal damage to HSBC’s London headquarters after they argued they had a "lawful excuse" for the action.
The post Climate Activists Acquitted After Arguing They Had “Lawful Excuse” for Causing £500,000 Damage to HSBC HQ appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

FinCEN Leaks: Who Benefits From the Disclosure?

More than 100 news organizations from around the world recently released a detailed investigation into the financial corruption enabled by international banks – do Americans even care? Last weekend, BuzzFeed News, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and more than 100 international news organizations released the FinCEN Files investigation detailing how a plethora of international banks Read More...

HSBC Faces Mounting Pressure Over Links to Israeli Human Rights Abuses

Campaigners are protesting what they claim are HSBC’s links to Israeli human rights abuses, with more than 18,000 people contacting the group’s chief executive to express concern.
According to activists, the bank “profits from Israel’s military violence against Palestinians through investments and loans to companies which supply military equipment to Israel”.