Mexican tobacco growers: Economically shunned by industry, still used as lobbyists

By Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab

Big Tobacco cultivates more people, less land, in Mexico

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"… ongressional office complex. Television news accounts showed screaming-mad tobacco farmers, some of whom had boarded buses and traveled 500 miles to warn fed …"

"… that eventually added about 50 cents to a pack of cigarettes and — anti-tobacco activists hoped — would make tobacco less attractive to consumers.It was …"

"… o a pack of cigarettes and — anti-tobacco activists hoped — would make tobacco less attractive to consumers.It was not the first time these farmers had t …"

"… t the first time these farmers had traveled far to protest in Mexico. Like tobacco growers around the world, Mexican campesinos — farmers and farmworkers …"

Overview: The tobacco lobby goes global

By Ricardo Sandoval Palos

The tobacco lobby goes global

Excerpts from this story referencing "tobacco":

"… von Bertrab in Mexico City contributed to this report.  …"

"… ther developed nations like Australia and France. The global reputation of tobacco executives ranks near the bottom in public standing surveys. Market growth …"

"… pears to be so bad for the industry that one consulting group said selling tobacco represents “the worst operating environment in the world.”No wonder. T …"

"… orld’s single-largest preventable cause of death. Between 2005 and 2030, tobacco-related illnesses will claim as many as 176 million lives worldwide, accor …"

How the spin doctors talked up tobacco as thousands died

By Bill Birnbauer

AUSTRALIA, April 25, 2002 — Cigarette companies knew as early as the 1950s that they would need a healthy image to protect their profits. So

Excerpts from this story referencing "smoking":

"… otect their profits. Soon after British researcher Sir Richard Doll linked smoking with lung cancer in 1950, tobacco companies embarked on a concerted campai …"

"… nternal tobacco company documents have been at the heart of health-related smoking claims in recent years. Millions of documents were placed on websites and …"

"… ment of legal actions in the United States several years ago.Lawyers, anti-smoking and public health groups have trawled through the records with a fine-toot …"

"… that would assist seriously ill smokers in proving that the companies knew smoking caused lung cancer and that nicotine was addictive.Justice Eames found tha …"

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Part II: A troubled model for reform in Mexico

By Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab

A troubled model for reform in Mexico

Excerpts from this story referencing "Cigar":

"… e remains a major player in the industry. His longtime tobacco company was Cigarros La Tabacalera Mexicana, and he holds a particular fondness for the Mexi …"

Mapping the impact of illicit cigarettes

By Te-Ping Chen

Mapping the impact of the contraband cigarettes trade is no mean feat. Our story today, "Canada’s Boom in Smuggled Cigarettes," took months

Excerpts from this story referencing "Cigar":

"… rettes trade is no mean feat.Our story today, "Canada’s Boom in Smuggled Cigarettes," took months to detail how Indian factories and organized crime cont …"

FDA cigarette study casts doubt on whether new warning labels would help smokers quit

By Kimberly Leonard

Research casts doubts on whether new warning labels will help smokers quit
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In India, bidi industry's clout trumps health initiatives

By Murali Krishnan and Shantanu Guha Ray

Bidi makers in India adopt Big Tobacco tactics to avoid reforms on smoking and excise taxes

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"… ar,” says Udayan Lall of the New Delhi-based Tobacco Institute of India. Cigarette taxes currently account for less than 40 percent of the retail price o …"

"… ains the same,” R. K. Ratnakar, general-secretary of the All India Bidi, Cigar and Tobacco Workers Federation, told ICIJ. “The workers are actually a h …"

Public health suffers as Indonesia ignores calls for tobacco reform

By Andreas Harsono

Home of the 'smoking baby,' 200,000 Indonesians die every year from smoking-related illnesses

Excerpts from this story referencing "Cigar":

"… “Sampoerna.” In Malay the word means “perfect.”Don’t Talk About CigarettesTulus Abadi, coordinator of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation, which …"

"… The government should finance this research,” the protestor shouted. “Cigarettes are proven to have the potential to cure diseases.”The Indonesian A …"

Overview

By Marina Walker Guevara

Tobacco is the most widely smuggled legal substance, and it's trafficking fuels organized crime and corruption

Excerpts from this story referencing "Cigar":

"… he way, with huge numbers failing to arrive at their intended destination. Cigarettes, for example, may sit for weeks in free trade zones in Panama or Duba …"

"… ong our findings:• Terrorism and Tobacco: Extremists, Insurgents Turn to Cigarette Smuggling. Terrorists are increasingly turning to Cigarette smuggling …"

"… A Massive Underground Industry Makes China the World Leader in Counterfeit Cigarettes. China now produces an unprecedented 400 billion counterfeit Cigarett …"

"… ent black market, law enforcement officials say.• Ukraine’s “Lost” Cigarettes Flood Europe: Big Tobacco’s Overproduction Feeds $2 Billion Black M …"

China’s Marlboro Country

By Te-Ping Chen

A massive underground industry makes China the world leader in counterfeit cigarettes

Excerpts from this story referencing "Cigar":

"… e-third of the world’s tobacco: an overwhelming 2.2 trillion Cigarettes. Cigarette-related mortality levels, too, are equally staggering, with fully one- …"

"… counterfeiters have invited retired workers from the state-owned Shanghai Cigarette Factory — home to some of China’s top brands — to tour Yunxiao f …"

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