SI to stage demo at London shop

Survival International (SI) is expected to hold a protest today outside Graff Diamonds' flagship London store, to demand that businessman Laurence Graff pull out of the Gope Diamond Exploration project.

The British non-governmental organisation (NGO) claims to have written to celebrities who wear Graff diamonds, including Victoria Beckham, Naomi Campbell and Elizabeth Hurley, asking them to stop wearing the jewels. SI is also targeting the Oscars to prevent celebrities from wearing Graff diamonds.

It claims De Beers pulled out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) after models Iman and Lily Cole refused to continue working with the company.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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