via Words Without Borders: “Let’s Deal”: A Conversation with a Diamond Smuggler
Jason Miklian of Prio, also known for a spectacular article on Surat, also comes out with this gem about trying to track down Rough Diamond Geologist’s seller in the DRC
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Via RoughDiamondGeologist:
Unfortunately, from almost day one, the Kimberley Process was a very sad joke. Diamonds continued to flow from conflict countries. At first, it was circumvented within the diamond manufacturing industry. There were mining companies and their customers who put profits ahead of the well-being of those who were being tortured and killed. They simply shipped the diamonds to non-conflict countries and had the Kimberley Certificates issued in those countries.
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This interview is fascinating. Farai Maguwu was imprisoned by Mugabe’s thugs after documenting human rights abuses in Marange and reporting them to KPCS monitors. Here he details his frustrations with the KP :
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Interesting interview on Zohar’s thoughts of the challenges of a “tiered” distribution system, and tracing diamonds from origin through the system.
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