Mexican indigenous leaders, meeting in Chiapas on the anniversary of the Zapatista rebellion, announced formation of a national Indigenous Government Council "to govern the country."
Several states across Mexico have been shaken by days of angry protests in response to a jump in the price of gasoline sparked by a new deregulation policy.
On Dec. 21, as pro-regime forces were carrying out their conquest of Aleppo and horrific war crimes were reported in the city, a Stand With Aleppo rally was held in New York. Some 100 marched from the United Nations to… Read moreNew Yorkers stand with Aleppo
Ahwazi Arab militants claimed responsibility for two pipeline blasts in Iran's Khuzestan province, amid growing unrest over the ecological impacts of oil exploitation.
Bill Weinberg calls out Ben Swann of the ironically named “Reality Check” vlog for spewing lies and propaganda on behalf of the genocidal dictatorship of Bashar Assad.
FARC leaders admit that five regional commanders—those most co-opted by the narco trade—are refusing to lay down arms, and have been expelled from the movement.
The ongoing regional war in Mexico's Guerrero state between narco gangs and the anti-narco "community police" militia movement resulted in a hostage stand-off.
Ecuador's government ordered Quito-based activist group Acción Ecológica closed amid a wave of repression against indigenous anti-mining protesters in the Amazon.
Amid concern that Colombia's peace process could be jeopardized by ongoing assassinations of social leaders, the Defense Ministry said the slayings are "not systematic."
Colombian authorities are blaming ELN guerillas in a wave of attacks on security forces around the country, again jeopardizing the planned opening of peace talks.
Colombia's Congress approved an amnesty law as part of the peace process, protecting guerilla fighters from prosecution over most crimes related to the conflict.
A Russian court sentenced blogger Alexei Kungurov to two-and-a-half years in prison for "justification of terrorism" over a post criticizing Moscow's military intervention in Syria.
