The Andes
Colombia: terror targets indigenous leaders
A total of 18 indigenous campesinos in Colombia's Cauca region have been killed this year, in a paramilitary campaign of intimidation against land recovery efforts.
Author: CounterVortex
The Andes
Peasant strikes mobilize again in Colombia
Indigenous protesters blocked the rail line carrying coal from the massive Cerrejón mine in Colombia's La Guajira region, as pressure again mounts on peasant demands.
The Andes
Bolivia unveils ‘anti-imperialist’ military school
Bolivian President Evo Morales dedicated a new international military academy, which will seek to counter the influence of the US and Pentagon in the developing world.
Southern Cone
Argentina: denialism amid ‘dirty war’ revelations
Following declassification of new documents related to Argentina's "dirty war," President Mauricio Macri is facing angry protests over dismissive comments on the bloody era.
The Andes
Bogotá: controversy over urban clearance
Authorities in Bogotá began demolishing a notorious district near the city center locally known as "the Bronx"—but seemingly no plans were made for the displaced residents.
North Africa
Mauritania: detained anti-slavery activists tortured
Lawyers for 13 activists with the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement on trial in Mauritania said they have been tortured in detention.
The Amazon
Brazil Olympics amid invisible terror
More than 20 land rights activists have been killed in Brazil this year, with most deaths linked to conflicts over logging and agribusiness—ongoing terror amid the Olympics spectacle.
Europe
Russia and Ukraine on war footing
Ukraine’s armed forces are on high alert and “full combat readiness” while Russia announced it has deployed long-range missile systems in annexed Crimea.
The Andes
Peru: tens of thousands march against femicide
A national march to oppose "femicide" and violence against women—under the slogan Ni Una Menos or "Not One Less"—brought tens of thousands to the streets of Lima.
The Amazon
Peru: yet another spill from trans-Andean pipeline
A new spill on Peru's northern trans-Andean oil pipeline has contaminated a rainforest community—the fourth rupture from the 40-year-old pipeline this year.
Planet Watch
Lakota protesters block pipeline construction
Native Americans, ranchers and farmers launched a blockade of a highway in North Dakota to bar crews from reaching the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
North Africa
Pentagon admits: US troops fight in Libya
US special operations troops are for the first time directly supporting local forces battling ISIS in their key Libyan stronghold of Sirte, the Washington Post reports.