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The sieges in Syria

At precisely the same time as aid trucks pulled into the besieged Syrian village of Madaya—too late to save those who had already starved to death—convoys also entered the besieged areas of Fua and Kefraya. The timing was no coincidence…. Read moreThe sieges in Syria

North Africa

Algeria: Kabyles march for independence

Thousands of Berbers marched in Algeria's Kabylia region to oppose a constitutional revision they say fails to respect their language rights, and assert their right to independence.

The Andes

Ecuador passes new agrarian reform law

Ecuador's National Assembly approved a Law on Rural Lands and Ancestral Territories—hailed as a new agrarian reform but spurned by indigenous dissidents as insufficient.

Southern Cone

Argentina: police repression of labor protests

Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear-gas at protesting public-sector workers laid off by budget cuts mandated under new President Mauricio Macri in Argentina's La Plata.

North America

National protests against immigration raids

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched a new wave of deportations of Central American migrants, protests against the raids were carried out across the country.