The Andes
Colombia: Embera indigenous leaders assassinated
Colombia's indigenous movement charges that the government is failing to act after a wave of deadly violence and threats against Embera leaders by paramilitaries.
Author: CounterVortex
Southern Cone
Chile: wildcat strike paralyzes ports
A wildcat strike has shut down several Chilean ports for the past three weeks, with the fruit and mineral industries claiming $100 million in losses.
Southern Cone
Brazil: prison violence spills into streets —again
The prison crisis in Brazil made brief headlines after newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo released a gruesome video of gang warfare victims at the violence-plagued Pedrinhas facility.
Africa
South Africa: two dead in water riots
Two were killed as South African police fired on protesters at the townships of Mothotlung and Damonsville, where residents are angry at having been without water for a week.
Mexico
Mexico: nine dead in prison massacre
A "commando" of six gunmen gained access to a Mexican prison, killed four inmates in their sleep, and then tried to shoot their way out, sparking a bloody fire-fight.
Africa
Uganda’s South Sudan intervention assailed
Uganda's military says it intervened in South Sudan to stop a "genocide"—but critics say its forces may be participating in genocidal actions alongside government troops.
Mexico
Mexico City barrio resists spread of car culture
Residents of Mexico City's San Pedro Márti barrio pledge to continue resisting construction of a gas station despite the eviction of their protest encampment.
The Amazon
Peru to move ahead with Camisea gas expansion?
Peru plans to move forward with the controversial expansion of the Camisea gas project in the rainforest of Cuzco region, over the protests of local indigenous peoples.
The Andes
Peru: new confrontation at Conga mine site
In a new mobilization on the contested Conga mine site in Peru, hundreds of campesinos marched to the alpine lakes that would be destroyed by the project.
Mexico
Mexico: Colima campesinos declare mine-free zone
The Nahua indigenous community of Zacualpan, Colima state, pledge to resist expansion of a Canadian-owned gold mine in their territory, citing a threat to local waters.
The Andes
Bolivia: pro-MAS faction takes CONAMAQ office
The police-besieged offices of the divided Aymara indigenous organization CONAMAQ in La Paz were turned over to leaders of the faction aligned with Bolivia's ruling party.
Palestine
Syria: Yarmouk camp under regime bombardment
The Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus came under bombardment by the Bashar Assad regime's TNT-filled "barrel-bombs," leaving several dead.