Inner Asia
Tibet: anti-mining protests spread
Over 100 ethnic Tibetans were injured and one man committed suicide as Chinese military forces broke up protests against diamond mining in Kham region, Qinghai province.
Author: CounterVortex
Greater Middle East
Egypt: one dead in ‘Friday of Martyrs’
With the streets flooded with armored vehicles, Cairo saw few protests on the planned "Friday of Martyrs"—but street clashes were reported in several Nile Delta cities.
Africa
Somali militants in Kenya incursion
At least 10 Shabaab rebel fighters were killed in heavy clashes with Kenyan security forces after the Somali rebels crossed the border and attacked a military patrol.
Mexico
Mexico’s ‘Queen of Pacific’ faces new charges
The Sinaloa Cartel’s Sandra Ávila Beltrán, dubbed the “Queen of the Pacific” by the Mexican media, was released by US authorities but faces fresh charges in her home country.
North Africa
Libya: workers shut down oil terminals
Libyan oil production this month fell below 400,000 barrels per day—from 1.65 million bpd a year ago—as striking workers shut down export terminals.
The Andes
Peru: high court rules for indigenous rights
Peru’s Supreme Court ruled that decrees on application of the Prior Consultation Law issued by the Energy and Mines Ministry fail to meet standards for indigenous rights.
South Asia
India: tribal people expel mining company
In a vote ordered by India's courts, the Dongria Kondh tribe overwhelmingly rejected plans by British mining giant Vedanta Resources for an open-pit bauxite mine on their lands.
The Andes
Colombia: strike wave begins with violence
Colombia's campesinos, miners, truckers and other sectors launched a nationwide strike, with clashes reported as National Police troops attacked roadblocks.
The Andes
Colombia: multinationals on ‘trial’ for rights abuses
An "Ethical Trial against Plunder" was held in Bogotá to air testimony on the environmental and human rights practices of mining and oil interests in Colombia.
Greater Middle East
Syria: Nusra Front cleanses Kurds
Up to 20,000 refugees have crossed from Syria into Iraqi Kurdistan, fleeing fighting between Kurdish militias and Salafist factions led by the Nusra Front.
Inner Asia
Tibet: anti-mining protesters under siege
Ethnic Tibetans protesting what they called illegal mining operations clashed with Chinese security forces in Qinghai province, where hundreds of troops are deployed.
Mexico
Mexico: Gulf Cartel kingpin busted
The presumed kingpin of the Gulf Cartel, Mario Ramírez Treviño AKA “El Pelón,” was arrested by Mexican army troops along with two henchmen in Río Bravo, Tamaulipas.