The Andes
Bogotá, FARC reach deal on land reform
Negotiators from Colombia's government and the FARC rebels signed an agreement on agrarian reform, calling for redistribution of illegally held or underused lands.
Author: CounterVortex
South Asia
India: para chief among dead in Naxal ambush
A controversial paramilitary leader was among 28 killed in a Naxalite ambush on a convoy accompanying politicians from a rally in India’s Chhattisgarh state.
Violence and impunity in Xalapa
On April 28, 2012, journalist Regina MartĂnez was found strangled in the bathroom of her home in Xalapa, capital of the Mexican state of Veracruz. MartĂnez was a renowned journalist with the Mexican weekly magazine Proceso, which for the past… Read moreViolence and impunity in Xalapa
Greater Middle East
Turkey to build wall on Syrian border
Turkey will build a 2.5-kilometer wall along the Cilvegözü post on the border with Syria, near where a twin bomb attack killed 51 and wounded more than 100 earlier this month.
North America
Judge: Sheriff Arpaio engaged in racial profiling
A US judge ruled that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office illegally engaged in racial profiling, and prohibited deputies from using race as a factor in law-enforcement.
The Andes
World War 4 Report goes to Peru…
World War 4 Report editor Bill Weinberg will be in Peru on assignment for the next weeks. The Daily Report will be updated as time and logistics allow, with on-the-scene reports.
Lakota elders march on UN
On April 9, Lakota elders, activists and non-indigenous supporters marched through the streets of Manhattan to the United Nations, where they attempted to present a petition to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Entitled the “Official Lakota Oyate Complaint of Genocide… Read moreLakota elders march on UN
Greater Middle East
Israeli air-strikes near Damascus
Israeli missiles struck a research center near Damascus, as massacres of Sunni families by pro-government militias are reported from Syria’s coastal Alawite stronghold.
Watching the Shadows
Harrowing Gitmo memoir published
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian detained at Guantánamo since August 2002, has had portions of his handwritten prison-camp memoir published in Slate magazine.
Iraq
Ba’ath-Sufi convergence in Iraq insurgency?
The most senior member of Saddam Hussein’s inner circle still on the run, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, is said to be leading a band of insurgents from the Naqshbandi Sufi order.
Greater Middle East
Egypt: sweep of Black Bloc protesters
Egyptian “Black Bloc” protesters continue to clash with police as 22 of their comrades have been detained in a “terrorism” investigation.
Central America
Guatemala: emergency over mining protests
Guatemala’s government declared a state of emergency in four municipalities in the eastern highlands following clashes between police and anti-mining protesters.