Palestinian refugees at the Yarmouk camp in Damascus have joined the Syrian uprising. But Palestinian militants backed by the regime are targeted by the rebels for assassination.
Amnesty International warned after a visit to Mali July 31 that the country is slipping into “human rights chaos,” with abuses documented in the government-controlled south as well as the rebel-held north. Amnesty documented at least one incident in the… Read moreMali sliding into ‘human rights chaos’
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on July 22 ordered the demolition of eight Palestinian villages in the hills south of Hebron because the Israeli military needs the land for training exercises. A total of 1,500 residents will be evicted from… Read moreIsrael issues demolition orders for eight Palestinian villages
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, top leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq and its affiliated Islamic State of Iraq, announced in an audio message July 22 a new plan to free imprisoned militants, attack the Iraq's judiciary and retake lost territory. "We are… Read moreAl-Qaeda in Iraq inaugurates new campaign of attacks
The US government has determined that Bolivia now has fewer coca plantations but it is producing more cocaine because traffickers are using a more “efficient” process known as the “Colombian method,” according to an interview with a diplomat in La… Read moreBolivia: coca production down, cocaine production up?
July 20 was an international day of action in solidarity with the struggle in Cajamarca, Peru, with protests registered from various cities around Europe and the Americas. In New York, some 30, mostly local Peruvians, held a vigil outside the… Read moreNew Yorkers march for Cajamarca
Following a wave of protests by local Aymara campesinos that left one dead earlier this month, Bolivian President Evo Morales agreed to revoke the permit for the Mallku Khota mining project in Potosí department.
The Syrian National Council and allied Free Syrian Army are portrayed as the sole leadership of Syria’s revolution—as Kurdish nationalists and left-wing parties as well as jihadis have refused to accept their umbrella.
One person was killed and 23 wounded as Colombia’s army retook a base that had hours earlier been occupied by protesters in Cauca department. Indigenous protesters armed with sticks ejected soldiers from the base.
World War 4 Report editor Bill Weinberg discusses the struggles of the Quechua of Peru and the Tuareg of Mali—the first threatened by global capitalism, the second by the global jihad.
Brazil’s government reaffirmed a court decision calling for return of usurped lands to the Xavante indigenous people. When Xavante protested at the Rio+20 summit, local ranchers blocked roads and burned bridges.
A US Navy ship fired at a fishing boat off the United Arab Emirates (UAE), killing one—as Iran again threatens to block the Strait of Hormuz and the UAE opens a new pipeline that strategically bypasses the choke-point.
