Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said it is verifying reports about the signing of a protocol between the US and parties of the “Iraqi resistance”—without the Iraqi government’s knowledge.
The Garifuna and Miskito are demanding constitutional reform to win greater control of their lands—as the Honduran military plans to bring US troops into the remote region.
A young man was killed by Honduran troops as Manuel Zelaya made his symbolic 30-minute return to the country. Zelaya has established a camp near the border in Nicaraguan territory.
In a minga (popular mobilization) called in response to growing violence on their territories, some 10,000 indigenous residents of Colombia’s Cauca department marched 140 kilometers between the towns of Santander de Quilichao and Corinto July 23-4. On July 19, Corinto… Read moreColombia: indigenous march against violence in Cauca
Traditional indigenous authorities in Antioquia department protested that three residents of the Embera Eyabida reserve were killed by members of the FARC’s Front 18.
Community leaders in Vistahermosa, Meta department, reported the disappearance of a local campesino. A strong presence of the Águilas Negras paramilitary is reported in the zone.
Billy Joya Améndola, leader of the notorious 316 Battalion, is among veterans of the bloody 1980s repression who are now taking the helm of the Honduran security forces.
President Manuel Zelaya made a second attempt to return to Honduras—sparking another confrontation between his supporters and security forces, this time at the Nicaraguan border.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez accused neighboring Colombia of an “unfriendly gesture” towards his country with its plan to host permanent US military bases.
Ecuador signed a deal to export oil to China—as indigenous organizations in the Amazon accused President Rafael Correa of violating their territorial rights.
Yemeni security forces opened fire on thousands of protesters in Zinjibar, provincial capital of Abyan in the country’s restive south, killing 12 and wounding scores of others.
Both sides reject Oscar Arias’ new proposal to end the impasse in Honduras. Otto Reich, while denying involvement, has emerged as a key stateside defender of the coup.
