Central America
Honduras: dockworkers call for boycott
The International Transport Workers’ Federation, with 4.5 million members worldwide, issued a call for its members to carry out protests against Honduran shipping.
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Mexico
Mexico: international unions back miners
A delegation of union leaders from 13 countries visited Mexico to support the miners union in its three-year struggle against the Grupo México transnational at Cananea.
Mexico
Michoacán: Nahuas win land struggle
Some 1,000 indigenous Nahuas in the Mexican state of Michoacán won an agreement to have usurped lands returned to their communities after launching a protest occuaption.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: two killed in blackout protests
Protests broke out in various parts of the Dominican Republic over electricity shortages that had been plaguing the country for two weeks.
Africa
Sudan: rumors of war
Chad admitted to an air raid on rebel positions in Darfur, but denied attacking Sudan’s armed forces or populace in the raid.
South Asia
Nepal: child soldiers demobilized
Under UN auspices, Nepal has started freeing an estimated 3,000 child soldiers from camps holding former Maoist guerilla fighters.
Central America
Nicaragua: Ortega seeks constitutional reform
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is pushing forward on a "citizen power" agenda similar to the project that led to the ouster of Manuel Zelaya in neighboring Honduras.
Central America
Honduras: talks break down; Arias fears “civil war”
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias warned of the potential for “civil war” in Honduras as talks between ousted President Mel Zelaya and the de facto regime broke down.
North Africa
Mauritania: coup leader claims victory in contested election
Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who led a coup in Mauritania last year, has claimed victory in the new election—but four opposing candidates rejected the result.
Mexico
“State of exception” in Michoacán
The left opposition bloc in Mexico’s congress issued a statement condemning President Calderón’s illegal and unconstitutional “occupation” of violence-torn Michoacán.
The Andes
US equals Colombia in cannabis production
US production of marijuana now equals that of Colombia, according to the annual report of the Vienna-based UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The Caucasus
Rights group suspends Chechnya work in wake of murder
Russian human rights group Memorial has suspended operations in Chechnya following the murder of one of its most prominent activists, Natalya Estemirova.