Thousands of Argentine farmers blocked highways on May 8 to protest increased taxes on soy, a major export crop. The farmers had struck in March, halting shipments of grain throughout the country and presenting the center-left government of President Cristina… Read moreArgentina: farmers block highways
The Jesuit Service for Refugees and Migrants reports that at least 1,693 Haitians were deported from the Dominican Republic in the first four months of 2008. The mass repatriations are “almost always marked by violations of the migrants’ human rights,”… Read moreDominican Republic: mass deportation of Haitians
Foreign troops and not Haitian demonstrators killed Spanish journalist Ricardo Ortega in Port-au-Prince during a protest on March 7, 2004, according to the reporter’s family. Haitian judge Bernard Saint-Vil has dismissed charges against the Haitian suspects in the killing, Ortega’s… Read moreHaiti: US blamed in reporter’s death
Turkish warplanes bombed several border areas near the towns of Neroye and Rekan in Dahuk province of northern Iraq May 11, the website of the website of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) reported. Jabbar Yawar, spokesman for Iraq’s Kurdish… Read moreTurkey still bombing Iraq
On May 11, the Asuda women’s shelter in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, came under attack by unidentified gunmen. One woman housed at the shelter, a mother of three, was seriously wounded, hit by three bullets. According to the hospital reports, the… Read moreIraq: gunmen attack women’s shelter
Israeli troops attacked a peaceful march commemorating the 60th year of the Nakba in the West Bank city of Tulkarm May 10, injuring ten, including a journalist who was hit with a bullet in his hand. Participants, including international activists,… Read morePalestinians get repression at Nakba commemoration
From Democratic Voice of Burma, May 10: The Burmese military regime held its national referendum in most of the country today, despite criticism from those who said it should be prioritising assistance for the victims of Cyclone Nargis. The junta… Read moreBurma referendum illegitimate: opposition
Back in February, rebels in Chad penetrated N’Djamena, the capital, after driving across hundreds of miles of desert from the east in a fleet of armed pick-up trucks. Chad’s government quickly accused Sudan of supporting the operation. On May 10,… Read moreNew battle of Omdurman: Sudan-Chad war next?
Award-winning journalist and World War 4 Report editor Bill Weinberg will present a video and discussion on the Iraq Freedom Congress (IFC), a new alliance of trade unions, women’s organizations, neighborhood assemblies and student groups opposed to both the US… Read moreBill Weinberg to speak in NYC on Iraq’s civil resistance
Juan Antonio Román GarcĂa, second highest ranking police commander in Ciudad Juárez, was killed May 10 when his car was sprayed with bullets outside his home. The attack came months after his name appeared at the top of a hit… Read moreMexico: open season on police commanders
From Reporters Without Borders, via AllAfrica, May 7: Egypt: TV Agency Boss Facing Charges Over Food Riots Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about legal action against Nader Gohar, owner of the Egyptian TV news agency Cairo News Company (CNC),… Read moreEgypt: from food crisis to censorship
The US administration has finally seen fit to release another group of prisoners from Guantánamo, including the Sudanese AlJazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj. Despite claims from within the administration that it was hoping to scale down operations at Guantánamo, no prisoners… Read moreAlJazeera cameraman freed from Gitmo
