Palestine

Palestinians smash holes in Israel’s wall

Palestinian youths smashed holes in Israel’s separation wall in East Jerusalem on the ninth anniversary of an International Court of Justice advisory opinion that ruled the wall illegal.

The Andes

Colombia: top neo-para commander escapes

A former commander of Colombian neo-paramilitary group Los Paisas, implicated in massacres, escaped after armed men ambushed the van he was being transported in. 

South Asia

India: bomb blasts at Buddhism birthplace

A string of nine near-simultaneous bomb blasts in and around the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya, India, revered as the birthplace of Buddhism, left two monks injured.

Greater Middle East

Egypt: escalating violence in Sinai Peninsula

Troops fired on protesters in the Sinai, and militants retaliated with armed attacks on police. A new Salafist network, Ansar al-Sharia in Egypt, pledges to resist the new regime.

Greater Middle East

Egypt: revolution redux or military rule?

A new dictatorship could position the Muslim Brotherhood to recoup its losses—allowing it to pose once again as champion of the oppressed rather than oppressor.

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Anarchists in Tahrir Square

An anarchist tent in Cairo’s occupied Tahrir Square. The Egyptian anarchist bloc participated in the anti-Morsi protests—but with a dissident perspective that warns against either Islamist or military dictatorship. Joshua Stephens of Waging Nonviolence speaks with Mohammed Hassan Aazab, a member of… Read moreAnarchists in Tahrir Square

The Andes

Peru: developers raze ancient pyramid

A demolition crew razed a pyrmaid at El Paraiso archaeological site in Lima—apparently contracted by developers who covet the lands for a new commerical center.
Greater Middle East

Egyptian anarchists say no to dictatorship

The Egyptian anarchist bloc is participating in the anti-Morsi protests—but with a dissident perspective that warns against either Islamist or military dictatorship.