Basque activists arrested in the so-called “18/98” case began appearing before a judge in Bilbao Dec. 4, following a sweep that prompted angry protests over the weekend. Spain’s High Court issued 46 arrest warrants for members of the Basque civil… Read moreBasques march against repression
Canada’s federal court ruled on Nov. 29 that the US breaches the rights of asylum seekers under the United Nations Refugee Convention and the Convention Against Torture. Justice Michael Phelan cited the example of Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen who… Read moreCanada rules US not safe for refugees
A US Border Patrol official confirmed on Nov. 13 that agents investigating human smuggling on commercial bus lines arrested more than 100 illegal immigrants in the area of Twin Falls, Idaho, over the past week. The number of people arrested… Read moreBorder Patrol raids protested in Idaho
On Nov. 29, shock troops from the Military Police of Sao Paulo state in Brazil invaded the Elizabeth Teixeira encampment of the Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) in the Tatu Forest Plot in Limeira municipality near Campinas. The police… Read moreBrazil: police attack landless camp
On Nov. 29 five Mapuche rights activists were in the 51st day of a hunger strike at the Angol prison in Chile’s Region IX. Each of the hunger strikers—Mapuches Jaime Marileo Saravia, Juan Millalen Milla, Hector Llaitul Carrillanca and Jose… Read moreChile: Mapuche hunger strike continues
On Nov. 29, troops from the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD), the National Police and the National Army attacked a group of Nasa indigenous people working on the La Emperatriz farm in Caloto municipality, in the southern Colombian department of Cauca,… Read moreColombia: indigenous attacked in Cauca, Guajira
Having lost his constitution reform vote by a razor-thin margin, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez said he will accept the results—with caveats. “I faced a great dilemma,” he said. “I wanted to wait until the results were irreversible, but we cannot… Read moreChávez accepts defeat —”for now”
Last week, a US-Canada oil pipeline exploded in Minnesota, briefly affecting global prices—and highlighting the criticality of Canadian resources to the US and global economy. Our November issue featured the story “Flashpoint in the Flathead: US-Canada War Looms Over Energy,… Read moreThe coming war with Canada: our readers write
From Newsday, Nov. 26: Tour bus runs over woman in Chinatown A New York City sightseeing tour bus ran over a woman on a Chinatown street yesterday, sending her to the hospital, where she was listed in critical condition. The… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
If you still think religion isn’t political, this should disabuse you of your illusions. Ironically, the exiled Dalai Lama moves towards modernity, suggesting his successor could be elected rather than chosen by the cosmic forces of reincarnation. China, bizarrely, attempts… Read moreChina bans unauthorized reincarnation
Gillian Gibbons, the British school-teacher sentenced to 15 days in prison in Sudan for naming a class teddy bear “Mohammed,” has been transfered to a secret location after thousands of Sudanese—many armed with clubs and swords and beating drums—marched in… Read moreNext: Teddy Bear War?
Rebels in Chad have declared war on the former colonial power France. Mahamat Hassane Boulmaye, spokesman for the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD), said in a statement: “The UFDD considers itself to be in a state of… Read moreChad: rebels declare war on France
