Turkey attacked PKK rebel targets in northern Iraq Dec. 1, saying it inflicted “heavy losses.” The Turkish General Staff said it ordered artillery and air-strikes against a group of “50 to 60 terrorists…inside Iraq’s borders” southeast of the Turkish town… Read moreTurkey attacks Iraq —again
Colombian prosecutors on Nov. 22 ordered the detention of an army captain, Guillermo Gordillo, for participating with paramilitary killers in the massacre of eight civilians, including three children, in San José de Apartadó in February 2005. (Fiscalia press release, Nov,… Read moreColombian army captain charged in Peace Community massacre
On Nov. 23, approximately 5,500 Colombian and Ecuadoran women marched for demilitarization, to end violence against women, to construct peace with dignity and social justice and for a negotiated solution to the conflict. Their celebration was to mark Nov. 25,… Read moreColombian, Ecuadoran women march for peace
For more than four months 1,200 workers have been on strike at the Cananea copper mine in Sonora—the largest copper mine in Mexico and one of the largest mines in the world. Mexico’s Mining and Metal Workers Union is demanding… Read moreMexico: Cananea copper strike enters fifth month
From the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), Nov 27: Brutal Government Attacks on Community of Cutumay Camones Continue On November 22, the community of Cutumay Camones was again brutally attacked by the Salvadoran riot police… Read moreEl Salvador: attacks continue on water protesters
Opposition leaders in Bolivia pledge further protests against a new draft constitution, after a one-day strike Nov. 28 closed banks, schools and public transportation in six of Bolivia’s nine departments. The strike was most successful in Santa Cruz, where opposition… Read moreBolivia: right-wing strikers pledge more protests
Just days ahead of the referendum on President Hugo Chávez’s proposed constitutional reforms, Venezuela has threatened to expel a US diplomat if a document outlining supposed CIA plans to foment unrest proves to be real. The document, entitled “Final Stage… Read moreVenezuela destabilization document emerges: real?
We wish we were joking. From Canada’s The Tyee, Nov. 21: Earth’s Eighth Continent It swirls. It grows. It’s a massive, floating “garbage patch.” Located in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii and measuring in at roughly twice the… Read moreContinent of garbage grows in North Pacific
From Newsday, Nov. 29: Truck spills 3,000 gallons of diesel in Queens A tanker-truck cartwheeled Thursday afternoon in Queens just after exiting the Whitestone Expressway, injuring the driver and sending at least 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel streaming across the… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
Children exposed to World Trade Center dust are at much higher risk for respiratory problems, according to a New York City Health Department survey. The survey of the 3,100 children who are enrolled in the city’s World Trade Center Health… Read moreNYC: 9-11 dust takes toll on children
From the International Federation of Journalists, Nov. 23, via AllAfrica: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today urged President Mamadou Tandja of Niger to take strong action for the release of two journalists accused of criminal offences following their coverage… Read moreFree speech under attack in Niger’s Tuareg war
The entire population of northern Niger’s remote desert town of Iferouane has fled, a local official told BBC last week. Deputy mayor Mohammed Oumma said 5,000 residents were displaced following army reprisals in operations against Tuareg guerillas. The government in… Read moreEthnic cleansing in Niger
