Peru’s populist hero of the left faces charges in an atrocity from the “dirty war” against leftist guerillas in the early ’90s. From Lima’s La Republica via Living in Peru, Aug. 16: Arturo Campos Vicente, district attorney of Tocache, has… Read morePeru: Ollanta Humala charged in “dirty war” atrocity
Colombian authorities detained 14 top paramilitary leaders Aug. 16, saying they were not complying with the amnesty law. The leaders, who include two former commanders wanted in the United States on drug-trafficking charges, were taken into custody in various parts… Read moreColombia: paramilitary leaders arrested
From AP, Aug. 22: Close election in Chiapas spurs another protest TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, MEXICO – The dispute over Mexico’s presidential vote took a new twist Monday as a gubernatorial candidate backed by the ruling party vowed to protest a state… Read moreMexico’s electoral crisis: Chiapas next?
From Xinhua, Aug. 22: Mexico’s Jews march for Middle East peace More than 1,500 people, mostly Jews, staged a peaceful protest on Monday, calling for peace in the Middle East and an end to the armed conflict between Israel and… Read moreMexican Jews march for Middle East peace
From an Aug. 22 NYC Die-In Press Release: New York Jews Stage PENN STATION “DIE-IN” Say to Israel and U.S.: The War Didn’t Work, Honor the Cease-Fire! Destroying Lebanese and Palestinian societies is a crime, not a security policy New… Read moreNYC: Jews stage Penn Station “Die-in”
From the Washington Post, Aug. 21:. BAGHDAD, Iraq – Sunni Arab insurgents armed with rifles and mortar shells killed 20 pilgrims and wounded 300 others who thronged the capital Sunday for one of Shiite Islam’s most important holidays, authorities said…. Read moreBaghdad: Shi’ite pilgrims massacred —again
This comes, of course, in response to activist pressure. On Aug. 17, a lively grassroots “public hearing” on the proposed regulations was held at St. Marks Church in the East Village, where at least three City Council members spoke out… Read moreNYC: another victory in Critical Mass struggle
The ongoing indigenous uprising in Ontario perculates up into the New York Times, Aug. 17. The Times gets a B for at least including some historical context, but a failing grade for consistency, having largely ignored this crisis for months,… Read moreNew York Times notes Iroquois land struggle —at last
Former Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-1994), top officials in the government of current Mexican president Vicente Fox Quesada and a leader of Fox’s center-right National Action Party (PAN) were involved in a conspiracy in 2004 to remove Andres… Read moreMexico: pre-election plot confirmed?
The 9,500 workers at Volkswagen’s giant plant in the state of Puebla went on strike Aug. 18 after rejecting the company’s offer of a 4.5% pay raise coupled with demands for increased “labor flexibility.” Talks remained stalled on Aug. 19,… Read moreMexico: labor struggles escalate
Some 60 masked and mostly armed men, including “porros” (provocaterus) and municipal police, took over the local office of the Oaxaca daily newspaper Noticias in the town of Santa Cruz Amilpas Aug. 20. The municipal government is in the hands… Read moreOaxaca: general strike, paramilitary backlash
From AP via the Houston Chronicle, Aug. 21: Volunteers plan to man Texas border SAN ANTONIO — Hundreds of volunteers plan to keep watch over the Texas-Mexico border near Laredo beginning Sept. 11, aiding the U.S. Border Patrol’s effort to… Read moreVigilantes plan 9-11 border mobilization
