Iran
Iran: online revolt against hijab
Iranian women by the thousands are posting their photos without a hijab on a Facebook page called My Stealthy Freedom, created by London-based Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad.
Anti-pollution protests shake Chinese regime
In March, to great fanfare, China's Premier Li Keqiang promised to launch a "war on pollution." But after last month's chaotic and bloody scenes in Yuhang, Zhejiang province, it seems more like the government has launched a "war on pollution… Read moreAnti-pollution protests shake Chinese regime
The Andes
Colombia: left parties throw support behind Santos
Two leftist parties in Colombia, the Patriotic March and Patriotic Union, are supporting the re-election bid of President Juan Manuel Santos, citing his dialogue with the FARC rebels.
The Andes
Colombia: protest, rebel attacks depress oil output
Colombian crude production sank to a 20-month low of 935,000 barrels per day as guerilla attacks and protests by impacted indigenous communities curbed output.
Mexico
Mexico: battle for Tamaulipas begins?
Mexico's government has pledged to deploy more security forces to Tamaulipas—right on the Texas border, and one of the country's most violent states.
Mexico
Subcommander Marcos ‘ceases to exist’
A new communique from the Zapatistas' Subcommander Marcos states that he is stepping down as the public voice of the indigenous rebel army in Mexico's Chiapas state.
Mexico
Michoacán: ex-vigilantes register weapons
Mexico's government started to swear in members of the "community police" vigilante network in Michoacán for a new rural police force—but fears persist over accountability.
Europe
Europe’s fascist resurgence: East and West
The rise of far-right "anti-Europe" parties in the Europarliament elections echoes escalating ultra-nationalist and neo-fascist rhetoric on both sides in the Russo-Ukraine conflict.
Africa
#BringBackOurGirls: Obama sends in the drones
The Pentagon deploys 80 Air Force troops to Chad to maintain a drone force to assist in efforts to find the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls—as Nigerians organize self-defense militias.
Greater Middle East
Russia blocks ICC action on Syria, heightening ‘anti-war’ contradiction
"Anti-war" voices in the West have called for International Criminal Court action in Syria as a substitute for military intervention. Will they protest now that Moscow has blocked it?
Inner Asia
Xinjiang: terror makes headlines —not repression
The deadly assault on a marketplace in Urumqi makes brief headlines, while the ongoing repression and humiliation of the Uighurs that fuels such attacks is little noted.
Afghanistan
Pakistan: air offensive against tribal militants
Pakistan government jet fighters bombed what were said to be militant strongholds in North Waziristan, killing at least 60 people—including insurgent commanders, officials said.