Mexico
Mexico: mass graves unearthed in Coahuila
Authorities in the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila announced that they have recovered at least 500 sets of human remains from mass graves along the Texas border.
Central America
Honduras: indigenous candidate’s brother killed
Indigenous supporters of a center-left mayoral candidate have occupied a town hall since last month to protest what they say were fraudulent election results.
Southern Cone
Brazil: 230 arrested in World Cup protest
Brazilian police are continuing with mass arrests against youthful protesters, while lawmakers are planning to fight protests with an "anti-terrorism" law.
The Caribbean
Haiti: court rules Duvalier case can proceed
The proceedings against former dictator "Baby Doc" are starting up again, after nearly a year's delay—but Haiti hasn't suddenly turned into a showcase for human rights.
Europe
Ukraine issues arrest warrant for ousted president
Ukraine's acting interior minister Arsen Avakhov said an arrest warrant has been issued for the country's fugitive president, Viktor Yanukovich, for the mass killings of protestors.
North America
Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz released from solitary
After 22 years, veteran Black Panther Russell "Maroon" Shoatz was released from solitary confinement into the general population at Pennsylvania's Graterford state prison.
Mexico
Mexican feds: ‘Got Shorty!’ El Chapo busted —at last
Mexican authorities announced the arrest of the country's top drug lord, the notorious Joaquin Guzmán AKA "El Chapo" (Shorty)—who had eluded capture for over 10 years.
The Andes
Peru escalates cannabis crackdown
Cannabis took a greater share of total drug crops eradicated in Peru in 2013, and authorities hope to expand eradication this year—bringing the program beyond the remote coca zones.
Southern Cone
Argentina: clash with police in Chaco water protest
More than 10 were injured in Argentina's Gran Chaco as police broke up a road blockade by indigenous campesinos who were protesting lack of potable water in their villages.
Europe
‘Fascism’ and the Ukraine protests
The Ukrainian protesters are demonized as “fascists,” exploiting far-right elements in their ranks—but there is a far greater case that the Yanukovich regime is truly “fascist.”
The Andes
‘Fascism’ and the Venezuela protests
Are the Venezuelan protesters monolithically "fascists" and "golpistas"? And are left-dissident elements in danger of being exploited in a reactionary putsch?
Palestine
Israel demolishes Bedouin homes east of Jerusalem
Israeli forces bulldozed five structures belonging to a Bedouin community in East Jerusalem that had years earlier been displaced from its lands in the Negev.