Mexico
Anti-mining protests in Mexico, Canada
The July 22 Global Day of Action Against Open-Pit Mining, most widely observed in the Andean nations, also saw coordinated protests in NAFTA partners Mexico and Canada.
The Andes
Day of mining protests throughout Andean nations
In an internationall coordinated day of action, campesinos and ecologists held protests in Peru, Chile and Argentina under the banner "No to mining, yes to life."
Greater Middle East
Kuwait court acquits politicians of insulting leader
A court in Kuwait overturned the criminal convictions of three ex-parliament members for criticizing the nation’s leader, Emir Shaikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, at a protest.
Watching the Shadows
Wanted by Italy, ex-CIA agent is released to US
Panama detained but quickly released an ex-CIA agent wanted for kidnapping in Italy. Cuban sources link him to the Contragate scandal; since 2005 he's been living in Honduras.
Southern Cone
Argentina: Mapuche occupy oil wells to protest Chevron
Mapuche in southwestern Argentina followed through on their promise to block oil drilling by Chevron in their territory—they occupied four oil wells.
Southern Cone
Chile: court upholds suspension of Pascua Lama mine
Barrick Gold’s problems continue at the colossal Pascua Lama mine high in the Andes as a provincial court upholds its April suspension of construction on the mine.
Central America
Honduras: indigenous leader killed at dam protest
Indigenous Lenca communities continue their protests against the Agua Zarca dam; they accuse the army in the death of one protester and the wounding of his son.
The Caribbean
Haiti: religious groups hold anti-LGBT march
More than 1,000 Haitians marched against a same-sex marriage bill that hasn’t yet been proposed, while LGBT people face real persecution from homophobes.
Iraq
Iraq: sectarian war escalating fast
Sectarian violence has killed at least 200 in Iraq since the start of Ramadan, and Hezbollah has launched an Iraqi wing to fight al-Qaeda’s networks in the country.
Europe
France: whither the hijab intifada?
The on-again/off-again Parisian intifada has exploded once more—this time over the arrest of a man whose wife was ticketed for wearing a face veil in the suburb of Trappes.
Palestine
Israeli court evicts family from East Jerusalem home
An Israeli magistrate’s court ruled to evict a Palestinian family from their home in East Jerusalem, after a six year legal battle to prove ownership of the property.
Greater Middle East
Syria: sectarian, ethnic fighting spreads
A rocket strike near an important Shi’ite shrine in Damascus sparked protests throughout the Shia world, while Kurdish militias fight jihadist forces in northern Syria.