Peru: regional strike paralyzes south over Camisea LNG project
Social movements in Peru’s Southern Macro-region held a general strike June 17 through 18, to demand a halt to the natural gas contract with the Camisea LNG consortium. Roads were blocked and businesses shut throughout the affected areas. Parts of… Read morePeru: regional strike paralyzes south over Camisea LNG project
Mexico: mass “narco-graves” found in Cancún
Mexican army troops and Quintana Roo state police discovered 12 bodies in four cenotes (natural wells) near the Cancún airport—presumed victims of Los Zetas.
Amnesty International protests Israeli house demolitions
Amnesty International called on the Israeli authorities to end house demolitions which leave thousands of Palestinians living in daily fear of eviction from their homes.
Armenian genocide becomes political football in Gaza crisis
With appalling blatancy, Israel’s “amen chorus” on Capitol Hill is proposing use of the Armenian genocide—or the threat of US recognition of it as genocide—as political ammo against Turkey.
Sudanese rebels surrender to ICC
Two Sudanese rebel leaders suspected of war crimes in Darfur surrendered to the International Criminal Court—but suspects protected by the Khartoum regime remain at large.
Turkish troops in Iraqi incursion
Hundreds of Turkish soldiers made an incursion into Iraqi territory in “hot pursuit” of Kurdish guerillas, as warplanes carried out a series of air-strikes against suspected rebel targets.
Protest female genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan
In a new report, Human Rights Watch documents the persistence of female genital mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan, and calls upon the Kurdish Regional Government to ban the practice.
Mexico: 200 dead in one week of narco-violence
More than 200 people have been killed over the past seven days in Mexico’s most violent week since President Felipe Calderón unleashed federal forces against the country’s warring drug cartels.
Peru: police clash with protesting mineral workers
Peruvian National Police clashed with protesting workers of the troubled US-owned Doe Run Peru metal smelter at La Oroya, which faces closure over severe environmental degradation.
Colombia: rival presidential candidates back hostage rescue mission
Colombian presidential candidates Antanas Mockus and Juan Manuel Santos both went on record supporting the Colombian army’s successful rescue of four hostages held by the FARC guerillas.
Russia mulls Kyrgyzstan intervention
The Collective Security Treaty Organization, an alliance of former Soviet republics led by Russia, held an emergency meeting in Moscow to consider intervention in conflicted Kyrgyzstan.