Central America
Honduras: “mixed signals” on US aid
The State Department announced that the US is canceling of all non-humanitarian aid to the de facto regime in Honduras—but “humanitarian” aid is apparently to continue.
Central America
Guatemala: residents dispute Goldcorp charges
The Canadian mining company Goldcorp Inc is continuing to press charges against five indigenous Mam in connection with a June incident in which protesters set equipment on fire.
The Amazon
Ecuador: new delay in Chevron Amazon suit?
An Ecuadoran judge has recused himself from a case brought against Chevron by Amazonian indigenous groups after the company released videos allegedly incriminating him as biased.
The Amazon
Peru: veteran guerilla fighter Hugo Blanco speaks on Amazon struggle
Hugo Blanco, who led Peru’s first armed resistance struggle of the radical left in in the 1960s, is today a leading voice in support of the indigenous movement in the Amazon.
The Amazon
Peru: indigenous leaders go to court to block Amazon oil concession
Peru’s indigenous alliance AIDESEP brought suit before the country’s Constitutional Tribunal to halt an oil concession in a vast area of the Amazon designated as Block 67.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: US troops raid Swedish hospital?
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan accused US troops of storming through the charity’s hospital in Wardak province, breaking down doors and tying up staff.
Iran
Iran approves defense minister wanted in Buenos Aires terror blast
Israel and Argentina condemned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s choice for new defense minister, Ahmad Vahidi—a man wanted in the 1994 deadly bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center.
The Andes
Peru: VRAE populace rejects “combat zone”
In a joint statement, local authorities and social organizations in Peru’s conflicted Apurímac and Ene River Valley (VRAE) rejected government proposals to declare the aera a “combat zone.”
Central America
Guatemala: ecologist assassinated at Lake Izabal
Guatemalan community leader Sofía Vidal Osorio was slain by unknown gunmen in the Sierra Caral, a mountain range she was campaigning to be declared a protected area.
The Andes
Peru: bus travel reveals stark class divisions
This reporter ran into his first bit of trouble since arriving in Peru two weeks ago while leaving Arequipa for Lima the morning of Sept. 1. The only bus that left at the time I needed to go was also… Read morePeru: bus travel reveals stark class divisions
The Amazon
Peru: indigenous leaders reject Hunt Oil concession in rainforest
The communities of the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve in Peru’s rainforest region of Madre de Dios announced a decision rejecting the operations of Hunt Oil on their territory.
The Amazon
Peru: “truth commission” on Amazon massacre established
Peru’s Amazon indigenous aliance AIDESEP hailed the government’s formation of an investigative comission on the Bagua massacre as “an important step” towards reconciliation.