Peruvian authorities shit down Radio La Voz de Bagua on grounds that it encouraged the Amazon protest movement, while opposition lawmakers were suspended for protesting the Amazon repression.
Campesinos in a protest encampment at Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic are surrounded by the military. The camp was established to prevent construction of a cement factory.
Students have repeatedly clashed with security forces in Haiti this month in protests over the failure of President René Préval to raise the minimum wage.
As Iran’s embattled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Russia June 16, Iranian state radio reported that seven people were killed in clashes overnight, escalating tensions after days of unprecedented demonstrations that have forced a formal review of elections results. The… Read moreIran: seven dead as protests escalate
Khartoum is accused of providing arms that were used to attack barges carrying UN food aid, in a bid to spread dissent between rival ethnic groups ahead of the vote on South Sudan independence.
A power-sharing deal between Mauritania’s military junta and opposition is being delayed by disagreement over the composition of an interim government.
Nigeria’s Ogoni people are divided over Shell Oil’s agreement to pay $15.5 million as an out-of-court settlement over accusations that it was complicit in rights abuses in the 1990s.
One was killed as a pro-government militia opened fire in protesters in Tehran’s Azadi Square. Iran’s Guardian Council has agreed to hear challenges to the election results before affirming them.
Iran is bracing for a third day of protests after defeated candidate Mousavi called for the election to be annulled. Juan Cole weighs in for fraud, while Ahmadinejad scapegoats George Soros.
A helicopter was used for the first time to help local police hunt poppy plantations in suburban Beijing. The chopper was deployed around mountainous areas in Yanqing district.
Four Uighurs from Guantánamo Bay have been released in Bermuda where they hailed their new freedom—but the UK reproached its overseas territory, saying it should have been consulted on the move.
As Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed election results that show him winning by more than 62%, supporters of his opponent Mir Hossein Moussavi flooded the streets and clashed with riot police.
