A federal jury in San Francisco Dec. 1 cleared Chevron Corp. of responsibility in the 1998 shooting of Nigerian villagers by military forces during a protest at an offshore oil platform. Survivors of the incident, under the name “Concerned Ilaje… Read moreChevron acquitted in Nigeria human rights case
Several thousand protesters took to the streets of Pristina, Kosova’s capital, Dec. 2 to oppose the planned deployment of a European Union judicial mission that many Albanians fear will partition the country. The 2,000-strong mission would be deployed under a… Read morePartition fears in Kosova
Twenty-four men at an Afghan refugee camp on the outskirts of the Pakistani port of Karachi are among those arrested on suspicion of involvement in the ethnic clashes still shaking city. At least 44 have been killed in the clashes… Read morePakistan: Afghan refugees arrested in Karachi clashes
Five were killed and 35 others injured Dec. 2 in two separate attacks in the Karbi Anglong district of India’s eastern Assam state. A bomb went off inside a second-class coach of a passenger train at the Diphu railway station… Read moreIndia: more terror in Assam
India’s intelligence apparatus is rapidly zeroing in on its usual suspect Pakistan in the Mumbai attacks. The Times of India reports Dec. 2: All the 10 terrorists, suspected to have been involved in the Mumbai attacks, were trained by ex-army… Read moreAnomalies emerge in Mumbai terror —of course
Tijuana’s Public Security Secretary Alberto Capella was ousted Dec. 1 and replaced by his second-in-command, army Lt. Col. Julian Leyzaola, following three days of violence that left 37 people dead in the border city. Another army officer, Capt. Gustavo Huerta,… Read moreTijuana: army officers take over police force
As protests by teachers continued in several southern and central Mexican states, on Nov. 28 the State Institute of Public Education of Oaxaca (IEEPO) announced plans to work with Section 22 of the National Education Workers Union (SNTE) to produce… Read moreMexico: teachers make gains against “privatization” plans
Three leftist Venezuelan unionists were shot dead the night of Nov. 27 in the city of Cagua, southwest of Caracas in Aragua state, just days after two of them ran unsuccessfully in Nov. 23 state and municipal elections. In what… Read moreVenezuela: three unionists murdered
The 15 unions representing Chile’s government workers agreed on the night of Nov. 20 to end their four-day-old strike after the Senate approved a 10.4% raise earlier that day. The unions had demanded a 14.5% pay increase, arguing that the… Read moreChile: public employees win 10% raise
In a five-day operation that ended Nov. 21, ICE agents arrested 104 people in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Among those arrested were 94 “fugitives” who had failed to comply with deportation orders. Of the 104 people arrested, 23… Read moreICE “fugitive” raids across US
On Oct. 24, about 60 people demonstrated in Minneapolis to protest a recent ICE sweep through southern Minnesota. The demonstration was called by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition. (The Militant, Nov. 10) From Oct. 21 to 23, ICE Fugitive… Read moreICE raids protested in Minnesota, Michigan
In a 12-count indictment issued Nov. 20 in US District Court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the former CEO and three managers of the Agriprocessors kosher meat company were charged with new counts in connection with the hiring of unauthorized workers… Read moreNew indictment in Agriprocessors immigration case
