Iran
Iran: Ahwazi militants blow up pipelines
Ahwazi Arab militants claimed responsibility for two pipeline blasts in Iran's Khuzestan province, amid growing unrest over the ecological impacts of oil exploitation.
Tag: autonomy
Europe
‘Systematic persecution’ of Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars have faced systematic persecution by Russian authorities since the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Amnesty International charges.
Greater Middle East
Are Kurds aiding Assad in Aleppo offensive?
As thousands of civilians flee the Assad regime's advance on Aleppo, rebel groups are charging that the Kurdish-led People's Protection Units are collaborating in the offensive.
Southeast Asia
UN: Burma in ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya
An official of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees accused Burma of widespread atrocities as part of an effort to "ethnically cleanse" Rohingya Muslims from the country.
South Asia
Pakistan: court issues arrest warrant for Musharraf
A court in Balochistan region issued an arrest warrant for Pakistan's ex-strongman Pervez Musharraf, accused of involvement in the murder of a Baloch nationalist leader.
Africa
Uganda: tribal king accused in separatist rebellion
Security forces in Uganda arrested the traditional king of Rwenzururu amid claims he was harboring militants seeking independence for the semi-autonomous region.
Europe
Scotland and Wales to enter Brexit lawsuit
The UK Supreme Court ruled that Scotland and Wales may join a case challenging Prime Minister Theresa May's power to leave the EU without a parliamentary vote.
Central America
Post-electoral violence in Nicaragua
Followers of the indigenous party Yatama clashed with police and supporters of the ruling FSLN on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast in the aftermath of contested national elections.
The Andes
Peru: heir to Tupac Amaru II comes forward
A descendant of Túpac Amaru II attended commemorations in Cuzco, marking 236 years since the claimant to the Inca throne launched his indigenous uprising.
Greater Middle East
Turkey: Diyarbakir mayors detained on ‘terrorism’
The co-mayors of Diyarbakır were arrested in a supposed "anti-terrorism" investigation—part of the ongoing repression against the Kurdish opposition in Turkey's east.
Iraq
Erdogan revives Ottoman-era designs on Iraq, Syria
As Turkey turns its warplanes on the autonomous Kurds of northern Syria, state media release propaganda maps showing claims to former Ottoman lands in Syria and Iraq alike.
North Africa
Jihadists wooing Tuareg movement again?
With the Tuareg movement divided on whether to accept an autonomy offer from Mali's government, jihadist insurgents seek to rebuild an alliance with the intransigent factions.