The Andes
Day of mining protests throughout Andean nations
In an internationall coordinated day of action, campesinos and ecologists held protests in Peru, Chile and Argentina under the banner "No to mining, yes to life."
Tag: control of water
Central America
Honduras: indigenous leader killed at dam protest
Indigenous Lenca communities continue their protests against the Agua Zarca dam; they accuse the army in the death of one protester and the wounding of his son.
South Asia
Protests rock Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar and other towns in India-administrated Jammu and Kashmir are under curfew following unrest over the killing of four protesters by the Border Security Forces.
Palestine
Demonstrations across West Bank
As Ramadan opened, dozens of protesters were wounded in demonstrations across the occupied West Bank over settler confiscation of lands and waters.
Central America
Guatemala: residents protest factory opening
Local residents in SacatepĂ©quez continue their six-year campaign against a cement processing plant, despite management’s effort to appease them with a Mayan ceremony.
The Andes
Peru: police fire on Cajamarca protesters âagain
National Police troops in Peru’s Cajamarca region opened fire on campesinos protesting the ChadĂn II hydro-electric project at the highland town of CelendĂn, wounding nine.
The Andes
Peru: peasant leader killed in Cajamarca
Carlos VĂĄsquez Becerra, a campesino leader who opposed mining projects in Peru’s conflicted Cajamarca region, was found beaten to death in a canyon.
Southern Cone
Brazil: tensions had been growing before protests
Well before the massive protests, many Brazilians were organizing against homophobia, the expropriation of indigenous lands, and the diversion of funds to sports events.
Central America
Honduras suspends case against indigenous leader
Representatives from 40 organizations were present when a court decidedâat least for now–not to pursue a dubious weapons possession charge against Berta CĂĄceres.
The Andes
Peru: new stand-off at Conga mine site
Some 4,000 campesino protesters again converged on the Conga mine site in Peru, pledging to establish an encampement and remain there to resist operations.
The Andes
Peru: is Conga project cancelled?
Peru’s mining minister Jorge Merino denied media reports that the controversial gold project at Conga, in northern Cajamarca region, has been cancelled.
Central America
Nicaragua approves China-backed canal plan
Nicaragua sealed a pact granting Chinese business magnate Wang Jing exclusive rights to build a multibillion-dollar inter-oceanic canal through the Central American nation.