Governments around the world are scrambling to shore up economies hard hit by rising oil and wheat prices as a resut of the Ukraine war. Ghana has opened talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency relief after angry protesters… Read moreGhana to Peru: more ripples from Ukraine storm
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on June 2 released its 2021 Annual Report, revealing that Colombia only partially adopted necessary measures to prevent human rights violations both by its security forces and unofficial paramilitary groups. The report called on… Read moreProtest closing of ICC Colombia investigation
At least two were killed May 24 as security forces clashed with protesting gold miners at Burkina Faso’s western Houndé commune, Tuy province. The protesters were demanding the release of 12 of their comrades who had been arrested a week earlier,… Read moreSahel: deadly violence in mining sector
A federal judge in Argentina’s Chaco province on May 19 ruled that the national state bears responsibility for the 1924 massacre of some 500 indigenous laborers in the region, and ordered that reparation measures be instated. On July 19, 1924,… Read moreArgentina: state liable for 1924 massacre
Belarus has served as a staging ground for one leg of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Kyiv officials warn that Belarusian forces may join Putin’s war effort. But resistance to the Russian aggression is emerging in Belarus—apparently including acts… Read moreBelarus: ‘partisans’ sabotage rail lines to Ukraine
Peru’s authorities declared an environmental emergency on Jan. 20 after announcing that 21 beaches around the Lima area were contaminated by an oil spill at a refinery run by Spanish multinational Repsol, calling it the “worst ecological disaster” in the… Read morePeru demands Repsol pay in coastal oil spill
Kazakhstan’s President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev on Jan. 5 called participants in the protests that have swept the Central Asian nation this week “terrorists,” accusing them of attempting to undermine his government at the behest of foreign powers. He also issued a call for Russia and… Read moreKazakhstan president asks Russia to help quash uprising
Anger over a regional garbage crisis in Tunisia exploded into street clashes Nov. 9 after a man died following exposure to tear-gas during protests against the reopening of a landfill site. Abderrazek Lacheheb, 35, died in the town of Aguereb… Read moreTunisia: uprising over waste disposal crisis
Sudan’s interim prime minister Abdalla Hamdok and several senior government officials were arrested as the military seized full power in a coup d’etat and imposed a state of emergency Oct. 25. The two principal pro-democracy formations, the Forces for Freedom… Read moreCounter-revolutionary coup in Sudan
The Uyghur Tribunal, an “independent people’s court” convened by exile and human rights groups, concluded last week after months of hearings in London. Following a request from the World Uyghur Congress, the Tribunal was organized last year by Sir Geoffrey Nice, the lead… Read moreUyghur Tribunal in UK hears testimony on abuses
The first “patriots only” vote under Hong Kong’s new political system was held Sept. 19, to choose members for a 1,500-member Election Committee—although only some 360 of the seats were actually contested. Voting was restricted to some 5,000 individuals representing different professions and… Read moreHong Kong: ‘patriots’ in, democrats out
Hong Kong police arrested 11 people for distributing “seditious publications” on July 1, as the force erected tight cordons across the city on the 24th anniversary of its handover to China. Citing pandemic restrictions, the Security Bureau warned that those taking… Read moreHong Kong police thwart Handover anniversary demos
