Africa
African women protest at Mt. Kilimanjaro
Women from various African countries gathered at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to demand land rights during observations of the International Day of Rural Women.
Tag: land-grabbing
North Africa
Tunisian fellahin resist land-grab
The farmers and agricultural workers of Tunisia's Jemna oasis have issued an urgent call for solidarity in defense of their communal property against a government-backed land-grab.
Planet Watch
ICC to prosecute environmental crimes
The International Criminal Court released a policy document calling for prosecution of individuals for atrocities committed by destroying the environment.
The Andes
Prize-winning peasant ecologist attacked in Peru
Máxima Acuña, the campesina who won the Goldman Environmental Prize for defense of her lands from a mining company, survived a new attack by security guards.
Mexico
Mexico: clashes over power plant in Morelos
Communal farmers in Mexico's Morelos state clashed with riot police at a protest over construction of an aqueduct bringing water to a new gas-fired power plant.
Iran
Iran: Ahwazi farmers protest land-grab
Ahwazi Arab farmers in Iran's Khuzestan province protested outside the state sugar refinery to oppose the company's confiscation of 1,000 hectares of agricultural land.
The Andes
Colombia: terror targets indigenous leaders
A total of 18 indigenous campesinos in Colombia's Cauca region have been killed this year, in a paramilitary campaign of intimidation against land recovery efforts.
The Amazon
Brazil Olympics amid invisible terror
More than 20 land rights activists have been killed in Brazil this year, with most deaths linked to conflicts over logging and agribusiness—ongoing terror amid the Olympics spectacle.
The Andes
FARC threatens to disavow renegade units
A threat to the Colombian peace talks emerged as some FARC units unilaterally attacked government forces and declared their non-compliance with the ceasefire.
East Asia
China: victory for anti-pollution protesters
The mayor of Xiantao in central China announced suspension of a waste incinerator after a wave of protests—but residents continue to take the streets in defiance of authorities.
The Andes
Peru: incoming admin threatens communal lands
Peru's president-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has unveiled a platform that calls for privatizing and "individualizing" communal lands to facilitate mineral and agribusiness development.
Mexico
Pressure on Mexico to free peasant ecologist
Mexican ecological defender Ildefonso Zamora is now in his seventh month behind bars, despite calls for his relase from Amnesty International and Greenpeace.