Palestine

UN resolution against Israeli settlements

The UN Security Council voted to adopt Resolution 2334, that calls on Israel to cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.

Palestine

Israeli high court justices face war crimes suit

Three justices on the Israeli Supreme Court have been sued for authorizing construction of Israel's wall around the West Bank, found illegal by the International Court of Justice.

The Andes

‘Critical chavismo’ joins Venezuela strike

Massive protests across Venezuela were called by the right-wing opposition, but also joined by dissident left organizations proclaiming a new current of "chavismo critico."

Central America

Honduras: protest slaying of campesino leaders

Rights activists and indigenous protesters clashed with riot police in Tegucigalpa following the murder of two prominent campesino leaders—the latest in a wave of repressive terror.

Mexico

Mexico: one dead as Yaqui protest pipeline

Yaqui indigenous communities on opposite sides over a proposed gas pipeline through Mexico's Sonora state clashed at the construction site, leaving at least one dead.

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.

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.

The Andes

Colombia: land occupation turns violent

A hacienda owner in Colombia's Cauca region is demanding payment for damages to his property after indigenous protesters clashed there with security forces.