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
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
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.
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.
The Andes
Colombia: para terror despite FARC ceasefire
Five campesino leaders were assassinated by presumed paramilitary hitmen on the same day that the Colombian government's official ceasefire with the FARC took effect.
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 Andes
Peasant strikes mobilize again in Colombia
Indigenous protesters blocked the rail line carrying coal from the massive Cerrejón mine in Colombia's La Guajira region, as pressure again mounts on peasant demands.
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.
East Asia
Taiwan president apologizes to indigenous people
On Indigenous People's Day, President Tsai Ing-wen issued a formal apology to Taiwan's aboriginal peoples for centuries of oppression, and outlined her policies on reconciliation.
Africa
Ethiopia: Amhara protests over land, autonomy
Ethiopia's Amhara people are staging a local uprising to oppose a change to internal borders that would favor Tigray region, homeland of the country's ruling elite.