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.
Tag: land
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.
The Andes
Coca cultivation down in Peru, soars in Colombia
Once again, gains against coca production in one of the two big Andean producers have only squeezed production into the other one, in a case of the "balloon effect."
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.
The Andes
Colombia: cocaine mega-busts keep coming
Amid moves toward peace in Colombia, the goad of the war—the country's lucrative cocaine trade—clearly remains robust, as record-breaking hauls are reported.
Southern Cone
Mapuche militants burn machinery at hydro site
Members of Mapuche Ancestral Resistance burned two excavator machines being used to build a hydro-dam in southern Argentina, demanding restoration of traditional lands.
Central America
Another environmental activist slain in Honduras
An army deserter says US-backed death squads within the Honduran military are responsible for a wave of assassinations targeting indigenous and ecologist leaders.
Southern Cone
Paraguay: demand freedom for massacre survivors
Rights activists in Paraguay are demanding acquittal of 11 peasants facing charges related to the 2012 massacre at Curuguaty, which led to removal of the country's leftist president.
The Andes
Controversy over FARC ‘concentration zones’
Under the plan for demobilization of Colombia's FARC guerillas, special zones are to be established for fighters to "concentrate" and then be integrated into civilian life.
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.