The Andes

Colombia: land rights activist assassinated

A Colombian activist for restitution of usurped lands in the conflicted Urabá region was killed by presumed hired assassins—despite being under special government "protection."

The Andes

HRW documents mass displacement in Colombia

A Human Rights Watch investigation in Colombia's Pacific port of Buenaventura finds a city in the grip of paramilitary terror, with  more than 13,000 displaced last year.

Europe

First blood as Russia annexes Crimea

Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers in Crimea are now facing off with Russian troops and paramilitary forces—with one reported dead as Crimea was formally annexed.

Europe

Ukraine and anti-Semitism: house of mirrors

Putin's propagandists have everything invested in exaggerating the fascist threat in Ukraine, while the "MSM" in the West have everything invested in denying it.

The Andes

‘Fascism’ and the Venezuela protests

Are the Venezuelan protesters monolithically "fascists" and "golpistas"? And are left-dissident elements in danger of being exploited in a reactionary putsch?