Mexico
Mexico: jailed activist’s family threatened
Guerrero community activist Nestora Salgado has been in prison since August without representation; now her family may be being targeted as well.
Tag: police state
Southern Cone
Rio: favela violence spills into Copacabana
An uprising in a favela on hills overlooking the famed Copacabana beach spilled over into the posh tourist district below. Is Rio's "pacification" campaign backfiring?
Southern Cone
Brazil: riot rocks Rio favela
Military Police occupied the favela, or shantytown of Caramujo outside Río de Janeiro following riots sparked by the death of two local youths in incidents with the security forces.
Southern Cone
Rio de Janeiro: military operation against favelas
Brazilian Military Police backed by Marine troops occupied the massive Maré favela next to Rio de Janeiro's airport in a major clean-up operation ahead of the World Cup.
Southern Cone
Brazil: anti-terrorism law sparks rights concerns
A new anti-terrorism bill in Brazil in advance of the World Cup has raised concern among human rights groups, who say the law threatens free speech and peaceful assembly.
New York City
NYPD disbands Muslim surveillance program
The new commissioner of the New York Police Department, William Bratton, announced the disbanding of a controversial surveillance unit used to spy on Muslim communities.
Greater Middle East
AI: Egypt president should reject anti-terror law
Amnesty International called upon interim president Adly Mansour to reject the new Egyptian anti-terror law, warning it can be used as a tool to root out dissent.
Europe
Russia: hundreds arrested in anti-war protests
Moscow police arrested hundreds protesting against military intervention in Ukraine, after President Putin won approval from senators to send troops into the neighboring country.
North America
Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz released from solitary
After 22 years, veteran Black Panther Russell "Maroon" Shoatz was released from solitary confinement into the general population at Pennsylvania's Graterford state prison.
Watching the Shadows
Lynne Stewart wins ‘compassionate release’
A federal judge granted the Bureau of Prisons' request for the compassionate release of Lynne Stewart, the imprisoned activist attorney now suffering from cancer.
The Andes
Peru: coup d’etat against Humala planned?
Following a shake-up in the military high command, the Peruvian blogosphere is abuzz with rumors of an imminent coup d'etat against President Ollanta Humala.
North America
Urban Shield police confab protested in Oakland
Anti-war and Occupy activists teamed up with survivors of police violence to protest the Urban Shield police and military expo at downtown Oakland's convention center.