Video still: ASCAMCAT is among the organizations calling on the ELN and FARC to respect grassroots organizations in Catatumbo. The Washington Post reports: “More than 80 people have been killed, and more than 11,000 displaced, in ongoing clashes between armed groups in Colombia, officials say, marking one of the deadliest Read more
Still from video of US president Donald Trump’s inauguration speech. In his inaugural speech today, US president Donald Trump promised that he would sign series of “executive orders” including declaring “a national emergency at our southern border”, beginning “the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to Read more
Photo: A Black Hawk helicopter on display at the CANSEC arms show in Ottawa. Photo: Le Droit, Patrick Duquette/Le Droit, Patrick Duquette. CBC reports: “With U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration just days away, the federal government announced it is sending [60 new] drones and two leased Black Hawk helicopters to Read more
Photo: “Relatives of Palestinian journalist Ahmed Al-Shayah mourn next to his body after he was killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 16 January. Photograph: Haitham Imad/EPA.” The Guardian reports: “Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire deal, Qatar announced on Read more
On January 15, PBI-Guatemala posted on Instagram: “A week ago PBI accompanied the Peaceful Resistance of the Poqomam People in Chinautla. They received a visit from the Ministry of Environment to review 7 water sources that are contaminated, mainly due to the activities of sand mining companies in the territory Read more
On January 7, PBI-Honduras posted on X: “Yesterday we observed the press conference convened by @defencofadeh [the Committee of Relatives of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras -COFADEH] following the arrest of the former head of the Armed Forces, Romeo Vásquez Velásquez, and two other high-ranking military officers accused of Read more
PBI-Mexico has posted on Facebook: “Today, Friday, January 10, PBI accompanies the People’s Front in Defence of Land and Water (FPDTA-MPT) to a dialogue with municipal authorities and the municipal presidency of San Pedro Cholula in the context of their struggle against the intermunicipal landfill. The project that, according to Read more
Video still: CREDHOS president Ivan Madero, January 4, 2025. Infobae reports: “On January 1, the Regional Corporation for the Defense of Human Rights (CREDHOS) received a text message with a threatening pamphlet that pointed to social leaders and human rights defenders as new military targets. The threat was not only Read more
Photo: “A Manitoba judge extended an injunction ordering protesters opposed to a planned development in the Lemay Forest not to block access to the site.” (CBC, January 6, 2025) On January 8, APTN News reported: “Land defenders opposing tree removal in the Lemay Forest will not vacate an entry point Read more