On January 24, CREDHOS tweeted: “#CredhosIsWater Accompanied the second day of the strike of communities in sectors of Oponcito, Campo 23 and Lizama; for the respect of the humanitarian corridor and protest against the approval of the Environmental License for the exploitation of coal in the open pit in Carmen Read more…
Photo: The #StopLockheedMartin day of action outside the company’s head office in Ottawa on April 22, 2022. Reuters reports: “The defense contractor said it expected a profit of $26.60 to $26.90 per share in 2023.” That article also notes: “Lockheed forecast 2023 revenue between $65 billion and $66 billion, compared Read more…
Photo: Onion Lake Cree Nation Chief Henry Lewis. Photo by Lindsay Newman/980 CJME. Indigenous leaders are calling on the Saskatchewan government to stop a planned sell-off and lease of Crown Lands on January 31. The Regina Leader-Post reports: “Indigenous leaders are repeating calls to the provincial government to stop the Read more…
Photo: PBI-Canada Board member Heather Neun with the Luis Carlos Pérez Lawyers Collective Corporation (CCALCP) in August 2022 during the VII International Caravan of Jurists in Colombia. Today is the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer. This morning, Colombian Caravana tweeted: They further explain: “Established in 2010, this date was Read more…
Photo: US Marine Corps. The U.S. weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin has highlighted: “The F-35 carries weapons internally in stealth configuration, or externally in permissible environments with greater than 18,000 pounds of total ordinance.” The company has also noted: “All variants of the F-35 will carry JASSM or LRASM, providing increased Read more…
On January 23, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies 21 members of the Association of Neighbors of Chicoyogüito, Alta Verapaz [AVECHAV] to a court in Cobán where they face an charge for aggravated usurpation. This is the result of a peaceful demonstration they held in June 2021 to demand their right to Read more…
The Ada’itsx (Fairy Creek) blockade against logging on Pacheedaht and Ditidaht territories. Photo by Mike Graeme. The CBC reports: “The [Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP] is weighing its options after receiving nearly 500 formal complaints about a unit tasked with policing resistance to major resource extraction projects Read more…
On January 20, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies the family of Luz Leticia to the last hearing of the first statement of ex-police Juan Francisco Cifuentes Cano. He has been linked to trial and has been imposed preventive detention as a precautionary measure. A deadline of three months has been granted Read more…
Photo from Unicorn Riot. A 26-year-old forest defender named Manuel “Tortuguita” Teran has been killed by Georgia police southeast of Atlanta. Truthout reports: “An activist was shot and killed by police on Wednesday [January 18] during a violent raid of the protest camp and community gathering space that has blocked Read more…
Wet’suwet’en land defender Molly Wickham: “Get that gun off me! Get your gun off me! Lower your gun!” Video still from Yintah Film. What weapons were the RCMP equipped with during their militarized raids of Wet’suwet’en territory? What are the capabilities of those weapons? What are the use of force protocols for Read more…