Protesters severely injured during anti-mining protest in Peru
A large-scale regional strike has been called on September 16 by organisations and trade unions leading the struggle against the construction of the copper mining project in the Islay province. The strike, involving the southern regions of the country demands definitive cancellation.
Violent police repression during national protest in Chile
Protesters demonstrated demanding fundamental rights such as education, health, housing, employment and decent pensions.
Prison sentence of former Blackwater guards cut in half by Federal Judge
The three ex-guards together killed 27 Iraqis and wounded 39 others in the Nisour square massacre in 2007
Venezuela on alert over possible attack from Colombia
Colombian president Ivan Duque accused authorities of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela of aiding the latest FARC dissident group. Venezuela is organizing military exercises in the light of Duque’s allegations
Argentinians demand implementation of the Food Emergency Act
The economic crisis in Argentina has had dire effects on the population’s access to food, total food insecurity rose from 21.7% in 2017 to 29.3% in 2018
The horrendous human cost of Bangladesh’s ship breaking industry
At least 15 workers have been killed in different accidents in the ship breaking industry in Bangladesh this year. The incidents reveal the lack of government supervision and negligence by employers.
Right-wing cadre attack United Left Alliance students during university election debate in India
Members of the right-wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad attacked their fellow students from left-wing organizations and injured Venkatesh, a member of the Students Federation of India at Jawaharlal Nehru University
UN report indicts the US and European powers for war crimes in Yemen
The Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen says the US, UK and France may be charged with arming and providing intelligence and logistical support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen