Situation in Syria detoriates further, at least 90 killed in massacre in province of Homs (VIDEO)
A report by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon paints an alarming picture of a situation in Syria that is further detoriating day by day. Groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad now control “significant” parts of some cities and there is “considerable physical destruction” across the country, it says. “There is a continuing crisis on the ground, [...]
The Politics of the Drug War in Mexico
The starting bell rang for the Mexican presidential campaigns on March 30, and the candidates are out of the gates. As the nation faces an unprecedented crisis in levels of violence and lawlessness, one of the big issues is who will have to take the blame for the disastrous war on drugs. More than 50,000 [...]
Human Rights. In four years, 61 human rights defenders were killed in Mexico
La Jornada: ”The InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) announced today its Second Report on the Situation of the Defenders of Human Rights, it which it reported–using information provided by local organizatios–that 61 activists were killed in Mexico between 2006 and 2010. It also noted that four activists from independent organization were disappeared in the same period, and [...]
41 Syrians killed & clashes between Houthis an Salafists in Yemen
At least 41 Syrians killed on Friday Thousands of Syrians took to the streets across the country on Friday in response to calls by pro-democracy activists who urged citizens to turn out in support of a “dignity strike… which will lead to the sudden death of this tyrant regime.” The British based Syrian Observatory for [...]
Scorched-earth campaign against Boer farms, smallholdings
By Nov 16 2011, more than 393,600 hectares of farm-land have burned down in the massive series of 430+ seperate veld-fires which have raged since August. At least 5 people were killed in mostly white-owned farming- and smallholdings regions of South Africa. This week in the Eastern Cape, the Air Force rushed in helicopters to [...]
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