“The state is at war with the memory of the people of Kashmir”
Kashmir

“The state is at war with the memory of the people of Kashmir”

Kashmiris resist state imposed amnesia and continue to demand justice for their disappeared

Zoe Alexandra
September 15, 2018
Fernando Haddad and Manuela D’Avila to hold aloft Lula’s banner in October polls
Brazil

Fernando Haddad and Manuela D’Avila to hold aloft Lula’s banner in October polls

Haddad from the Workers Party and D’Avila from the Communist Party of Brazil have vowed to continue the fight for a free, democratic, sovereign and equal country

Zoe Alexandra
September 14, 2018
Berta Cáceres case: COPINH denounces government obstruction in the path to justice
Honduras

Berta Cáceres case: COPINH denounces government obstruction in the path to justice

After a month of delays in the evidentiary hearings, the court denied the majority of the evidence presented by attorneys representing Cáceres’ family and COPINH

Zoe Alexandra
September 7, 2018
Stop the genocide, Colombians tell Duque
Colombia

Stop the genocide, Colombians tell Duque

As many as five social leaders were assassinated in a span of 48 hours. The families of the victims and their organizations have been demanding the dismantling of the network that benefits from the erasure of dissent

Zoe Alexandra
September 5, 2018
Argentina at a tipping point
Argentina

Argentina at a tipping point

The past week in Argentina saw massive protests and the further devaluation of the Argentine peso, bringing the country closer to an economic crisis

Zoe Alexandra
September 1, 2018
“The right to water and health,and  thus the right to life, cannot be made a commodity”
Rodrigues

“The right to water and health,and thus the right to life, cannot be made a commodity”

Government Employees of Rodrigues island launch campaign against privatization measures that they say will impact people’s access to water and public health services.

Zoe Alexandra
August 25, 2018
Murder of social leaders continues unabated in Colombia
Colombia

Murder of social leaders continues unabated in Colombia

At least three leaders were assassinated in the past few days. Over 430 have been assassinated in the last 30 months in the country, mainly by paramilitaries that function with impunity

Zoe Alexandra
August 24, 2018
Opposition leader in Zimbabwe challenges election results in Constitutional Court
Zimbabwe

Opposition leader in Zimbabwe challenges election results in Constitutional Court

After what many believed to be fraudulent elections, Nelson Chamisa leader of the MDC Alliance is contesting the victory of Emmerson Mnangagwa of ZANU-PF, and many expect that whatever the decision is, there will be confrontations on the streets

Zoe Alexandra
August 22, 2018