Battle for Jadar: tens of thousands rally against Rio Tinto’s mining project in Serbia
Tens of thousands rallied in Belgrade, marking the peak of month-long protests against the resumption of Rio Tinto’s Jadar Project
Serbians protest Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project
Mass protests erupted in over 40 locations in Serbia against planned lithium mining, while the EU appears to back Rio Tinto’s controversial project
Ghana’s mineral wealth: A blessing or a curse? Examining the lithium mining lease agreement
In October, the Ghanaian government signed a lithium mining agreement with an Australian company and it has been widely rejected by broad sectors of society
Xiomara Castro’s government declares Honduras free of open-pit mining
The initiative, which placed the protection of the environment above the interests of the transnational companies, was celebrated by environmentalists and social organizations across the country
Guapinol environmental defenders released from prison after long battle for freedom
Environmental activists from the Guapinol village in northern Honduras had been arbitrarily detained since 2019 for protesting against a mining project
Chubut governor repeals mining law after days of protest
After five days of anti-mining protests across Argentina’s Chubut province, the provincial governor repealed the law that paved the way for mega-mining in the province, and gave the call for a plebiscite to decide on this matter
State of siege in Guatemala is a threat to human rights
The government has decreed military control for 30 days in the El Estor municipality in response to protests against a mining project in the territory of the Mayan Q’eqchi’ community.
COVID-19 shows the need to rebuild public health systems in Central Asian countries
Most of the countries in central Asia have been reluctant to reimpose restrictions due to the economic fallout. This has led to a massive jump in the total number of new infections and deaths in late June and July
212 Land Defenders were killed in 2019
The report published by Global Witness, an NGO based in Washington DC, titled ‘Defending Tomorrow’ stated that over 212 “land defenders” were killed in 21 countries last year.
2019 was the bloodiest year for environmental and land rights activists, says report
Over 212 “land defenders” were killed in the year 2019, says a report by Global Witness, with Colombia and the Philippines accounting for half of those
‘We will coup whoever we want’: Elon Musk and the overthrow of democracy in Bolivia
What role did billionaire Elon Musk and his thirst for lithium play in the coup in Bolivia? Vijay Prashad and Alejandro Bejarano discuss.
Peruvian activists and farmers on trial for protesting against Tía María mining project
District attorney of Arequipa has demanded up to 30 years in jail for all the leaders who opposed the Tía María mining project and led the resistance struggle against it
- Iran denies that Israeli attacks in Syria harmed Iranian forces
- Newly declassified document reveals that US knew that Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy long before her execution
- Garment workers in Bangladesh mobilize for wages withheld due to national shutdown
- Muslim Brotherhood gains majority of votes in Jordan’s parliamentary elections
- Israel continues siege of West Bank killing 5 in Tubas
