South America

South America

Lima Mobilizes for Victims of Massacres

Protests in Peru; from working class neighborhoods of the capital city marches were organized toward the center of Lima, watched over by hundreds of police; four people were detained.

Perú: Indigenous People Declare Permanent Emergency, Twenty-Five Leaders Assassinated since 2020

Indigenous leader found dead with signs of torture after twenty-four days missing.

Colombia: Escalating Violence in Cauca Threatens Indigenous Nasa

The violent attacks registered in the southwest of Colombia have intensified, specifically against Indigenous peoples.

Mapuche Leader Extradited to Chile from Argentina

With a major operation coordinated between Interpol, the Federal Police of Argentina, and Airport Security Police, on January 4, the activist Facundo Jones Huala, considered a leader of the Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM), was...

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Social Organizations Warn of a New Surge in Violence in the Highlands of Chiapas

Hundreds of Tsostil families flee their communities due to increasing violence between armed groups in the highlands of Chiapas

Mexico: TC Energy Accelerates Construction of “Puerta al Sureste” Gas Pipeline for Inauguration in 2025

TC Energy and the Federal Electricity Commission are in conversations to move up the inauguration of the Puerta al Sureste pipeline project.

International Indigenous Peoples Day: Ostula Launches Actions in Defense of Their Territory

Today, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the courts will begin to deliberate the future of the communal lands recuperated in Ostula. Meanwhile, the community has launched a series of actions in the streets and on social media.