Palestine: Families Ordered to Demolish own Homes
The Hebron Governorate has received an official notification from the Israeli Civil Administration ordering several Palestinians in the village of Dahiriyah to halt their construction work and to demolish whatever has been constructed. The Israeli Civil
Published : 02 September 2013
Golan: Israel Grabbing Oil Drilling Rights
Israel has granted oil exploration rights inside Syria, in the occupied Golan Heights, to Genie Energy. Major shareholders of Genie Energy – which also has interests in shale gas in the United States and shale oil
Published : 26 August 2013
Palestine: Israel’s ongoing “Sociocide” in the Naqab
Transcript: Nasser Rego on Prawer Plan and history of ethnic cleansing in al-Araqib The Electronic Intifada: Let’s talk about the last week in the Naqab. Can you tell us about some of the latest demolitions there
Published : 25 August 2013
Iraq: Kurds Resist U.S. Oil Co. Land Confiscation
[Note: For security reasons, the team is withholding names of the villages and the oil company for the time being. More details will follow in the coming weeks.] A couple weeks ago, our team learned of
Published : 20 August 2013
Brazil: Vila Autódromo Avoids Eviction
RIO DE JANEIRO—The campaign against forced evictions in Rio in the lead-up to the city’s mega-events celebrated a victory as the favela community of Vila Autódromo, adjacent to the Olympic Park site, secured its permanence
Published : 13 August 2013
Yemen: Special Commission on Land
Since the turbulent reunification of North and South Yemen in 1990 and the secession attempt in 1994, the country has seen several episodes of violence on public and private land redistribution, which in particular had
Published : 13 August 2013
Sri Lanka Army Condemned for Killing Protesters
Christian priests and nuns joined a candle-light vigil in the capital to protest against the military action [AFP] The Roman Catholic Church has accused the Sri Lankan army of shooting unarmed protesters and desecrating a church
Published : 07 August 2013
Land Rights Activists Assassinated in Mexico
ACAPULCO, Mexico—Two leftist activists were found shot to death on Mexico`s southern Pacific coast and a third is missing, a local leader said Tuesday. The two men were found with their hands bound and gunshot wounds
Published : 06 August 2013
Chicago: Reclaiming Homes, Rights for Homeless
Since 2010, the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign has taken over nearly 30 abandoned South and West Side residences, rehabbed them and moved in homeless families. Willie "J.R" Fleming, a longtime housing rights activist and co-founder of the
Published : 15 July 2013
