Romanian Villagers Managed to Keep Fracking Out of Their Backyard
Last week, 600 angry farmers from the village of Pungeşti protested to stall the Chevron bulldozers heading for their land, and they won at least a temporary victory when the company decided to delay operations in the area.
The Swedish Police Is Keeping Tabs on Roma Immigrants
The Swedish police keeps a registry that contains detailed information about 4,029 people of Roma descent. More than half of the people on the registry have no criminal record, and there were 1,000 children on the list who are too young to have even...
Furious Turks Are Back on the Protest Warpath
Demonstrations representing a variety of causes continue to flare up in Istanbul and throughout the country, and troublingly, the police and Tayyip Erdoğan's government have responded to all of them with violence.
Peasant Farmers in Colombia Are Being Killed for Their Land
The day before we set off for Catatumbo, Colombia’s ministry of defense tried to intimidate us into changing our minds. We received several emails and were invited to a personal meeting, where we were warned that our safety among the region's locals...
There Are So Many Other Reasons to Hate the Olympics
With the Sochi Winter Olympics only six months away, denizens of the internet, media pundits, and LGBTQ activists have engaged in a fiery debate over whether or not Western nations should boycott the games in protest of Russia’s new antigay legislation...
California Has Its Own Version of Stand Your Ground
A California activist named Tiffany Hobbs is trying to educate and channel the anger about Trayvon Martin's death into action and is working to amend two state laws, the Provocative Act Murder Doctrine and the Castle Doctrine, which allow for the sort...
Brazilian Soldiers and Native Tribespeople Are Clashing in the Amazon
Although the Brazilian economy has hit a few speed bumps recently, the wheels of growth have been in motion for some time, and the country is desperate for renewable energy sources to keep its industrial and economic growth buoyant. This is why, for...
Morsi Ousted in Military Coup, Tahrir Rejoices
Egypt's embattled president, Mohammed Morsi, defied a military ultimatum to address concerns voiced by millions of protesters who have taken to the streets in recent days. Today a gigantic crowd has assembled in Cairo's Tahrir Square calling for Morsi...
On the Ground in Cairo at the Muslim Brotherhood Headquarters
Since Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi took office, the Egyptian economy has erupted, with the Egyptian pound valued at the lowest it’s ever been in history. Unemployment and incidents of sexual assault are on the rise. On the one-year anniversary of...
A Hundred Thousand People Marched in São Paulo Monday
What began as a demonstration against the rising cost of public transportation in São Paulo has become a full-on national movement giving voice to anger about how the Brazilian government has been spending its tax money.
Sao Paulo Is Burning
Since June 1st, the streets of Sao Paulo have played host to a series of violent clashes between police and civilians protesting the rising cost of public transportation. First-hand reporting, photos, and video from three massive and chaotic...
Tim Pool Live Streaming from Istanbul
Journalist Tim Pool is streaming live from Istanbul today where antigovernment protests have been ongoing since Friday, May 31. Prime Minister Erdogan has finally met with a delegation representing protestors, but also issued warnings that implied that...