Tag: Massacre

The Stilfontein Massacre: State Violence in Defense of Corporate Mining Interests
The Stilfontein massacre, reminiscent of the Marikana massacre, has once again exposed the deadly means the South African government is willing to employ to protect private corporate and commercial interests. Artisanal Miners: Victims of a System of Exploitation Labeled “illegal miners” by the state, artisanal miners are marginalized individuals struggling for better living conditions. They […]
March 12, 2025

Ecuadorian City is Scene of New Gang-Related Massacre
‘Nueva Prosperina is a battlefield, leaving defenseless neighbors caught in the middle,’ Guayaquil Major Alvarez said. On Thursday, a conflict between Ecuadorian criminal gangs left at least 22 people dead and three injured in a new massacre recorded in Guayaquil. RELATED: Ecuador: Candidate Luisa Gonzalez Vows to Revoke Sacha Oil Field Concession The killings took […]
March 7, 2025

Gang Violence Leaves Dozens Dead in Haiti
Carrefour-based gangs attacked several areas in Kenscoff, a territory they seek to take over. On Saturday, the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (RNDDH) informed that criminal gangs attacked the commune of Kenscoff in Port-au-Prince, leaving at least 50 people dead and over 100 houses burned down. RELATED: Haitian Transition Council Congratulates Donald […]
February 2, 2025

Salvadorans Do Not Forget the Jesuits Massacred During the Civil War
Former President Cristiani was implicated in the 1989 murders of the six Jesuits and two Salvadoran women. On Wednesday, the community at the Central American University (UCA) remembered the victims of the civil war in El Salvador (1980-1992) on the 35th anniversary of the massacre of six Jesuit priests, five of them Spanish, and two […]
November 14, 2024

Sudan: Another Genocide in Eastern Central Al-Jazeera State
The death toll from the massacre in Al-Sariha village, located in Al-Kamlin locality in Al-Jazeera State, has risen to 124, according to the Al-Jazeera Conference (Mutamar al-jazzera), a civil society organization that monitors human rights violations in the state. Related: Sudan: NOGs express their concern about horror of war The attack on the village took […]
October 27, 2024

Argentines Remember the Napalpi Massacre in 1924
A ‘Truth Trial’ held in 2022 declared the events that took place in Napalpi as crimes against humanity. On July 19, 1924, the security forces of the Argentine state murdered 700 people from the Qom and Mocoi Indigenous communities, thus initiating the extinction of a large part of their language, culture, and history. RELATED: 7,860 […]
July 19, 2024

New Massacre Leaves Three Dead in Cauca, Southwestern Colombia
Three men who departed in a street in the Colombian town of Miranda, in the troubled department of Cauca, in the southwest of the country, were shot dead, the NGO Peace Studies Development Institute (Indepaz) reported on Saturday. RELATED: Colombia and FARC Dissidents To Begin Peace Negotiations Indepaz detailed that the three people were massacred […]
June 15, 2024

Popular Music Singer Killed Amid New Massacre in Colombia
Four people were killed in the Colombian municipality of Corinto, in the department of Valle del Cauca, including Sebastián Muñoz, singer of popular and northern Mexican music. Also his DJ JJ Villegas was killed. RELATED: Colombian Government and ELN Agree To Meet in Caracas Preliminary reports from the authorities indicate that unknown gunmen shot the […]
April 27, 2024

World Condemns Israeli Attack on Palestinians Pleading for Food
Over the last 24 hours, several nations and international figures have strongly condemned the loss of 104 Palestinian lives at the hands of Israeli occupying forces in Gaza. Below are some reactions to this latest war crime. RELATED: US Veterans Burn Uniforms in Tribute to Aaron Bushnell AUSTRALIA: Through social media, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny […]
March 1, 2024

Colombian Human Rights Lawyers Receive Death Threats
On Monday, unknown individuals threatened Yessika Hoyos, the director of Jose Alvear Restrepo Lawyers (CAJAR), one of Colombia’s most recognized human rights organizations. RELATED: Colombia and ELN Begin a New Peace Dialogue Cycle in Cuba “Yesterday I received a text message where they threatened me again,” Hoyos said through a video posted on social networks. […]