from Institute for Policy Studies On September 24, the presiding tribunal in San Vicente, El Salvador found five prominent water defenders from Santa Marta, Miguel Ángel Gámez, Alejandro Laínez García, Pedro Antonio Rivas Laínez, Antonio Pacheco, and Saúl Agustín Rivas Ortega, innocent of […]
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Appeal Launched After Federal Judge Greenlights Oak Flat Land Exchange in Arizona
by Center for Biological Diversity For Immediate Release, August 15, 2025 Contact: Russ McSpadden, Center for Biological Diversity, (928) 310-6713, [email protected] Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter, (602) 999-5790, [email protected] Curt Shannon, Arizona Mining Reform Coalition, (480) 652-5547, [email protected] Erik Murdock, Access Fund, […]
Continue readingGermany: Call to Defend Sundi and Hambi
from Act for Free The Megamachine spreads its devastating skewers in all directions: towards the ocean floor, other planets, and the last remaining areas of wilderness on Earth. There are many places to take a stand against a suicidal culture which, if […]
Continue reading“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show
by Mark Olalde / Pro Publica Ka’ila Farrell-Smith grew up in a community that was deeply involved in the fight for Indigenous rights, protesting broken treaties and other mistreatment of Native American people. Members of the movement, she said, understood that law […]
Continue readingHonduras: Municipal Committee Blocks Highway, Calls On Government to Not Renew Los Pinares Mining Concession
by Brent Patterson / PBI On January 31, Guapinol Exige Justicia (Guapinol Demands Justice) posted a photo of a backhoe loader with the text: “Highway connection on CA 13 between Tocoa and Cayo Campo in the department of Colón.” The yellow banner on the […]
Continue readingNative Americans Praying at Thacker Pass Block Construction a Second Time
sent to Earth First! Newswire A group of Native American protesters seeking to protect land that is sacred to them have begun prayers for the water, the land, and future generations at Peehee Mu’huh, also known as Thacker Pass, this morning. They are […]
Continue readingReno-Sparks Indian Colony Statement on Yesterday’s Court Decision
sent to Earth First! Newswire On Monday, Judge Miranda Du issued her decision in the consolidated Thacker Pass court cases including Case No. 3:21-cv-00080-MMD-CLB, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Burns Paiute Tribe lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management. Judge Du ruled […]
Continue readingReportback from Lützerath
sent to Earth First! Newswire / by A In small gangs, cops start charging towards groups of protesters, beating up people with batons and pepper spray, kicking and pushing them to the ground. Dozens of people are injured, many with serious head […]
Continue readingFinal Straw: Stop Evictions At Winnemucca Indian Colony
from It’s Going Down Long-running anarchist radio show and podcast The Final Straw speaks with Kyle Missouri, a resident of the Winnemucca Indian Colony in Humboldt County, Nevada. photo: @sugarbushgang Listen and Download HERE On Tuesday, December 13th, I spoke with Kyle Missouri, a resident of […]
Continue readingPeru: Protesters Threaten to Halt Antapaccay, Bambas Mines
from Mining.com Peru’s demonstrators have threatened to stop work at Glencore’s Antapaccay and MMG’s Las Bambas copper mines in protest against the country’s new president and to demand fresh general elections, according to La Republica. The demonstrators in south Peru said every state […]
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