As we go to press, the 123 families forced off their land in Las Pavas (Southern Bolívar) in July 2009 are returning home. The Daabon company and its subsidiaries, which still produce palm oil on Las Pavas land, have used threats and intimidation to dissuade their return. In the face of such tactics, community members prepared themselves with training in nonviolent resistance and protective measures against police brutality.
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The PKK-Turkey peace process has been underway since February this year. Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, ordered the PKK to
In occupied Palestine, access to one’s own land is never guaranteed. The simple act of farming can become a battle over identity and survival.
In this short story, Danya Nasereddin sketches the life of a young Palestinian as he navigates detention and interrogation under Occupation.
