Land Rights

Protests Of Land Reform: Privatization And Foreign Ownership Opposed

June 8, 2016 Staff, www.rferl.org Resist! Kazakhstan, Land, Land Rights

By Staff of RFE/RL's Kazakh Service - Security forces have detained hundreds of journalists, activists, and demonstrators in various Kazakh cities amid a call by the opposition for nationwide demonstrations against changes to Kazakhstan's Land Code. Dozens of reporters were detained in the capital, Astana, as well as in Almaty, Qaraghandy, Oral, Shymkent, and the western city of Atyrau in the government crackdown.

Brazil Social Movement Plans To Escalate Land Occupations After Coup

May 26, 2016 Staff, www.telesurtv.net Resist! Brazil, Land Rights, Occupation, Politics, Social Movements, South America

By Staff of Tele Sur - Latin America's largest social movement has promised a new wave of farm occupations in Brazil following President Dilma Rousseff's suspension to stand trial in the Senate, an official with the Landless Workers Movement (MST) said. The movement, a long-time ally of Rousseff's Workers Party which says it has two million members across Brazil, will target "idle" farm land owned by members of the interim government and its backers, MST spokeswoman Marina do Santos said Tuesday.

Repression Against Landless Peasants Movement In Brazil

April 21, 2016 Staff, www.therealnews.com Educate! Brazil, Land Rights, Repression

By Staff of The Real News Network - Joaquin Piñero of the MST talks about the latest round of repression against the movement and how it is connected to the current political crisis in Brazil.

Navy Tries To Kill Gangjeong Village On Jeju

April 1, 2016 Bruce K. Gagnon, www.space4peace.blogspot.com Create! Land Rights, Navy, South Korea, State Violence

By Bruce K. Gagnon for Space 4 Peace - The South Korean Navy is demanding damages from local groups and residents in Jeju Island for “taxpayer losses” incurred by their opposition to the construction of a new naval base. The groups targeted include the village association of Gangjeong in the city of Seogwipo. “On Mar. 28, we filed a suit with Seoul Central District Court for the exercise of indemnity rights for the Jeju multi-purpose port complex,” the Navy announced in a press release on Mar. 29.

For Indigenous Peoples, Megadams Are ‘Worse Than Colonization’

March 28, 2016 Philippa de Boissière and Sian Cowman, www.fpif.org Educate! Colonialism, Dams, Indigenous Peoples, Land Rights, Latin America

By Philippa de Boissière and Sian Cowman for Foreign Policy In Focus - A world-renowned environmental activist, Berta had been a driving force in protecting the lands and waters of rural communities in Honduras. Among the many victories of the organization she founded was the delay of a megadam project on the Gualcarque River that could be disastrous for the indigenous Lenca people living there. Berta is not alone, nor is her story unique to Honduras. Across the Global South, mega hydroelectric projects are expanding — driven by governments and multinationals as a source of cheap energy, and branded by international institutions as a solution to poverty and the climate crisis.

‘Berta Lives!’ Indigenous Groups March For Justice In Honduras

March 18, 2016 Staff, www.telesurtv.net Resist! Activists, Honduras, Land Rights, Murder

By Staff of Tele Sur - Activists from across Honduras have mobilized for two days of action to demand that the murders of Berta Caceres and Nelson Garcia do not go unpunished. Under the banner “Berta lives, the struggle continues!” Indigenous groups and supporters from across Honduras will march on the capital city Tegucigalpa on Thursday and Friday to demand justice for murdered environmental leader Berta Caceres and an end to repressive mining and dam projects that threaten Indigenous rights across the country.

Justice For Berta Cáceres Rally Condemns Canada’s Lethal Influence In Honduras

March 18, 2016 A. Splawinski, www.rabble.ca Resist! Honduras, Land Rights, Latin America, Women of Color

By A. Splawinski for Rabble - Activists gathered outside Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland's office in downtown Toronto on March 11 to voice their solidarity with Indigenous activists and environmentalists, as well as to condemn the assassination of Indigenous Honduran activist Berta Cáceres. "The government killed her!" shouted the audience, as people waved signs the read, "Justicia Para Berta" (Justice For Berta) and "Justice for Berta, Safety for Gustavo."

Another Indigenous Activist Assassinated In Honduras

March 17, 2016 Nika Knight, www.commondreams.org Resist! Honduras, Indigenous Rights, Land Rights

By Nika Knight for Common Dreams - Another member of Berta Cáceres' Indigenous rights group was brutally murdered by unidentified assailants on Tuesday, following a violent eviction of Indigenous people from their land. Nelson Garcia, a father of five and community leader, was shot four times in the face—"gunned down in his home," the Nation reported. His assassination occurred less than two weeks after Cáceres', and only days following her funeral.

Francisca Ramirez, A Leader In Struggle To Stop Nicaragua Canal Project

March 15, 2016 Arlen Cerda, www.havanatimes.org Resist! Land Rights, Nicaragua, Women of Color

By Arlen Cerda for Havana Times – The campesino movement demanding the repeal of the law for an inter-oceanic canal in Nicaragua – a project that the government has awarded to Chinese businessman Wang Jing – is autonomous, affirms Francisca Ramírez. It acts in defense of the earth and national sovereignty and isn’t motivated by any political interests. Ramírez, who remains on the land she farms in the community of La Fonseca, Nueva Guinea, serves as leader of the campesino movement. She insists that she doesn’t aspire to any public or party office in this electoral year.

John McCain Confronted (Again) For Theft Of Sacred Lands

February 26, 2016 Derrick Broze, www.activistpost.com Resist! John McCain, Land Rights, Sacred sites

By Derrick Broze for Activist Post - Phoenix, Arizona – On February 19, Senator John McCain was visiting the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University’s Downtown campus for an interview series known as “Iconic Voices” when he was questioned about his support of the planned Rio Tinto copper mining project. McCain has received criticism for his role in passing the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange bill as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015. The law allows for the sale of the Oak Flat campground to international mining company, Rio Tinto. Oak Flat is historically important to the San Carlos Apache.

Women Farmers & Land Grabs In Haiti: An Interview

February 19, 2016 Beverly Bell, www.otherworldsarepossible.org Resist! Black Women, Farming, Haiti, Land Rights

By Beverly Bell for Other Worlds - In Haiti, the majority of the people working the land are women. Not only are they there during planting, weeding and harvesting, but they also play a role in transforming and marketing food products. They’re involved in the entire agricultural production process. This is why we call women the poto mitan, central pillar, of the country. When a family is dispossessed of its land, women are victims. Rural women are the first to feel the pain.

Venezuela Agricultural Communes Oppose Privatization Of Lands

February 9, 2016 Lucas Koerner, www.venezuelanalysis.com Resist! Communes, Food and Agriculture, Land Rights, Privatization, Socialism, Venezuela

By Lucas Koerner for Venezuela Analysis – After passing a motion by majority vote on Tuesday, Venezuela’s National Assembly will launch an inquiry into the expropriations of privately owned land and enterprises spearheaded by the socialist government in past years. The country’s newly elected parliament, dominated by the right-wing opposition, has vowed to reverse the socialist government’s social and economic policies, which included the breakup of large private firms and landholdings deemed unproductive and their transfer to state, worker, or communal control.

Six Nations Oppose Lack Of Boundary Adjustment Consultation

January 30, 2016 Mike Peeling, www.brantnews.com Resist! Canada, First Nations, Land Rights

By Mike Peeling for Brant News - Six Nations members let Brantford and Brant politicians know just how upset they are with a lack of consultation over boundary adjustment negotiations during a recent public meeting. Lester Green, a member of the Men’s Fire whose traditional name is Lonukwisles of Oneida’s Bear Clan, told Brantford Mayor Chris Friel and Brant Mayor Ron Eddy in front of hundreds of residents last Thursday that they have a responsibility to keep more than the Six Nations elected council in the loop.

First Nations Win Permanent Protection From LNG Projects

January 26, 2016 Salmon Nation Summit, www.intercontinentalcry.org Create! First Nations, Indigenous Peoples, Land Rights

By Salmon Nation Summit for IC Magazine - Prince Rupert, BC: Lelu Island and Flora Bank, critical habitat for wild salmon at the mouth of the Skeena River in northwestern B.C., have been declared permanently protected from industrial development by an unprecedented coalition of First Nations leaders, local residents and federal and provincial politicians. The signing of The Lelu Island Declaration presents a major obstacle to plans by Malaysian-owned oil and gas giant, Petronas, to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant near Prince Rupert. The declaration also deals a huge blow to the provincial government’s stated aim to get major LNG plants under construction before next year’s provincial election.

History of Violent Displacement Created National Parks

August 28, 2015 Julian Brave NoiseCat, www.huffingtonpost.com Educate! Corporatism, Displacement, Indigenous People, Land Rights, National Park, Violence

By Julian Brave NoiseCat in The Huffington Post - Tuesday marked the 99th anniversary of the National Park Service, perhaps the most-loved division of the federal government. For many Americans, excursions to the national parks conjure up memories of family road trips, camp songs and hikes set in some of the country's most beautiful locales. Ken Burns called the parks, "America’s best idea." Cue Woody Guthrie: "This Land Is Your Land." But what's often left unmentioned is that for the parks to become the protected lands of public imagination, their prior inhabitants -- such as indigenous peoples and the rural poor -- had to be evicted.

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