Five members of the Black Fraternal Organisation of Honduras (OFRANEH) were arrested during a violent eviction in the Garífuna community of San Juan, on the Caribbean coast of Honduras, in early July. The five people were subsequently released but are facing criminal charges for “aggravated usurpation” of their own territory. This criminalisation is taking place in a context of growing…
A podcast by La Via Campesina La Via Campesina’s Newswrap returns for its second edition of 2026, looking back on April–June, from the memory of Eldorado do Carajás to renewed resistance across continents. We follow how territories are defended under siege, how peasant seed systems face relentless corporate pushback, and how trade deals threaten food sovereignty. We spotlight solidarity from…
In light of the growing escalation of violence across West Asia, from the ongoing genocide in Palestine to the attacks on Iran, environmental justice movements across the Asia-Pacific came together to reaffirm a truth that has long guided our struggles: environmental justice cannot be separated from questions of war, militarism, sovereignty, and liberation. For many years, movements have spoken about…
The work of Palestinian journalists and press workers in covering the genocide perpetrated by the state of Israel in Gaza will always be remembered among the most courageous, responsible and committed manifestations of communication work worldwide. We, the grassroots media outlets that have prepared this statement, vehemently condemn and repudiate the Israeli policy of exterminating journalists. With that same vigour,…
Ten years after the murder of environmental defender Berta Cáceres, we take a look at the report issued by the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI Honduras). This report, based on a human rights perspective as well as testimonial evidence, files, and telecommunications, confirms that the femicide of the Lenca defender was carried out by hitmen, planned by high-up corporate…
On 24-28 February, the Second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, marking 20 years since the first edition. Ahead of the conference, hundreds of delegates that make up the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC), including Indigenous Peoples, peasant movements, fisherfolk, rural workers and more will gather in Cartagena for…
More than 1,000 people from all continents came together in Kandy, Sri Lanka, with a specific goal: to plan joint actions to overcome the multiple global crises we are currently experiencing. These crises are the result of a system that organises life and distributes resources unfairly, placing capital above life, profits above nature, and business before care. The 3rd Nyéléni…
After the right-wing administration led by Daniel Noboa in Ecuador eliminated the diesel subsidies through decree 126 of 12 September, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) decided to call for a general strike and mobilisations. Ever since, the government's repression and persecution of mobilised social organisations and human rights abuses have continued unabated. The decision to call for…
On June 16, a judge of the Municipal Court of Jericó, a municipality in the department of Antioquia, released eleven peasants who are facing legal proceedings for opposing a mining project of transnational corporation AngloGold Ashanti in the area. The decision allows the peasants to continue the process while remaining free, contrary to the request of the Prosecutor's Office that…
Humanity is facing devastating times. Although Israel is relentless with its genocide in Gaza, it also decided to bomb Iran and brought the world to its knees, unleashing a conflict that could have catastrophic consequences for the Middle East and the world. Ethnic cleansing in Palestine was not enough for Israel this time. In this context of terror, our new…
