16 December 2022
Vietnam has accelerated its island building in the South China Sea where China has fully militarized three of its artificial islands, with Hanoi reclaiming about 80% of new land in the last year, a new study found.
25 November 2022
Azerbaijan and Armenia work on agreement to demarcate their shared border
20 November 2022
Seven people were injured following firing from Afghanistan to Pakistan, linked to local cross-border land disputes
15 November 2022
On the ground and in the courts, members of the Moi indigenous group are resisting oil palm expansion in West Papua, Indonesia
11 November 2022
In November 2018, leaders from nine communities from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) whose land rights and livelihood were affected by the PHC-Feronia large-scale palm oil plantation took a historic step and filed a complaint. They were the first communities to request mediation and to
8 November 2022
Indigenous Santal people in Bangladesh remember the deadly clashes that led to their eviction from their ancestral land six years ago.
5 November 2022
Chinese land grabs and interferences into Nepal’s territory are often not taken seriously by the Nepalese government, claims SADF article
24 October 2022
About 300 people marched on Monday through Kyrgyzstan’s capital of Bishkek, demanding the release of activists who protested against a land swap with Uzbekistan in which Kyrgyzstan lost a man-made lake in return for land elsewhere along the undefined border, OCCRP member center Kloop reported.
15 October 2022
According to an official document obtained by UNB, nearly 3.7 million land-related disputes have remained pending at courts
7 October 2022
A man who tried against all odds to build a successful business on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border was killed in fighting last month. Matisa Nadyrov told Eurasianet of his dreams just a few months ago.
6 October 2022
The Harita Group holds a nickel mining concession covering about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) on Wawonii Island.
The arrival of the mine has divided the community between those who support the development and farmers hoping to retain their fruit and nut trees.
One man described his grief as the
5 October 2022
They were arbitrarily detained for three months for protesting against a new military camp in their village.
Main photo: Lao soldiers and villagers are shown in a disputed area in Vientiane's Naxaithong district, March 25, 2022.
The Lao military arbitrarily detained five land dispute protesters for