Guatemala: Oil Companies and the Subservience of the Government
Guatemala is the only oil-producing country in Central America, with “black gold” being its fourth highest export. […]
Month: June 2011
Moving Toward Socialism in Bolivia?
Source: Against the Grain Listen to this Program Here Download program audio (mp3, 48.36 Mbytes) The actions of militant social movements in Bolivia over the past ten years, which led to the election of indigenous […]
Action Alert! Student Anti-Mining Activist Disappeared in El Salvador
Tell the Attorney General and the Minister of Public Security to Open an Investigation TODAY! “Two years after the kidnapping and murder of anti-mining activist Marcelo Rivera, those responsible for his death continue to do […]
Central America Should Turn to Community Policing, Experts Say
(IPS) – The countries of Central America should adopt community policing as a strategy to fight organised crime, say experts in the region ahead of a key summit on security to be held Jun. 22-23 […]
Mucho llanto y alguna alegría en caravana mexicana del consuelo
(IPS) – Uno tras otro, los testimonios desgranan el capítulo de terror que vive México. Cada parada de la Caravana por la Paz y la Justicia se ha convertido en un lamento interminable de personas […]
Recent University of Puerto Rico Protests Raises Critique of Colonization
“They’re kicking and they’re pressing their legs on my head: they’re abusing me,” the student told the cameraman as he was lying on his stomach, hands cuffed behind his back. “This only demonstrates the weakness of the government…It only demonstrates their fear of us. They know the public agrees with us, and that’s why they need to use violence.”
How to Avoid Extrajudicial Execution in Honduras: Throw Popcorn at Police
Source: PULSE Two men were recently tied up, shot, and killed down the street from my friend’s house in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. When my friend happened upon the scene at around 9 p.m., […]
With Humala’s win, Peru turns to the left
Source: The Nation Add Peru to the list of Latin American countries that have turned left. On Sunday, Peruvians voted in a second-round run-off ballot and elected Ollanta Humala, a 48-year-old former army officer, president. […]