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The Mothers of May: The Difficult Democratization of the Genocidal State in Brazil
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Paramilitary Attack Kills Two in Oaxaca, Mexico
Two people were killed and at least another five are missing after a paramilitary group ambushed a human rights caravan yesterday in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The caravan was organized by Oaxacan Voices Building Autonomy and Liberty (VOCAL) and the Popular Assembly of Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO).
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Chiapas: The Reconquest of Recuperated Land
Since 1994, campesinos in Chiapas have recuperated over 600,000 acres of land. A rust and turquoise building in the San Manuel autonomous county was just one end of the plantation owner’s jungle mansion, but is now used as a grocery warehouse by the Zapatistas. However, now this recuperated land is in dispute between the government (fronting for corporate interests) and the Zapatistas. […]
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Asesinato de Testigo de Derechos Humanos Desata Temores
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Merida Initiative Under Scrutiny Following Clinton’s Visit to Mexico
Source: NACLA A cabinet-level U.S. delegation to Mexico that included Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and several military, security, and intelligence officials has led to unprecedented debate and criticism of the Merida Initiative in Mexico. […]
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Bolivia’s Resource Dilemma
Source: The Real News Government struggles with tension between extraction-based economy and global environmental leadership Historic summit closes in Bolivia, while government grapples with it’s global leadership on environmental issues. Bolivia’s social spending is largely […]
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Nicaragua Protests Escalate
Source: Al Jazeera Pro-government protesters in Nicaragua have blockaded the country’s parliament in an effort to prevent opposition politicians from overturning a controversial presidential decree. The supporters of Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua’s leftist president, took to […]
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Indigenous in Argentina “Drowning in Sadness”
The legal battle waged by an indigenous community in northern Argentina against the government over a project that flooded half of their territory highlights the fact that legal title to their land is not enough to overcome the marginalisation they have faced for centuries.
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U.S. Advises Security Apprenticeships in Colombia
During his visit to Bogotá last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced: “Colombia’s success against terrorists and narco-traffickers does offer a lot of opportunities for them to share their expertise. We certainly would like to see . . . other countries take advantage of Colombia’s strengths.”
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Protests Mark Auction of Brazil’s Belo Monte Dam
Source: FSRN On Tuesday, a consortium of 9 companies won the rights to build the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam on the Xingu River in the Amazon Basin. The 10-minute auction on Tuesday came after more […]