Source: Vancouver Media Co-op Tocoa, Colon HondurasCOMMUNIQUE We deplore the terrible assassination of Ignacio Reyes (50), Teodoro Acosta (40), Siriaco Muños (56), Raúl Castillo (45), and José Luis Sauceda (32), members of the Campesino Movement of […]
(IPS) – The triumph of a left-wing candidate, Gregorio Santos, as governor of the region of Cajamarca, one of Peru’s richest mining areas, has raised concern among mining companies operating there in a climate of […]
Amnesty International and Mexican actor and producer Gael García Bernal, launched today a series of films depicting the plight of irregular migrants in Mexico. The four films, called The Invisibles (Los Invisibles) record the journey […]
(IPS) – Standing on a raised piece of pavement across from the makeshift home where she has lived for the past 10 months, Violet Nicola threw up her hands. “Our houses are broken again. I’ve […]
(IPS) – After the late 2001 financial and political meltdown in Argentina, thousands of companies were abandoned by their owners in a sea of debt. But some of them were taken over and reopened by […]
Lago Agrio, Ecuador – A former Chevron oilfield worker has described in graphic detail how the company ordered its employees to systematically dump toxic waste into the waterways of the Amazon rainforest, according to representatives […]
Two shooters, pistols, motorcycles: eight days after the deaths of Catarino Torres and Heriberto Pazos in Oaxaca, three thugs linked to the PRI and Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (URO) were assassinated in front of the […]
East Coast Book Tour (Scroll down for tour dates and locations)Dancing with Dynamite: Social Movements and States in Latin America (AK Press) By Benjamin Dangl For an excerpt and table of contents, visit www.dancingwithdynamite.com “Ben […]
The two speakers named by the SOA Watch’s Latin American partners to represent them at the SOA Watch vigil (Nov. 19-21, 2010) have been denied entrance to the United States. Both Gerardo Brenes – a […]
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