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Gustavo Castro Goes Home as People Power Trumps Honduran Government
Beloved environmentalist Gustavo Castro, the only witness to his colleague Berta Cáceres’ murder on March 3, is back in Mexico with his family on Friday, … Gustavo Castro Goes Home as People Power Trumps Honduran GovernmentRead more
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Hacker Says He Was Paid to Rig Mexican President Peña Nieto’s Election
An imprisoned Colombian hacker has told Bloomberg Businessweek that he was paid to rig elections throughout Latin America on behalf of right-wing candidates—including the controversial … Hacker Says He Was Paid to Rig Mexican President Peña Nieto’s ElectionRead more
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Journalists and Politicians Condemn Censorship of teleSUR
A wide range of politicians, intellectuals and journalists strongly spoke out against the decision by the government of Mauricio Macri to effectively take regional news … Journalists and Politicians Condemn Censorship of teleSURRead more
Posted inAssassination / Latin America / News
Activists Demand Justice Following Assassination of Berta Cáceres
More than 50 humanitarian and environmental groups from around the world called on Friday for an independent international investigation into the assassination of Honduran Indigenous … Activists Demand Justice Following Assassination of Berta CáceresRead more
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Another Indigenous Organizer with COPINH Murdered
In Honduras, another indigenous environmental activist has been murdered—less than two weeks after the assassination of famed environmental organizer Berta Cáceres. Thirty-eight-year-old Nelson García was … Another Indigenous Organizer with COPINH MurderedRead more
Posted inDictatorship / Latin America / News / Politics / USA Empire
Human Rights Groups Call for U.S. to Declassify Records on Dictatorship
In Argentina, human rights groups have called on the United States to declassify thousands of documents related to Argentina’s military dictatorship as President Obama prepares … Human Rights Groups Call for U.S. to Declassify Records on DictatorshipRead more
Posted inCIA / Latin America / ToMl / USA Empire
ISIS of Guatemala Leaders Arrested for Crimes Against Humanity
Guatemala, where this week police have arrested 18 ex-military leaders on charges of committing crimes against humanity during the decades-long, U.S.-backed dirty war against Guatemala’s … ISIS of Guatemala Leaders Arrested for Crimes Against HumanityRead more
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Court Finds Ex-Officers Guilty in Guatemala
In a historic ruling in Guatemala, two ex-military officers have been found guilty of forcing 11 indigenous Mayan women into sexual slavery during the the … Court Finds Ex-Officers Guilty in GuatemalaRead more
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Ex-Military Leaders Indicted for Crimes Against Humanity
In Guatemala, police have arrested and indicted 18 ex-military leaders on charges of committing crimes against humanity during the decades-long, U.S.-backed dirty war against Guatemala’s … Ex-Military Leaders Indicted for Crimes Against HumanityRead more