Government slowly making internet more widely available, but it’s expensive and many sites are blocked. By Nico Cervantes – Latin America Internet users in Cuba say the first few months of an initiative to increase access to the web have been marred by tight government controls and censorship. Access has also been restricted by high […]
Cuba: Internet Access Prohibitive
An hour of surfing is worth a week’s wages, but authorities promise to cut prices at a later date. By Osniel Carmona Breijo Cubans have welcomed a government initiative to make internet access more widely available, but they say the high costs will put it beyond the reach of most people. The new service was […]
Philippines: 3 dead in AFP-NPA firefight in Canlaon City Negros Oriental
The Philippine Army’s says a five minute firefight broke out between elements of the 11th Battalion 3rd Division of the Philippine Army in a counter insurgency operation. "One soldier and two New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed in a five minute encounter between troops of Alpha Company, 11th Infantry Lapu-lapu Battalion and an undetermined […]
Outrage: Charity director charged with sexual abuse of Haitian children
The director of a U.S.-based charity, Morning Star Center, a residential facility located in the Haitian city of Port-au-Prince that provided food and shelter to minors, was charged Thursday with sexually abusing minors in Haiti, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s embattled director, John Morton. Matthew Andrew Carter, aka "William Charles Harcourt" and […]
In Cuba, “Police Brutality” or “Natural Causes” in Dissident’s Death?”
Written by Janine Mendes-Franco Several months ago, Soto Garcia was examined by doctors and of the many ailments suffered by the activist and documented in their report, pancreatitis was not one of them. The pancreatitis that afflicted and ultimately killed Soto Garcia came suddenly, and most likely from the brutal and violent blows he […]
Afro Peruvian Leaders Receive Violence Threats After Protests over Racist TV Characters
Despite threats, Afro Peruvian activists pledge to continue fighting for equality and respect for civil rights Afro Peruvian leaders of the organization LUNDU, the Center for Afro Peruvian Studies and Advancement, have denounced what they consider is an alarming escalation of verbal attacks and threats of violence against members of their organization. The attacks have […]