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Spy or Political Prisoner: Journalist Vicky Pelaez says She is Innocent

Carlos A. Quiroz Region: New York

The FBI says she is a spy for Russia but journalist Vicky Pelaez insists she is innocent, while her attorney Carlos Moreno assures there is not a single evidence against Pelaez. Update July 10, 2010 Let me respond to ... more

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Afro Peruvian Leaders Receive Violence Threats After Protests over Racist TV Characters

Carlos A. Quiroz Region: Peru

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 de... more

Views: 4353
 

U.S. Interventionism in Colombian Politics and the Ongoing Internal War

Carlos A. Quiroz Region: Colombia

The 2010 presidential elections in Colombia, will not only be decided by the Colombian people. Many interest groups will be watching anxiously and influencing the vote from the United States. Colombia will hold presid... more

Views: 3979
 

Floods and Mudslides in Peru affect Thousands in Cusco and other Andean Regions

Carlos A. Quiroz Region: Peru

Climate change is causing another tragedy in the world. In Cusco and other regions of southern Peru, including Apurimac, Puno, Huancavelica and Ayacucho. Heavy rain has caused floods and mudslides in this impoverished reg... more

Views: 5294
 

Avatar is Real: Indigenous Peoples are Being Displaced by Wars and Corporations

Carlos A. Quiroz Region: District of Columbia

Indigenous peoples in the Americas and Africa are being displaced by wars and corporations, in order to extract the natural resources found in their territories. If you haven’t seeing Avatar, you are missing out o... more

Views: 7797
 

Why Chicago lost the 2016 Olympics bid and why Rio de Janeiro won

Carlos A. Quiroz Region: District of Columbia

Chicago is out of the 2016 Olympics but this defeat is not the city’s fault or a result of a deficient candidacy. This is a sign that the world is changing and this country’s leadership seems not to notice. As ... more

Views: 3450
 

A voluntary repatriation program might be needed among undocumented immigrants in DC area

Carlos A. Quiroz Region: United States

Street violence is increasing among Central American and Mexican immigrants in Washington, DC, so are addictions, crime and mental disorders. This is due to the higher rates of unemployment among single male immigrants, an... more

Views: 1913
 

Censorship in Youtube: if you think independent media is possible please read this

Carlos A. Quiroz Region: District of Columbia

I am a video blogger. Last Wednesday July15 morning, as I started my daily task of blogging while at work –a great benefit I get by working with progressive people- I decided to upload a video that I prepared the pre... more

Views: 3150
 

The silence of the Obama administration on the Bagua massacre in Peru helps impunity for Alan Garcia

Carlos A. Quiroz Region: Peru

It’s been a month since the June 5 massacre in Bagua where hundreds of Indigenous peoples were killed in the northern Amazon region of Peru. Let me repeat in case you didn’t read well: a month ago hundreds of... more

Views: 1475
 

Q’orianka Kilcher goes to Peru and finds racism but also hope

Carlos A. Quiroz Region: Peru

Actress, singer and human rights activist Q’Orianka Kilcher is right now in Peru, where she traveled after hearing of the massacre of Indigenous peoples in Bagua, a city located in the northern area of Peru’s A... more

Views: 2241

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Name: Carlos A. Quiroz
Member Since: June 2009
Location: DC
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# of Articles: 12

Website: twitter.com/carlosqc

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Writer, social media activist, artist. My blogs: Carlos in DC, Peruanista. I went to college for architecture, art painting. I’m an undocumented immigrant, born in Peru and I live in the U.S. My heritage is Native American. I’m gay or Two-Spirit. I dare to be fair.


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