Ecuador: Refugee Women and Girls Turning to Sex Work
Region: EcuadorThe VJ Movement video documentary Refugees turn to Sex Work in Ecuador [1] examines the situation with many Colombian women who had to migrate across the border into Ecuador due to violence. In many cases, without ... more
Views: 1339Argentina: The Price of the Popular Yerba Mate Goes Up
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Laura Schneider Translated byGreg Ahlswede Starting on April 1, 2012, the price of yerba mate increased from 50 to 100%. An increase which directly hurts Argentinians' wallets. On Twitter, Sebas (@pepino... more
Views: 1205Cuba: Who will the Pope Support?
Region: CubaWritten byRafael Gonzalez and Translated by Kathryn Morgan At 2:00 p.m local time on 26 March, Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Santiago de Cuba, making this the second visit by a Supreme Pontiff of the... more
Views: 1021United States: Solidarity Against Censorship of Latino Literature
Region: United StatesWritten by Yarisa Colon Translated byRebecca Knaggs The elimination of Mexican-American Studies [1] and the censorship of numerous books in the school district of Tuscon, Arizona has g... more
Views: 1046Mexico: Group Looks for Independent Citizens to Run for Congress
Region: Mexico
Written by Miguel Angel Guevara Currently, in Mexico you need to belong to a political party to be eligible for a seat in Congress. It is often argued that this system only fosters a power monopoly of the political ... more
Views: 1106Argentina: Government Accepts UN Mediation in Falklands Conflict
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Natán Calzolari and Translated by Alex Higson Amidst a climate of rising tensions with the United Kingdom, the Argentinian government has decided to take the conflict over t... more
Views: 1379Diplomatic Bubbles: US-Pakistan inching towards plausible solutions
Region: Pakistan
US-Pakistan inching towards plausible solutions Diplomatic Bubbles Saeed Minhas Islamabad: Entire diplomatic fraternity is curious to find out how Prime Minister Gilani will escape the latest notice of indictment from S... more
Views: 1170Panama: The Indigenous Leader Who Took on the Government
Region: Panama
Written by Ariel Moreno and Translated by Betsy Galbreath This post is part of our special coverage Indigenous Rights [1]. Panama went through one of the biggest crises it has seen since democracy was re... more
Views: 1144Adding Insult to Injury: Obama Settles With The Bankers
Region: United StatesAs one who was affected by the mortgage banking crisis (and other unconstitutional property "laws") in my home state of Arizona way back in 2006, I was amazed to hear this afternoon that Barack Obama held a rather large ne... more
Views: 1225Panama: Indigenous Mining Protest Blocks Pan-American Highway
Region: Panama
Written by Ariel Moreno and Translated by Betsy Galbreath Todo lo acordado con los indígenas ha sido cumplido. Ahora elementos foráneos desean que no haya hidroeléctricas. Eso hará tripl... more
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