Written by Silvia Viñas The election of Argentinian Jesuit Jorge Bergoglio as the new Catholic Pope [1] has raised questions about the former cardinal’s alleged involvement with Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship [2], including accusations that he had a hand in the kidnapping of two liberal priests. The allegations dogging Bergoglio, the first Argentinian and first […]
Argentinians and the Reaction to Pope Francis
Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Elizabeth While the world was waiting for the result of the election of the new pope, Argentinians were hopeful a fellow countryman would become the pope. The white smoke at the Vatican announced the decision was made: the first jesuit and the first Argentinian pope, Jorge Bergoglio -now […]
Colombia: Coffee Producers on Strike
Written by Cati Restrepo · Translated by Natalie Southwick A group of Colombian coffee producers have been on strike since February 25th because of the low costs of the coffee bean, an issue that has generated systemic poverty among its producers. The association has been in a state of crisis for more than a year, […]
Bolivia: The Battle for Indigenous Territory
By Pablo Andrés Rivero All links lead to Spanish-language pages unless otherwise stated. Plans for a road linking the Cochabamba and Beni regions of Bolivia continues to provoke debate and cause conflict in the country. Although most agree on the need to link the two regions in to the centre and northeast of the […]
Latin America:Announcement of the Pope’s resignation Takes the World By Surprise
By Juan Arellano The announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI from the papal throne, or, more specifically, the Supreme Pontificate of the Catholic Church, took the world by surprise on Monday, February 11, 2013. The resignation becomes effective on February 28. The period following that date is known as a sede vacante or papal interregnum, lasting until the conclave […]
Angola Shocked Over Video Showing Brutal Beating
By Vania Negrao [All links lead to Portuguese language pages.] On February 7, 2013, Angola awoke to the sounds of screams of pain and the sound of two women customers of a store being whipped. In just three days the 13 minute video that showed two women being brutally beaten had more than 25,000 views […]
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