CHILE: STUDENT MOVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS CHILEAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
The Chilean student movement that began in 2011 manifested its strength April 11, with a march of …

GUATEMALA: PEREZ MOLINA REMAINS SILENT AFTER BEING IMPLICATED IN THE GENOCIDE TRIAL
Guatemala’s president, Otto Perez Molina, has decided to remain silent after being …

CUBA: NUMBER OF HUNGER STRIKERS INCREASES AT GUANTANAMO’S ILLEGAL NAVAL BASE
Since Feb. 6 some 21 prisoners have been on a hunger strike protesting …

VENEZUELA: THE GOVERNMENT ADMITS THAT CHAVEZ CONTINUES HAVING RESPIRATORY FAILURE
On Thursday, Feb. 21, the Venezuelan government announced that Hugo Chavez continues to suffer …

CUBA: FIDEL CASTRO TURNS OUT TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2006 The ex-president of Cuba, Fidel Castro voted on Feb. 3 at …

MEXICO: ALERT AGAINST GENETICALLY MODIFIED CORN
Because of the intent of companies like Monsanto, Pioneer and Dow to agriculturally produce on Mexican soil, civil …

CHILE: EIGHT EX-MILITARY MEMBERS ARE PROSECUTED FOR THE MURDER OF SONGWRITER VICTOR JARA
On Dec. 28 a Chilean judge prosecuted eight former army officers …

MEXICO: MEXICO HAS ORDERED THE RELEASE OF TWO INDIGENOUS ACTIVISTS
The Supreme Court of Mexico, on Nov. 28, ordered the release of Jose Ramon …

SWITZERLAND: THE IOM WARNS OF INCREASE IN TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN IN CENTRAL AMERICA
The Central American countries Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Honduras …

BRAZIL: SUPREME COURT AUTHORIZES CONSTRUCTION OF BELO MONTE
A controversial $13 billion energy project located in the Amazon, which on Aug. 14 had been …