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- Guatemala overturns former dictator's genocide conviction
Guardian | - Bolivia law lets Morales run for third term
Al Jazeera | - Official Bullying Lurks Behind Prep for Olympics in Brazil
Inter Press Service | Fabiola Ortiz - Former Argentine dictator Videla Dies in Prison at Age 87
Reuters | Hugh Bronstein - Venezuelan Soldiers to Patrol alongside Police to Fight Crime
Venezuelanalysis.com | Tamara Pearson - Detention of Undocumented Immigrants, a Multimillion Dollar Business
Latin American Herald Tribune | - Brazil judicial decision paves way for gay marriage
BBC | - Julian Assange Claims US Cyber Spying Threatens Latin America
Silicon Angle | Mike Wheatley - Guatemala's Rios Montt found guilty of genocide
BBC | - Historic Genocide Trial Nears End; Rios Montt Addresses the Court, Declares Innocence
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Emily
Achtenberg
March 15, 2013
The Academy Award-nominated film “NO” re-opens a window on an inspirational moment in Latin American history, when Chileans used the ballot box to bring down the notorious dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in a 1988 plebiscite. The film portrays the successful media campaign behind...
Katie
Sharar
March 13, 2013
I have lived in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands for the better part of the last 10 years and have crossed the international boundary hundreds of occasions during that time. I’ve witnessed many of the big and subtle shifts in immigration policy, and watched the ways they affect my neighbors and...
Nazih
Richani
March 13, 2013
The strike of the mining workers of Cerrejon and the rebellion of the small coffee growers ended after several weeks of unrest which caused the loss of millions of dollars of income. Unfortunately, the end of these strikes and mobilizations would not solve the deep-rooted problem of Colombia...
March 11, 2013
Human rights organizations and solidarity activists warn that the Tzeltales of San Marcos Avilés are at risk of a displacement equivalent to that of 2010.
By Dorset Chiapas Solidarity Group
For the Zapatista support bases of San Marcos Avilés, the nightmare of displacement has no end. After...
Keane
Bhatt
March 08, 2013
Because Hugo Chavez served as president for 14 years, many young people only know a Venezuela under his leadership. Al-Jazeera hosted a panel on the legacy of Chavez for the younger generation. NACLA writer Keane Bhatt spoke about the country's transformation under Chavez, including...
Kevin
Edmonds
March 07, 2013
President Hugo Chavez—perhaps more than any other Latin American politician—sought to build bridges with the Caribbean, to unite two regions which have so much in common, but for far too long remained divided by the entrenched legacies of colonialism. While many other articles have turned to...