By BRADLEY BROOKS, Associated Press Oct. 23, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – A wiry Marxist revolutionary who kidnapped the U.S. ambassador to protest Brazil's military dictatorship in 1969 could become Rio de Janeiro's next mayor. read more »
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South AmericaSolidarity with Paraguayan farmers attacked by soja paramilitariesSubmitted by pirate on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 12:04.Oct 28, 2008 Received this urgent request from a PGA comrade working in Paraguay Obviously, if some places could do more than that... Video may show Colombian police firing shots during protestSubmitted by pirate on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 14:14.
SANTANDER DE QUILICHAO, COLOMBIA (CNN) -- Colombian riot police
The tape shows what appear to be riot and regular uniformed police Former Marxist revolutionary may become Rio mayorSubmitted by pirate on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 14:04.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – A wiry Marxist revolutionary who kidnapped the U.S. ambassador to protest Brazil's military dictatorship in 1969 could become Rio de Janeiro's next mayor. read more » Thousands stage sit-in protest in Venezuela prisonsSubmitted by pirate on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 13:52.CARACAS (Reuters) - Thousands of relatives of inmates staged sit-in protests on Tuesday in prisons across Venezuela to protest abuse and poor conditions in one of the nation's largest such protests in years. read more » Peru suspends rights in jungle protest regionsSubmitted by pirate on Tue, 08/19/2008 - 02:24.The Associated Press Mon, Aug 18, 2008 Peru's government declared a state of emergency Monday in remote jungle regions where Indian groups are blocking highways and oil and gas installations to protest a law that makes it easier to sell their lands. The 30-day decree published in the official gazette suspends rights to public gatherings and free transit in three northern provinces. It follows nine days of protests by members of 65 Indian tribes and a clash Saturday in northern Peru between police and hundreds of spear-carrying Indians with painted faces. Lima newspaper El Comercio reported eight officers and four protesters were injured. read more » The Real Operation to "Rescue" Ingrid Betancourt and US MercenariesSubmitted by pirate on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 15:10.
In order to understand the "rescue operation" of Ingrid Betancourt and the Northrop Grumman Corporation mercenaries who were released with her, it is necessary to piece together articles published in the media, filter the content and out of this is formed a true understanding of the facts of what happened here. read more » Poor people of Peru Take Cops HostageSubmitted by pirate on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 13:11.
Moquegua, Peru - Poor residents of the copper rich southern state of Moquegua have taken 48 police officers hostage and captured a police station, which they burned. read more » Thousands of Bolivians protest at U.S. embassySubmitted by pirate on Mon, 06/09/2008 - 13:21.
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of leftist president Evo Morales protested outside the U.S. Embassy in La Paz on Monday, demanding the United States send home for trial two right-wing Bolivian politicians. The protest followed comments by former Defense Minister Carlos Sanchez Berzain, who told a local radio station last week that a U.S. court had granted him political asylum. read more » Buenos Aires, Argentina: A Different Kind of Land OccupationSubmitted by pirate on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 21:43.ainfos May 21, 2008 "This is going to be a different type of occupation," say the people of Tierra y Venezuela: Peasants MurderedSubmitted by pirate on Sat, 05/03/2008 - 12:37.From: EL NUEVO TOPO <giltapia@igc.org> May 3, 2008 10:51 Two peasants were murdered on or about April 25, according to the Frente Campesino Ezequiel Zamora. (FNCEZ) The FNCEZ states: "A group of criminals who hide behind police uniformssilenced the lives of two noted peasants, Fabricio Duglas Ivan Perez Heredia and his brother Engel Alexander Hernesto Perez Heredia. Their bodies were found in the zone of Pavia. Witnesses confirmed that the companeros were transported in a police car shortly before their bodies were found. read more » |
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