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The Andes

Bolivia: two dead as miners clash with police

Bolivian national authorities are investigating a clash between miners and police that left two dead and 30 wounded in the region of Huanun Aug. 4, Government Minister Alfredo Rada confirmed. Rada said the incident was sparked when the police moved… Read moreBolivia: two dead as miners clash with police

Watching the Shadows

Hamdan convicted at Guantánamo

Salim Hamdan was convicted Aug. 6 by a panel of six US military officers at Guantánamo Bay of “providing material support for terrorism,” but acquitted of “conspiracy.” The sentencing hearing is due to begin immediately. He faces a maximum term… Read moreHamdan convicted at Guantánamo

Inner Asia

Tibetans arrested for protesting Olympic celebrations

Four Tibetan youth in Drokshog township, Nangchen county, Qinghai province, were arrested July 26 by the Chinese Public Security Bureau (PSB) agents for protesting against the local Summer Festival planned by the government to celebrate the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games…. Read moreTibetans arrested for protesting Olympic celebrations

Inner Asia

China: crackdown in wake of Xinjiang attack

Attackers identified as two Uighur men killed 16 members of a special border police unit in Kashgar, Xinjiang, Aug. 4. The assailants crashed a dump truck and tossed two grenades as a group of 70 police were jogging past in… Read moreChina: crackdown in wake of Xinjiang attack

Mexico

Mexico: “no” vote on Pemex “reform”

Some 1.8 million Mexicans voted overwhelmingly in an unofficial, non-binding referendum on July 27 to reject President Felipe CalderĂłn Hinojosa’s proposals to allow more involvement in the state oil monopoly, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), by local and foreign private companies. The… Read moreMexico: “no” vote on Pemex “reform”

The Andes

Chávez, Juan Carlos hug and make up

Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez was in Spain on July 25, where he proposed discussions about Europe’s new policies towards immigrants from Latin America—and also used the visit to mend fences with President JosĂ© Luis RodrĂ­guez Zapatero and King Juan Carlos… Read moreChávez, Juan Carlos hug and make up

The Andes

Chávez does Moscow, seeks “strategic alliance”

On July 22, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez Frias met with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow as the two countries signed agreements for joint work on energy projects in Venezuela. Chávez said the accords would promote “a strategic alliance in… Read moreChávez does Moscow, seeks “strategic alliance”

The Caribbean

Haiti finally gets a prime minister

The Haitian Senate voted on July 31 to ratify the appointment of economist Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis as prime minister. Twelve of the 18 senators present voted in favor, and five abstained; as required by the regulations, Senate president Kelly Bastien… Read moreHaiti finally gets a prime minister

The Caribbean

Haiti: Brazil offers food program

A mission representing several Brazilian government ministries arrived in Haiti on July 19 for a two-week visit aimed at developing a plan for combatting hunger in the country. A pilot project will be modeled on Brazil’s Program of Acquisition of… Read moreHaiti: Brazil offers food program

The Caribbean

Cuba: US computers reach Havana

Computers confiscated by US customs agents in Texas at the beginning of July finally arrived in Cuba on Aug. 1 in a cargo of 100 tons of humanitarian aid raised by the New York-based group Pastors for Peace in its… Read moreCuba: US computers reach Havana

Central America

Political violence increases in El Salvador

From the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), July 29: As student groups prepare to commemorate the anniversary of an infamous massacre of students by government forces on July 30, 1975, political violence continues in El… Read morePolitical violence increases in El Salvador

The Andes

Colombia: army colonel admits participation in Peace Community massacre

Retired Colombian army colonel Guillermo Armando Gordillo confessed to the FiscalĂ­a (attorney general) his participation in the slaying of eight people, including three children, at the Peace Community of San JosĂ© de ApartadĂł on Feb. 21, 2005. The FiscalĂ­a said… Read moreColombia: army colonel admits participation in Peace Community massacre

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