Former US-Backed Guatemalan Dictator Efraín Ríos Montt Convicted of Genocide
A former US-backed military dictator of Guatemala has been found guilty of the genocide of more than 1,700 of his countrymen during his de..
Latin America/Caribbean
US Funds Still Supporting Honduras Death Squads
Lauren Carasik, JURIST Honduras is plagued by the world’s highest homicide rate. This has been widely reported for the past two..
Igor I. Solar: Chilean Students Struggle Against Greed and Deception
The lasting protests of Chilean students claiming quality, not-for-profit education have nearly paralyzed Chile’s education system. This..
US Declares Black Panther Exile Assata Shakur ‘Most Wanted Terrorist’ While Harboring Mass Murderers, Torturers and Rapists
Yesterday the FBI added former Black Panther and convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorist list, placing a $2 million..
New York Times Calls Guantánamo Bay a “Political Prison”
The New York Times published an editorial on Thursday in which it called the US military detention center at Guantánamo Bay..
Torturing Guantánamo’s Hunger Strikers
Hunger striking detainees at the US military prison at Guantánamo Bay, many of them deemed no threat and cleared for release for years,..
More than Half of Guantánamo Detainees Now on Hunger Strike
More than half of the detainees at the US military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba are now on a hunger strike to protest their indefinite..
US Cuba Embargo is Height of Hypocrisy
The US economic embargo of Cuba, which is opposed by just about every nation on earth, is more than an outdated Cold War relic. It is the..
Nicolás Maduro Narrowly Elected President of Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s former interim president and Hugo Chávez’s handpicked successor, has narrowly defeated opposition..
“Eco-Sex” Activists ‘Fuck for Forest’ Make Love, Porn to Save the Earth
A group of ‘eco-sex activists’ is making and selling online access to amateur ‘ecoporn’ to raise money for and..
