translated by Tari Gaffney, 02 September 2010. Tags: Honduras, Zelaya
The former president of Honduras and current coordinator of the Resistance Front (FNRP), Manuel Zelaya, celebrated having reached over one million signatures for a Constituent Assembly. In a message to the Hondurans, said the people, only sovereign, celebrate “his decision to convene for a National Constituent Assembly and demand the return of their president with [...]
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translated by Tari Gaffney, 02 September 2010. Tags: Chile, Hunger strike, mapuche
The coordinator of the relatives of the 32 Mapuches who are on hunger strike in Chilean prisons said the strikers’ health worsens. Two 18-year-olds joined the protest. On Thursday, the Mapuches completed 53 days without food. A spokeswoman for the families, María Tracal, said the strikers are in a critical stage. They are experiencing the [...]
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translated by Tari Gaffney, 01 September 2010. Tags: brazil, slaves
The operation took place on 13 August in the state of Maranhão, in the northeast of the country. Twenty-two farm workers in slavery conditions were released. The workers were deprived of their liberty, with the argument that they had debts with a sub-contractor. For that reason they did not receive any salary for their work. [...]
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translated by Tari Gaffney, 01 September 2010. Tags: Honduras, migrants' bodies
On Wednesday, the bodies of 16 Honduran migrants killed in Tamaulipas, in northern Mexico, arrived to Honduran soil. The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, revealed the existence of another survivor. The Honduran president, Porfirio Lobo, received the bodies together with the families. The president noted, “This is a sad time for Honduras.” The coordinator of [...]
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