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Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno is Free part 2

In this clip, Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno shares with us words of hope upon recently being release from prison. He was imprisoned for over 16 months for being wrongfully accused for the murder of Bradley Will, Indymedia journalist, who was documenting...

Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno is Free

In this clip, a community member shares with us some words while waiting for the release of Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno. Juan Manuel was imprisoned for over 16 months for being wrongly accused for the assassination of Bradley Will, Indymedia reporter...

Honoring the life of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes during Day of the Dead

La lucha sigue three years after the assassination of Lorenzo Sampablo Cervantes-husband and father of four-who was assassinated on August 22, 2006 by paramilitary troops under the orders of...

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News

Atenco Resists: Festival closes “12 Prisoners, 12 States Tour”

Starting around 10 o'clock in the morning on Sunday, December 13, the main plaza in San Salvador Atendo started to fill up with young people of all ages ready to move their bodies to the sounds of jarocho, trova, hip hop, reggae and, more than anything ska, ska, and ska! These festivities marked the end of a successful tour to spread information and build support for the 12 political prisoners and 2 politically pursued people from Atenco. They also marked the beginning of a new stage in the campaign to bring them home in 2010.
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The Committee of Freedom and Justice for Atenco

Starting around 10 o'clock in the morning on Sunday, December 13, the main plaza in San Salvador Atendo started to fill up with young people of all ages ready to mov

Electoral Fraud Proved in Honduras: More than 50 Percent Did Not Vote

While most international news organizations took obedient dictation of the Honduras coup regime's claims of more than 62 percent voter participation in the November 29 "elections," authentic journalist Jesse Freeston did what real reporters are supposed to do: He went directly to the source, asked questions, took notes, and videotaped the evidence.
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Al Giordano | Narco News

While most international news organizations took obedient dictation of the Honduras coup regime's claims of more than 62 percent voter participation in the November 29 "elections," authen

Covering their faces, judicial police appear in court to lie about Víctor Herrera Govea

“Judicial police, after beating people up and telling lies and covering things up, how do you explain all this at home when you’re asked: what do you do?” This question written on a poster is one of many that around twenty demonstrators hurled at the judicial police who covered their faces as they left the courtroom in the prison known as the Reclusorio Sur after appearing to give false testimony in the case of the young political prisoner Víctor Herrera Govea on Thursday, November 19
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Committee to Free Victor

Mexico City

STATEMENT BY THE BAR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF ENGLAND AND WALES

The purpose of the delegation was to carry out an audit of the human rights situation in the state of Guerrero and Oaxaca; in particular, to assess access to justice, respect for the rule of law and the ability of lawyers and human rights defenders to exercise their professional duties freely.
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The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales

STATEMENT BY THE BAR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OF ENGLAND AND WALES
 

Hondurans Divided After Coup Backer Wins Presidential Election Boycotted by Zelaya Supporters

The Obama administration is moving further away from its stated support for the reinstatement of the ousted President Manuel Zelaya. On Monday, the State Department praised this weekend’s Honduran elections, which saw coup backer and wealthy landowner Porfirio Lobo emerge victorious with 55 percent of the vote. Zelaya’s supporters boycotted the election, and many Latin American countries have refused to recognize its outcome
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Democracy Now!

Guests:

Sergio Moncada, co-founder of Hondurans for Democracy.

Harassment under the orders of Governor Ulises Ruiz against the caravan of Peoples’ Front in Defense of the Land (Frente de Pueblos en Defensa de la Tierra, FPDT) San Salvador Atenco

The Peoples’ Front in Defense of the Land of San Salvador Atenco, denounced harassments ordered by the bad government of Ulises Ruiz against the Liberty and Justice Campaign for Atenco during their travels within Oaxaca, particularly the visit in the Mixteca region in the city of Tlaxiaco on November 28th, 2009.
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Peoples’ Front in Defense of the Land (Frente de Pueblos en Defensa de la Tierra)

The Peoples’ Front in Defense of the Land of San Salvador Atenco, denounced harassments ordered by the bad gover

Authoritarianism Lab

Juan Barahona explains that the coup in Honduras is not an isolated case, but a regional experiment
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Radio Mundo Real FM

Juan Barahona explains that the coup in Honduras is not an isolated case, but a regional experiment