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Venezuelan ambassador in Alaska to promote cultural, commercial exchange

Venezuelan ambassador in Alaska to promote cultural, commercial exchange

WASHINGTON – When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. ambassador last fall for allegedly inciting violence in the streets of Bolivia, a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions occurred, including the Bush administration’s expulsion of Venezuela’s ambassador to Washington. Read more »

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Indigenous Hondurans face persecution and great risk after coup

The coup government of Honduras is severely repressing opposition, curtailing constitutional rights, allowing excessive police violence which could be linked to several deaths, beatings and disappearances. Read more »

Truth Commission on Amazon massacre established

Truth Commission on Amazon massacre established

Peru’s Amazonian indigenous alliance AIDESEP hailed the government’s formation of an investigative commission on the June 5 massacre at Bagua as “an important step” towards reconciliation in the wake of June’s deadly unrest in the lowland rainforest. Read more »

More violence in Bolivia after referendum

LA PAZ, Bolivia – In the three weeks after the contentious national referendum vote, anti-government forces from Bolivia’s half-moon region staged a series of protest actions including: attacks against Cuban doctors treating poor communities; strikes; and massive road blockades. Read more »

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