All posts tagged hunger strike
Chile: Tensions mount over detained Bolivian soldiers
Tensions mount between Chile and Bolivia over detained soldiers; Piñera announces aid for victims of Valparaíso fire; terror suspect Berkhoff begins hunger strike for political prisoner status.
Mexican Politics and Economy: The Battle Over Genetically-Modified Corn
Mexican farmers resist introduction of genetically-modified corn; Peña Nieto launches the ‘National Crusade against Hunger’; anti-mining activists from across Mesoamerica join together in resistance.
Paraguay: what happened in Curuguaty?
Social unrest as citizens demand to know what happened in Curuguaty; Franco snubs Unasur representative; gubernatorial hopeful found dead
Chile: Citizens vote in municipal elections
Chileans vote in municipal elections; four Carabineros charged with corruption; Mapuche prisoners end hunger strike; Public Works Ministry announces plan to improve Santiago airport
Chile: Court approves hospitalization of Mapuche hunger strikers
Temuco’s Court of Appeals approves the use of any measures necessary to protect the health of four hunger strikers; New poll shows Bachelet beating other presumptive candidates for the 2014 presidential elections; Piñera announces plan to submit penal reform to [...]
Cuba: Intellectuals vs. Reggaeton
Cuba’s artists and intellectuals take on reggaeton; dissidents end hunger strike whilst independent journalist is arrested; trial date set for Spaniard charged with death of Payá.
Cuba: Census counts Cubans
Cuba launches its eighteenth census; blackout leaves half the island in the dark; dissidents lead mass hunger strike; MINREX willing to negotiate for Gross.
Cuba: Raúl Castro supports gay unions too
Mariela Castro says her father supports gay unions, tourism fair held in Cayo Santa María, and 200 Cubans detained in Mexico.
Cuba 23/01/2012
Cuba reacts to the death of dissident Wilmar Villar; Human Rights Watch denounces Cuba; Mariela Castro expresses hope for LGBT rights; and Repsol oil rig arrives on the island.
Cuba 09/01/2012
Cuba celebrates 53 years of revolution, santeros predict economic difficulties, Fidel battles death rumours, Yoani Sánchez requests Dilma’s help, and the government releases funds for home repair.
Venezuela 27/06/11
Negotiations continue as prison crisis escalates and rumours fly over Chávez’s whereabouts and wellbeing following surgery in Cuba.
Paraguay 27/06/11
Gay pride colors the streets of Asunción; Essap union refuses to back down on hunger strike; Brazilian companies charged with illegal deforestation of Chaco region.
Chile 06/06/11
Thousands evacuated amid fears of volcanic eruption in southern Chile, police link anarchist groups to an attempted bomb attack against Banco Santander and the Supreme Court rules on the Mapuche hunger strikers’ appeal.
Chile 30/05/11
Allende’s body is exhumed, as government and opposition disagree over who should take responsibility for Hidroaysén, and two Mapuche hunger strikers are hospitalised after 72 days of protest.
Venezuela 02/05/11
Minimum wage raised by over 25%, health workers end official hunger strike and self-harm protests, and preparations in place to celebrate International Workers’ Day.