Paul Chehade – Christmas Message / Mensaje de Navidad Best Wishes for Peace and Joy this Holiday Season And a New Year of Health, Happiness and Prosperity Best regards, Paul Chehade:. Christmas Message / Mensaje de Navidad • Christmas Message Dear Friends: We send greetings to those celebrating Christmas. During Christmas, we gather with family […]
Venezuela: Public Universities On Strike
Written by Laura Vidal Numerous protests have taken place in cities home to some of Venezuela’s most important public universities and after various discussions, a general strike has been declared. The focal point of the struggle is given by the wages of university professors who, despite training and experience, occupy yet another position in the […]
Mexico:Femicides on the Rise
Written by Andrea Arzaba Violeta, an 18-year-old student, was found [1][es] dead on a dirt road in the state of Chiapas with signs of violence on her body. Meanwhile, in the state of Guanajuato, the body of another woman named Olga was found [2][es] partially buried and covered in lime. She appeared to have been strangled. […]
Mexico: Blast in Pemex Headquarters Prompts Shock and Speculation
By Elizabeth At least 14 people died and 80 are injured are up until now, the result of a strong blast that shook the state-owned company Mexican Petroleum (Pemex) on Thursday January 31st, 2013 in Mexico City, as it was informed by the company’s official Twitter account: @pemex [1] [es]: Lamentablemente se tienen confirmados al momento […]
Mexico: Central American Mothers in Search of Abducted and Missing Migrants
By Andrea Arzaba According to statistics by the Mesoamerican Migrant Movement [1] [es], in the last six years around 70,000 migrants [2] [es] have disappeared in Mexico. For several years, Central American mothers of abducted and missing migrants have traveled all over Mexico looking for their sons and daughters who have disappeared on their way north. The […]
Guinea-Bissau: Women’s Groups and Citizenship
By Sara Moreira In a country which has experienced constant political instability, how can civil society mobilise itself to prevent further coups d’état and to build a participative democracy based upon its communities? Some possible ways forward were suggested [1] [pt] by a group of 70 young people at a meeting promoted by the Movimento Ação […]