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 […]
Peru: Puno Leader Seeking Greater Autonomy for Region
by Juan Arellano The Regional President of Puno, Hernán Fuentes, is seeking that the region become an autonomous or federated state, in which it is given financial, administrative and political autonomy. This announcement attracted a lot of interest in the media, as well as in the blogs. Bernd Krehoff of Perú Politico [es] writes in […]