Street violence is increasing among Central American and Mexican immigrants in Washington, DC, so are addictions, crime and mental disorders. This is due to the higher rates of unemployment among single male immigrants, and a stronger immigration law enforcement in the DC metropolitan area. Most of the affected people seem to be single Indigenous males. […]
Censorship in Youtube: if you think independent media is possible please read this
I am a video blogger. Last Wednesday July15 morning, as I started my daily task of blogging while at work –a great benefit I get by working with progressive people- I decided to upload a video that I prepared the previous night, but when I tried to open my Youtube channel, a message on my […]
The silence of the Obama administration on the Bagua massacre in Peru helps impunity for Alan Garcia
It’s been a month since the June 5 massacre in Bagua where hundreds of Indigenous peoples were killed in the northern Amazon region of Peru. Let me repeat in case you didn’t read well: a month ago hundreds of Native peoples were massacred by the Peruvian government led by Alan Garcia, and part of the […]
Q’orianka Kilcher goes to Peru and finds racism but also hope
Actress, singer and human rights activist Q’Orianka Kilcher is right now in Peru, where she traveled after hearing of the massacre of Indigenous peoples in Bagua, a city located in the northern area of Peru’s Amazon region. Indigenous peoples had blocked a regional road to protest government decrees that allow extractive industries in the Amazon […]
Peru: Indigenous Congressmembers suspended and radio station shut down as protests continue
In Peru, protests continued as thousands rallied yesterday in several cities of Peru during a National Protest Day. Meanwhile a new Indigenous uprise started today at the Andean region of Andahuaylas. Dozens of thousands of people organized pacific marches, where students, workers, human rights advocates and political groups rallied in demonstrations demanding the government for […]
Up to 250 Indigenous Peruvians Killed in Bagua, Says Leader Miguel Palacin
I just finished a phone conversation with Miguel Palacin, he is the president of Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indigenas (CAOI) or the Andean Coordination of Indigenous Organizations. I first met Miguel Palacin last year at the OAS building in Washington, DC. Currently the situation in Lima is very complicated says Palacin, because the Garcia administration […]