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FBI attacks journalists during Puerto Rico raids
February 17, 2006MAYAGÜEZ, Puerto Rico — Voices from almost all sectors of Puerto Rican society have been raised, once again, in protest against imperial arrogance and violations of people’s rights in this colony by U.S. authorities, following FBI raids of homes of pro-independence leaders on the morning of Feb. 10 in which a number of journalists were attacked with pepper spray. All the video footage shot by different news agencies showed the...
Read moreSotomayor says Puerto Rico recovery “decades” away
June 11, 2018The island’s difficulties are compounded by “a great deal of red tape” from the federal government.
Read more100,000 march for jobs in Puerto Rico
October 15, 2009“Today we declare a State of Peaceful Insurrection of the people of Puerto Rico”, declared Juan Vera, Methodist bishop of Puerto Rico, as he called for going from “protests to resistance to civil disobedience.”
Read moreNavy closes last base in Puerto Rico
April 09, 2004On March 31 the U.S. Navy closed down the Roosevelt Roads Naval Base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The closing of the base, a victory for the progressive and pro-independence forces of this Caribbean nation, came after the Puerto Rican people won the fight to stop the Navy’s use of the island municipality of Vieques for bombing practice. The Roosevelt Road base was used to service the bombing practice and the...
Read morePuerto Rico: police violence against striking students
February 11, 2011Pepper spray and clubs were the methods used by police in Puerto Rico against protesting students.
Read moreEpic student strike continues in Puerto Rico
June 09, 2010Forty six days into their strike against the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), students were occupying 11 of 12 UPR campuses despite heavy police monitoring and the UPR President's ultimatum to vacate the campuses by June 7.
Read morePuerto Rico: Una isla a la deriva
January 30, 2018Ahora habría que agregar que la situación es peor y la isla, azotada por feroces huracanes, sobre todo el más reciente y brutal llamado Donald Trump, encara un momento decisivo de su historia.
Read moreBiodiversidad a la Venta en Puerto Rico
May 29, 2018¿Cuando el gobierno aprenderá que lo más fácil es ser transparente y hacer partícipes a las comunidades aledañas, postulado esencial del “ecoturismo”? Estos postulados fueron creados, específicamente para asegurar la biodiversidad que deberíamos todos celebrar el día de hoy.
Read moreFederación de Maestros de Puerto Rico
June 28, 2019Read moreHumanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, Trump's tweets focus on Puerto Rico's debt
September 26, 2017Five days after the Category 4 storm slammed into Puerto Rico, many of the more than 3.4 million U.S. citizens in the territory were still without adequate food, water and fuel. Flights off the island were infrequent, communications were spotty and roads were clogged with debris. Officials said electrical power may not be fully restored for months.
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