politics
Mexico’s upcoming elections: The candidates, the issues
May 29, 2012On July 1, Mexico will hold elections for president and for the 128 seat Senate and 500 seat Chamber of Deputies.
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In Germany, the Pirates making waves
May 2, 2012Germany's energetic young party, the Pirates, held its party congress last weekend in the northern town of Neumünster. The media overflowed with reports, almost uniformly friendly.
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In Florida, support for freedom for Puerto Rican political prisoner
May 1, 2012The Orlando chapter of the National Boricua Human Rights Network will focus on building support for freedom for political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera, who has spent 31 years in federal institutions.
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Lawmakers grant Suriname president immunity for murders
April 6, 2012Suriname parliament granted President Desi Brouterse immunity for 1982 murders, raising ire of human rights groups.
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Fight continues over highway through Bolivian indigenous preserve
February 16, 2012An indigenous-led government at odds with an indigenous opposition exemplifies one contradiction surfacing during the fight.
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