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Subversion contractors an obstacle to U.S.-Cuba ties
December 11, 2014The focus so far has been on pushing Obama toward changes he is legally authorized to carry out. The missing link, however, may be popular pressure put on Congress.
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Repression fails to stem mass outrage in Mexico
December 11, 2014Police repression has failed to stop a wave of protests sweeping Mexico demanding the return of 43 kidnapped students in the state of Guerrero.
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Human Rights Day spurs Iranians’ call to end repression
December 10, 2014Each year, on Dec. 10 the world remembers the day in 1948 when all nations came together in Paris to sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Activists protest oil drilling in Canary Islands
December 9, 2014Canarians and tourists formed a giant 'SOS' on a beach in Spain's Canary Island of Fuerteventura protesting oil drilling.
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Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of Cuba blockade
December 8, 2014The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
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