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February 2008

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02/27/2008 Tuhannet Brasilian intiaanit elävät tilapäisleireissä, eikä heidän ajoittain väkivaltaiseksi äityvälle kamppailulleen maasta näy loppua. Ongelma on erityisen kärjistynyt Mato Grosso do Sulin osavaltiossa, jossa sekä guaranít että terenat ovat vallanneet esi-isiensä maita.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related: [Brazil] [Land] [Indigenous Rights]
02/26/2008 Kolumbian lähetystöjen ja konsulaattien edustalle maaliskuun 6. päivä koottavissa mielenosoituksissa vaaditaan totuutta maassa surmattujen ammattiyhdistysaktiivien kohtalosta. Kolumbiassa on surmattu viimeisten 22 vuoden aikana 2 574 ammattiyhdistysaktiivia.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related: [Colombia] [Labor] [Human Rights] [Conflict]
Paraguayan flag.
02/25/2008 After 61 years in power, Paraguay's conservative, U.S.-backed government "still permeates every inch of Paraguayan society" -- but the status quo may change as a new right-wing faction emerges within the party ahead of the April elections.
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From: North American Congress on Latin America
Related: [United States] [Paraguay]
Image: Paraguayan flag.
02/21/2008 In an effort to halt species extinction in the Brazilian Amazon, the state of Para is launching a Zero Extinction Program.
From: Conservation International
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Related: [Brazil]
02/18/2008 Botnia's new timber supply network means more or less permanent employment for many Uruguayans. At the mill itself there are only about 300 jobs, but over ten times more people work in the timber supply network. The majority are employed by some 160 subcontractors.
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From: Trade Union News from Finland
Related: [Finland] [Uruguay] [Labor] [Economy]
Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
02/14/2008 Developing countries are increasingly seeking to maintain social class divisions and 'order' in urban slums by using heavy-handed military tactics, writes Raúl Zibechi.
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From: North American Congress on Latin America
Related: [Brazil]
Image: Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya. © Peter Armstrong
02/14/2008 Bolivialaisten kansalaisjärjestöjen perustama Noticiero Intercultural osallistaa nuoria tuottamalla verkkoon videomateriaalia yhdessä nuorten toimintaryhmien kanssa. Verkkopalvelun teemoina ovat monikulttuurisuus, ympäristö ja sukupuoli.
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From: OneWorld España
Related: [Bolivia] [Youth] [Internet]
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who proceeds her husband, President Nestor Kirchner
02/13/2008 Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's "lack of a real national development plan and the government's growing disregard for democratic institutions hamper efforts to address challenges like rising inflation and a serious energy shortage," writes Alan B. Cibils.
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From: Americas Policy Program
Related: [Argentina]
Image: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who proceeds her husband, President Nestor Kirchner
Macchu Piccu, Peru
02/12/2008 Tuhannet osoittivat mieltään Perussa suunniteltua uutta lakia vastaan, joka sallisi hotellien rakentamisen kulttuurihistoriallisesti arvokkaille vanhoille inka-alueille, muun muassa Machu Picchuun.
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From: UnMundo América Latina
Related: [Peru] [Tourism] [Indigenous Rights]
Image: Macchu Piccu, Peru © Helen Jones
02/11/2008 Paraguayn huhtikuisten presidentinvaalien ennakkosuosikki on entinen katolisen kirkon piispa Fernando Lugo. Hän haluaa palauttaa rikollisuuden tahraaman maansa laillisten valtioiden joukkoon.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related: [Paraguay] [Development] [Democracy]
02/06/2008 Noin kaksi miljoonaa kolumbialaista marssi FARC-sissejä vastaan eri puolilla maailmaa Facebook-verkkopalvelun kautta organisoidussa mielenosoituksessa. Globaali mielenosoitus toi Kolumbian konfliktin maailman tietoisuuteen, mutta sen pelätään myös kiristävän tunnelmia maassa, jossa rauhanneuvottelut ovat olleet jo vuosia umpikujassa.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Colombia] [Internet] [Activism] [Conflict] [Security]
Image: © Henry Mance
From the rally on Bogota's 7th Avenue.
02/06/2008 BOGOTA, Feb 5 (OneWorld) - An estimated 2 million Colombians marched here Monday in a show of opposition to the FARC guerrillas. Worldwide, solidarity protests organized through the Facebook online platform spanned 193 cities in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Asia.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Colombia] [ICT] [Internet] [Activism] [Justice and Crime] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Peace] [Security]
Image: From the rally on Bogota's 7th Avenue. © Henry Mance
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02/04/2008 Oppositio ja kansalaisjärjestöt pelkäävät Kolumbiaan suunniteltujen FARC-sissiliikkeen vastaisten mielenosoitusten kiristävän maan tilannetta entisestään ja tekevän neuvotteluratkaisujen hakemisen vaikeammaksi.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Colombia] [Conflict]
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Children in a displaced people's camp in Colombia
02/04/2008 Colombian social movements warn that demonstrations planned for 4 February will polarise the country, prolong the civil war and end hopes that the conflict will be humanised.
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Related: [Colombia]
Image: Children in a displaced people's camp in Colombia © Amnesty International USA

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