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9 May 2012

Colombia: A Visit to Karmata Rua Indigenous Reserve

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

Multimedia web channel TodoLoQueHay[es] (All There Is) from Colombia recently posted a short visual journey in the Emberá-Chamí indigenous reserve previously known as Christendom, whose inhabitants are now trying to make known by its ancestral name instead: Karmata Rua.

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8 May 2012

Guatemala: State of Siege Due to Hydroelectric Plant Conflict

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

The Guatemalan government has declared a state of siege in Santa Cruz Barillas, following demonstrations and clashes sparked by the death of a community leader who opposed the construction of a hydroelectric plant. Citizens from this community have been using blogs and social networks to report on the current conflict.

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Panama: Baseball Fans React to Mariano Rivera's Injury

Written by Ariel Moreno · Translated by Rebecca Knaggs · Latin America

Panamanian baseball player Mariano Rivera's injury has caused all types of reactions. While New York Yankees fans show their devotion, some Panamanians still don't forgive him for not playing for Panama in the World Classic.

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Mexico: Citizens Disappointed After Presidential Candidate Debate

Written by Andrea Arzaba · Latin America

Mexican netizens closely followed the presidential candidate debate which took place on Sunday, May 6. Most were disappointed by the lack of proposals presented by the candidates. Here are some bloggers' reactions to the debate.

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7 May 2012

Spain: Barcelona Sieged During European Central Bank Meeting

Written by Chris Moya · Translated by Claudia Parra · Western Europe

On May 2, 3, and 4 the European Central Bank meeting took place in Barcelona, Spain, a city that became sieged by the police. For this meeting, Spain temporarily suspended the Treaty of Schengen on the border with France.

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5 May 2012

Spain: Madrid Preparing for “Indignado” Anniversary

Written by Elena Arrontes · Translated by Elizabeth Rivera · Western Europe

The anniversary of 15M - which will be celebrated throughout Spain - promises a month full of initiatives led mainly by neighbors and town assemblies. The common objective is to achieve the political permanence on the streets of Madrid claiming the right to assembly and free speech.

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Cuba: National Meeting of Bloggers Ends in Controversy

Written by Elaine Díaz · Translated by Eleanor Staniforth · Cuba

The Meeting of Cuban Bloggers was held on 27th and 28th April 2012. More than 60 bloggers from all the provinces in the country spent two days sharing their experiences at the University of Matanzas, east of the Cuban capital. The event's final statement sparked controversy amongst different members of the national blogging community.

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4 May 2012

Mexico: Netizens and Journalists React to the Murder of Regina Martínez

Written by J. Tadeo · Translated by Georgi McCarthy · Latin America

The murder of journalist Regina Martinez is considered by experts as an attack on freedom of expression and the right to information. Colleagues and citizens expressed their outrage and their demands to the authorities through blogs and social networks.

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2 May 2012

Panama Commemorates May 1 with Protests and Work

Written by Ariel Moreno · Translated by Rebecca Knaggs · Latin America

In Panama, the public holiday of Labour Day which falls on May 1 was moved to April 30 in order to give workers a long weekend. However, various labour unions decided to carry out acts of protest on May 1. Netizens share their reactions.

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United States: Occupy Wall Street Returns

Written by Robert Valencia · Translated by Eleanor Staniforth · North America

Many people were questioning Occupy Wall Street's future after the eviction from Zuccotti Park. However, according to the occupiers themselves, the movement never disappeared and they are now determined to occupy public spaces around the country.

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Updates about Spanish

23 April 2012

Chile

Enzo Abbagliati in his blog Cadaunadas [es] asks, “What is the relationship between promoting reading in Chile and municipal elections?” He says that two main tools that impact what and how much Chileans read depend on Municipalities: public libraries and municipal schools. Enzo asked three candidates for mayor of Providencia (a municipality in Santiago) to answer some questions regarding the commune's public library system for World Book Day. Candidate Javier Insulza [es] emailed his answers, while candidate Cristóbal Bellolio assured Enzo that promoting reading is one of his 10 priorities, but had not had the time to answer his questions.

• Silvia Viñas

Cuba

Penúltimos Días author Ernesto Hernández Busto, who lives in Barcelona, describes the “gap” or divide between Cubans living off the island, when it comes to their desires for Cuba's future; Regina Coyula, a blogger who resides in Cuba, responds. Hernández writes that there is a “deep gap between Cubans with different interests as they face the prospect of a radical change, and of the inevitable price that this implies.” English translation available at Translating Cuba.

• Ellery Roberts Biddle

Cuba

El Yuma writes about the visit of Cuban experimental art group Omni Zona Franca to New Orleans. Omni is on tour in the US this spring, performing various works, and showing a documentary about their work. They describe the documentary as follows: “Their lives are marked by the actual performance of life, giving communities other ways to enjoy life and art to the fullest. What's going on in the country? What's going on in the spirits of the people? What about freedom?”

• Ellery Roberts Biddle

22 April 2012

Colombia

The “Lleras Law 2.0”, which was hastily approved to fit requirements for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States, was taken before the Constitutional Court on April 18 by Senator Camilo Romero [es], who argued it contains parts that threaten rights enshrined in the Constitution. Netizens [es] are invited [es] to support the demand before the court with signatures [es] and peaceful marches [es].

• Lully Posada

20 April 2012

Uruguay

In the blog El informante [es] (”The informant”), journalist Leonardo Haberkorn looks at how his colleagues are using Twitter and other social networks to report and present their investigations. He looks at a couple of specific examples where Uruguayan journalists failed to cover an investigation in depth and instead focused on superficial details based on information found on social networks.

• Silvia Viñas

19 April 2012

Human Rights

At The Cuban Triangle, Phil Peters blogs about Cuba's absence at the Summit of the Americas, which was held this week in Cartagena, Colombia. Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia's president, addressed the issue of the US trade embargo on Cuba, calling it an “anachronism.” “We cannot be indifferent to a process of change inside Cuba that is becoming more and more broadly recognized,” Santos said. “It is time to overcome the paralysis that comes from ideological stubbornness, and to look for minimal consensus so that this process of change may succeed.”

• Ellery Roberts Biddle

Freedom of Speech

Penultimos Días alerts readers to a series of videos, “Un Cubano Más,” produced and posted on YouTube by Eliécer Avila, the University of Information Sciences student who famously questioned former president of Cuba's National Assembly Ricardo Alarcón about why Internet access is heavily restricted in Cuba.

• Ellery Roberts Biddle

18 April 2012

Colombia

Community radio station Café Líbano, from Líbano [es] in the Tolima department, denounces its closing by the government, pointing out that it was carried out arbitrarily. According to Cesáreo Gálvez, one of its founders, the closing is “an affront to the right to information and communication embodied in community radio.” On Twitter, Arlovich Correa (@arlovich) questions [es] the government's argument of closing the station due to the station's failure to present certain paperwork.

• Cati Restrepo

16 April 2012

Ecuador

The Ecuadorian version of the blog Conectándonos [es] (”getting connected”) announces the upcoming gathering in Loja, Ecuador on May 24-26. Rising Voices and a local university -the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja [es] (UTPL).- are co-organizing this event which aims “to promote [digital] integration and participation of groups and individuals from underrepresented sectors.” The first Conectándonos gathering was held in Bolivia in December 2011.

• Silvia Viñas

15 April 2012

Colombia

On the night of April 13, against the backdrop of the Summit of the Americas [es] (a meeting of the continent's heads of State), explosions were heard [es] near the location of the United States Embasy in Bogotá. No one was injured as a result of the incident [es], and on Twitter it began trending under the terms Embajada Estados Unidos [es] (United States Embassy). The incident coincided with the arrival in the country of President Barak Obama and took place at the same time as another similar incident in the city of Cartagena [es] (location of the conference).