Latest posts by Juan Arellano from March, 2009
Americas: “Chuenga” A New Latin American Version of Digg
Chuenga [es], is a new effort launched by a group of Latin American bloggers. The site is based on Meneame, the spanish version of Digg. As they say in their blog [es] “we give priority to Latin American news.” La Brujula Verde [es] analyzes the project's possibilities.
Peru: Death Threats to Journalist Julio Vásquez
Angela of Desde Mis Ojos [es] writes about the death threats being received by Peruvian journalist Julio Vásquez, who had uncovered the torture of townspeople by the national police and the security staff of a local mine in Piura.
Peru: Protests as Fujimori Trial Draws Closer to Completion
As the time draws nearer for the completion of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's trial, Gran Combo Club [es] writes that there are protests in the streets of Lima in support and against Fujimori.