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Renata Avila

Contributor profile · 96 posts · joined 12 January 2007

Lawyer, Advocate for Transparency, Lead of Creative Commons Guatemala. Interested in Sharism, Free Culture, Open Education, Human Rights. You can always count on me to defend Freedom of Speech, transparency, and Human Rights. Co-Directing @Techtransparent and #Librebus

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27 August 2010

Guatemala: Indigenous Teacher and Artist Kidnapped and Murdered

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

An increasing spiral of violence has impacted different communities in rural Guatemala. This time, the victim was a respected rural teacher, spiritual guide, dancer and artist from Sololá: Lisandro Guarcax.

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1 July 2010

Guatemala: Costa Rican Francisco Dall’Anese to Direct CICIG

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

Francisco Dall’Anese, Attorney General of Costa Rica, has been appointed to direct the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala. Bloggers provide context and analysis on how this new appointment will affect Guatemala.

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31 May 2010

Guatemala: State of Emergency Due to Tropical Storm Agatha

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

Guatemala is in a state of emergency. In addition to the active Pacaya volcano that has caused evacuations and damages, Tropical Storm Agatha has hit the country, causing many disappearances and deaths in the poorest regions.

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5 May 2010

Technology for Transparency, Civic Engagement and Accountability in Latin America

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

Latin America has a long history of corruption, organized crime, and impunity. However, the region also has a mature civil society and dozens of technology projects that are poised to disrupt the status quo if they are able to attract more offline participation.

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30 April 2010

Latin America: Free Software Installation Festival 2010

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

The 2010 edition of the Latin American Free Software Installation Festival (FLISOL) took place and was organized simultaneously in 20 countries and 250 cities all across the region.

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9 April 2010

Guatemala: A Tale of 2 Lakes, Macaws and a Queen

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

Environmental activists are concerned about the continued oil exploration in the Laguna del Tigre National Park, which is one of many natural lakes in Guatemala that contain biodiversity and which are under threat.

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6 March 2010

Guatemala: Secretary of State Clinton's Visit

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton completed her recent Latin American tour with a stop in Guatemala to discuss the fight against drug trafficking, as well as normalizing relations with Honduras.

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24 January 2010

Guatemala: United for Haiti After Earthquake

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

In 1976, an earthquake killed nearly 23,000 people in Guatemala. Now, 34 years later, Guatemalans are united to help Haitians with their own earthquake tragedy, through a wide variety of fundraising efforts and other signs of solidarity.

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13 January 2010

Guatemala: Investigation Reveals Rosenberg Masterminded His Own Murder

Written by Renata Avila · Latin America

After an investigation by a UN commission, it was determined that Guatemalan lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg had masterminded his own murder, clearing President Álvaro Colom, who Rosenberg had accused in a video left behind after his death.

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7 January 2010

Western Sahara: Running the Sahara Marathon 2010

Written by Renata Avila · Middle East & North Africa

The Sahara Marathon is an international sport event to demonstrate solidarity with the Saharawi people and this year celebrates its 10th anniversary. Many dedicated bloggers wrote about it to promote the event in different languages and even created blogs for this purpose.

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