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Sally Seward

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Sally is a Spanish to English translator from Colorado, USA. She has lived in Spain and Egypt, and is looking forward to moving to South America in the future. She loves everything that has to do with language and culture and loves being able to make stories from the Spanish-speaking world available in English!

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18 June 2013

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Julian Assange, Calle 13, and Twitter Users Write a Song Together

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René Pérez, from the musical group Calle 13, and Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, gathered ideas and suggestions from Twitter users to write a song together that will go on Calle 13's next album.

17 June 2013

Experts and Citizens Discuss ‘Free Culture’ in Quito, Ecuador

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The Second International Congress on Free Culture was held in Quito, Ecuador, focusing on universal access to knowledge, artistic and cultural creation, the administration of culture, collective production, open access to scientific works, the use of alternative licenses, new teaching models, and the benefits for the people.

13 June 2013

Peru: Four Years Since the Indigenous Protests in Bagua

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June 5, 2013, marked the passage of four years since the events in Bagua, the protests of indigenous communities in the Amazon against legislative rulings detrimental to their interests. In this post we summarize the current situation and some opinions about it, along with the ways in which these four years were commemorated.

25 May 2013

Rafael Correa Sworn In for Third Term as President of Ecuador

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Rafael Correa took office as the President of the Republic of Ecuador to govern until 2017.

24 May 2013

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Outrage over Arrest of Two Photojournalists in Spain

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The news of the arrest of photojournalist Raúl Capín, in Madrid, was widely shared under the tag #RaúlLibertad on Twitter. Photojournalist Adolfo Luján was also arrested. Many online messages of indignation and against the repression of journalists who report on social protests are circulating.

19 May 2013

Peru: Strike in Iquitos in Protest of Corruption

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A 24 hour strike in the city of Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, attempted to call attention to suspected acts of corruption within the Regional Government of Loreto and the apparent involvement with which the Judicial Power is taking these cases.

29 April 2013

Lenin Paladines: Science Fiction from Ecuador

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We talked to the young writer from Loja, Ecuador, Lenin Paladines, author of a blog about science fiction with which he hopes to promote reading among young people.

20 April 2013

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Monsanto Nominated for Puerto Rico's Agricultural Hall of Fame

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As soon as the non-profit organization Acción y Reforma Agrícola announced that it nominated the agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto to the Hall of Fame of Puerto Rican Agriculture, many grassroots groups demonstrated their fiercest opposition.

15 April 2013

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Air Show Ends in Tragedy in the Dominican Republic

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An aircraft from the Dominican Air Force crashed into the open sea during the Caribbean Air Show while it was performing an acrobatic stunt. The two pilots manning the aircraft died in the incident.

29 March 2013

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Europe for the People, Not the Markets

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From March 11 to 17 European citizens organized a week of protests against austerity measures imposed on the countries of the European Union, know as the European Counter Summit. People from different countries have protested in the streets and commented on the events through Twitter under the tag #EuropeanSpring.

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