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Latin America · January, 2012
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Stories about Latin America from January, 2012

31 January 2012

Spanish-Speaking Twittersphere Fumes Over Announcement

Written by Juan Arellano · Western Europe

Twitter's announcement that it will restrict certain user content according to the laws of individual countries immediately caused a negative reaction in the Spanish-speaking Twittersphere. Twitter users widely employed the...

Puerto Rico: The Art of Sound

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Quick Reads · Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Cuba: Human Rights Double Standard

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Puerto Rico: Waste of Money

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Cuba: Upwardly Mobile?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Panama: President Receives Draft for New Constitution

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Panama

Costa Rica: Young Entrepreneurs Present Mobile Game

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Costa Rica

Mexico: Discussing Nonviolence with Javier Sicilia

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Mexico

Bolivia: Pro-Road March Reaches La Paz

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Bolivia

30 January 2012

Brazil: Sex Scandal on Big Brother Provokes Debate on Machismo

Written by Yohana de Andrade · Brazil

The live broadcast of an alleged rape on the TV show with the highest ratings in Brazil on 14th January, with no immediate intervention by TV Globo, led thousands of...

Chile: Mapping Chile with OpenStreetMap

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Chile

Brazil: Watchdog of 2016 Olympics Reports on Suspended Bid

Written by Thiana Biondo · Quick Reads · Brazil

Cuba: Pope's Visit & Human Rights

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Cuba: No Political Reforms

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Peru: Terrorism, Youth and Social Networks

Written by Juan Arellano · Peru

One of the strongest repercussions of the MOVADEF's decision to apply to register as a political party is the amount of young activists and supporters the group has attracted and...

28 January 2012

Brazil: Movement Calls for March Against Law on Construction in Salvador

Written by Thiana Biondo · Quick Reads · Brazil

Brazil: ‘Vale’ is Elected the World's Worst Corporation

Written by João Miguel Lima · Quick Reads · Brazil

27 January 2012

Cuba: The Cardinal Rule

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Cuba: Playwright Passes On

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Brazil: A View from Aboard on Pinheirinho Eviction

Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Quick Reads · Brazil