Silvia Viñas · May, 2013

Latest posts by Silvia Viñas from May, 2013

VIDEO: Journalist Who Fled Mexico Speaks

“I abandoned my investigative work. I will never go back to investigative reporting because of the lack of protection by the Mexican state, which should guarantee my family’s safety and...

28 May 2013

Update on Colombia Peace Process

WOLA (Washington Office on Latin America) has published an update on the talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The report concludes: As they...

22 May 2013

Rios Montt Testifies in Genocide Trial

On the 26th day of the historic Genocide trial against former de facto head of state Efrain Rios Montt and his Head of Intelligence Jose Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez, the prosecution...

10 May 2013

Let's Talk About Blogs

1. What do you have in mind when creating a new post? Your personal style? Other blogs? Your experience? Your readers? 2. How do you save your content or remember...

8 May 2013

Photos of Modern-Day El Salvador

These are not pictures for tourism purposes — these are pictures to educate and illustrate issues facing modern day El Salvador. Tim's El Salvador Blog links to a collection of...

7 May 2013

Freedom of the Press in Colombia

Colombians commemorated World Press Freedom Day showing their outrage over the May 1 attack against journalist Ricardo Calderón from Semana magazine. Calderón was investigating corruption among military officers [es]. On...

4 May 2013