Silvia Viñas · September, 2011

Latest posts by Silvia Viñas from September, 2011

Honduras: Recent Cables Released by WikiLeaks

‘La Gringa’ from La Gringa's Blogcito summarizes the content found in selected diplomatic cables that were recently released by Wikileaks. The cables “were from 2002-2004, when Larry Palmer was US...

14 September 2011

Colombia: “New York Hurts More”

@RedMujeresC, the Twitter account of Red Mujeres Ciudadanas – Colombia, quotes Mare Nubium on the massacres perpetrated by illegally armed groups in Colombia [es]. The author manifests her indignation because,...

14 September 2011

Guatemala: 2011 General Elections in Antigua

Rudy Girón at AntiguaDailyPhoto posts a photo slide show of “the election process in La Antigua Guatemala”. Rudy also describes the voting process, reporting that Sunday's elections in Antigua “progressed...

13 September 2011

Honduras: Radio Journalist Killed

“Thursday [September 8] a reporter for Radio Uno in San Pedro was murdered […] The reporter, Medardo Flores, was part of the finance section of the Frente Amplio de Resistencia...

13 September 2011

Guatemala: Voting Out Cultural Intolerance

Sakis González shares a video [es] of Guatemalan artists speaking out against “cultural intolerance” after the municipality of Guatemala City rejected the reopening of the cultural center ‘Rock’ol Vuh’. Sakis...

9 September 2011

Mexico: The Importance of Literacy

Ismael Flores at Vivir México [es] blogs about the importance of literacy. He provides some historical background and looks at current challenges related to literacy in Mexico.

8 September 2011