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February 25, 2021 at 3:30 PM

US Senate proposes law to sanction repressive, drug-trafficking President of Honduras

US Senate proposes law to sanction repressive, drug-trafficking President of Honduras Article by Nina Lakhani, The Guardian  Share Tweet Forward …

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February 24, 2021 at 3:02 PM

“Haiti Betrayed”: How USA, France, Canada Throttle Haitian Democracy

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February 22, 2021 at 4:45 PM

Dianna Ortiz, presente

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February 16, 2021 at 5:02 PM

No End in Sight: Root Causes of Migration from Honduras and Guatemala

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February 15, 2021 at 4:33 PM

Nurse Keyla Martinez murdered by police

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February 12, 2021 at 9:49 PM

Honduran president, a drug-trafficking ally of Trump & Obama, Trudeau & Harper, tries to win over Biden

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February 10, 2021 at 2:55 PM

US government promises pathway to citizenship for 11 million people

US government promises pathway to citizenship for 11 million people But will the US & Canada continue to treat Honduras and Guatemala like “shithole countries”, creating more forced migrants and refugees?  Share …

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February 10, 2021 at 1:47 PM

Guatemalan forced migrants massacred by police and organized crime in Mexico

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February 9, 2021 at 2:32 AM

Honduran president target of U.S. drug-trafficking criminal investigation

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February 2, 2021 at 5:41 PM

El Salvador government linked to killings of two FMLN opposition members

El Salvador government linked to killings of two FMLN opposition members US and Canadian policy at work  Share Tweet Forward February 2, 202…

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January 26, 2021 at 5:53 PM

Hidden connection between US steel company NUCOR Corp. & illegal mine in Guapinol, Honduras

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January 20, 2021 at 8:18 PM

Guatemalan regime uses violence against thousands of refugees fleeing Honduras

Guatemalan regime uses violence against thousands of refugees fleeing Honduras US & Cdn-backed Guatemalan regime uses violence against thousands of refugees fleeing violence & desperation of US & Cdn-backed Honduran regime …

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January 19, 2021 at 4:44 PM

Urgent Action: Pan American Silver-linked assassination attempt against Julio González

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January 16, 2021 at 11:16 PM

When will Trudeau gov’t end support for Trump gov’t efforts to ‘regime change’ democratic gov’t of Venezuela?

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January 16, 2021 at 8:38 PM

This moment of crisis is not time to sweep dirt under rug

This moment of crisis is not time to sweep dirt under rug Acceptance of U.S.-led interventions in around world must end Share Tweet Forward a…

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January 11, 2021 at 7:32 PM

U.S. and Canadian-backed Honduran regime leader wanted to “‘shove drugs up noses of gringos’ by flooding U.S. with cocaine”

U.S. and Canadian-backed Honduran regime leader wanted to “‘shove drugs up noses of gringos’ by flooding U.S. with cocaine” Share Tweet Forward …

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January 8, 2021 at 8:12 PM

Hudbay Minerals head of security pleads guilty to killing and assaults near Guatemala mine

Hudbay Minerals head of security pleads guilty to killing and assaults near Guatemala mine Thank you to folks across Canada & U.S. whose multiple supports since 2004 are instrumental in making these justice struggles possible …

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January 6, 2021 at 6:37 PM

BREAKING NEWS – Mynor Padilla found guilty

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January 6, 2021 at 2:37 PM

Guatemalan Judge to rule on Mynor Padilla murder and assault trial

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December 29, 2020 at 1:48 PM

“Guatemalan democracy fails by design”

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December 28, 2020 at 3:10 PM

Back to the past in Honduras

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December 23, 2020 at 6:48 PM

Remembering and honoring Teodora Chen

Remembering and honoring Teodora Chen Another surviving victim of the Rio Negro-Chixoy Dam massacres has died  Share Tweet Forward December …

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December 21, 2020 at 3:59 PM

December 2020 Newsletter

December 2020 Newsletter The normalcy of “eternal emergencies” in Guatemala and Honduras   Share Tweet Forward December 2020 Newsletter   Th…

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December 16, 2020 at 3:25 PM

Retrial of Mynor Padilla (former Hudbay Minerals head of security) to begin 12/17 in Guatemala

Retrial of Mynor Padilla (former Hudbay Minerals head of security) to begin 12/17 in Guatemala The initial criminal trial lasted from 2014-2017...  Share Tweet Forward …

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December 14, 2020 at 11:16 PM

Quashed publication of: “Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala”

Quashed publication of: “Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala” Springer Publishing succumbs to legal bullying, and why this matters in the struggle for a sustainable and just world  Share …

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December 1, 2020 at 5:27 PM

Honduran Supreme Court rules against Aura Minerals (MINOSA) illegal grave digging & destruction of Azacualpa cemetery

Honduran Supreme Court rules against Aura Minerals (MINOSA) illegal grave digging & destruction of Azacualpa cemetery Share Tweet Forward …

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November 26, 2020 at 4:25 PM

Spiked. BC Profs Protest after Publisher Drops Book on Canadian Mining

Spiked. BC Profs Protest after Publisher Drops Book on Canadian Mining By Andrew MacLeod, TheTyee, Nov.25, 2020 Share Tweet Forward Rights Ac…

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November 25, 2020 at 2:35 PM

Corruption aggravates suffering and death caused by Hurricanes Eta & Iota in Guatemala and Honduras

Corruption aggravates suffering and death caused by Hurricanes Eta & Iota in Guatemala and Honduras Brazen Washington Post censorship of US role supporting these corrupt, repressive regimes  Share …

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November 24, 2020 at 9:51 PM

Protests in Guatemala against repressive, corrupt, open-for-global-business regime

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November 16, 2020 at 3:11 PM

Hurricane IOTA hitting Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala

Hurricane IOTA hitting Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala It is only the people who will help the people Share Tweet Forward November 16, 2020 *…

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November 13, 2020 at 1:59 PM

Public Letter - Publication blocked of book about mining in Guatemala

Public Letter - Publication blocked of book about mining in Guatemala Why did a Swiss academic publisher, after an initial very positive response, abruptly refuse to publish “Canadian Mining in the Aftermath... 11 November 2020   Public lett…

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November 11, 2020 at 3:53 PM

Solo el pueblo apoya al pueblo

Solo el pueblo apoya al pueblo Hurricane ETA tore across Honduras & Guatemala, exacerbating pre-existing impoverishment, racism, repression, abandonment Share Tweet Forw…

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November 3, 2020 at 10:03 PM

Demand return of five Garifuna land & rights defenders

Demand return of five Garifuna land & rights defenders Disappeared by U.S. & Canadian-backed Honduran regime Share Tweet Forward Nov…

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November 2, 2020 at 2:32 PM

The face of America

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October 29, 2020 at 8:42 PM

Guatemalan regime blocking war crimes trials

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October 27, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Illegal regime change efforts with a “human rights” face

Illegal regime change efforts with a “human rights” face Prime Minister Trudeau’s imperialist Venezuela policy Share Tweet Forward October 2…

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October 18, 2020 at 1:46 PM

Elena Choc Quib has died

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October 9, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Jailing the Guapinol mining-resistance defenders

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October 8, 2020 at 8:02 PM

Covid19 & Caravans of forced migrants from Honduras

Covid19 & Caravans of forced migrants from Honduras Thousands flee desperation, violence and corruption of U.S. and Canadian-backed regime (Los Angeles Times article by Sandra Cuffe)  Share Tw…

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October 5, 2020 at 8:07 PM

Lote Ocho women file sexual violence criminal complaint

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October 1, 2020 at 5:02 PM

Ontario court rejects Hudbay Minerals appeal in Lote Ocho sexual violence lawsuit

Ontario court rejects Hudbay Minerals appeal in Lote Ocho sexual violence lawsuit Share Tweet Forward October 1, 2020 *******   Ontario court…

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September 29, 2020 at 7:35 PM

Lote Ocho sexual violence victims speak

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September 28, 2020 at 12:51 PM

Lote Ocho gang-rapes and violent evictions

Lote Ocho gang-rapes and violent evictions How a Canadian mining company infiltrated the Guatemalan State Share Tweet Forward September 26, …

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September 27, 2020 at 8:21 PM

11th anniversary - Killing of Adolfo Ich Chaman

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September 24, 2020 at 12:53 PM

Hudbay Minerals Lawsuits to Continue 09/30

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September 17, 2020 at 1:59 PM

Inequality is the pandemic

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September 15, 2020 at 5:16 PM

US & Canada support Honduran drug trafficking regime that forces many to migrate

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September 14, 2020 at 2:38 PM

El Mirador is not for sale

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September 9, 2020 at 3:58 PM

“I haven't robbed anyone. I haven't murdered anyone. I am an Indigenous woman defending her territories, lands, rights.”

“I haven't robbed anyone. I haven't murdered anyone. I am an Indigenous woman defending her territories, lands, rights.” Criminalization of Maria Cuc Choc, a Maya Q’eqchi’ land and Indigenous rights defender in Guatemala  …

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August 31, 2020 at 5:12 PM

Canada stands with Honduran regime doing the forced disappearances

Canada stands with Honduran regime doing the forced disappearances Canadian minister of foreign affairs should delete “International Day of the Disappeared” tweet Share Tweet …

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