There has a new surge in cases of harassment and censorship of journalists working for radio stations that have been outspoken in their criticism of the government since the June 2009 coup d’état. Radio Uno, an educational station in the northern city of San Pedro Sula that has...

Las amenazas y la cesura se intensifican contra la radiodifusora educativa local Radio Uno, conocida por su postura contraria al régimen después del golpe de Estado del 28 de junio de 2009. Su señal incluso fue interrumpida por un acto de sabotaje cometido la noche del 30 al...

Juan Alcívar Rivas, corresponsal del periódico La Hora y de la radio Nuevo Sol, en La Concordia, se encuentra actualmente bajo una orden de arresto por “acto terrorista”, emitida el 20 de agosto de 2010, por el juez Kléber Samaniego, del Juzgado Cuarto de...

El Gobierno de España analiza el anuncio del cese el fuego hecho por la organización terrorista ETA. Euskadi Ta Askatasuna ha enviado un video a la BBC en el que anuncia que "no llevará a cabo acciones armadas". La cadena británica asegura que ha tenido...

Spain's government Monday rejected a ceasefire by Basque fighters ETA as totally inadequate and demanded it renounce guns and bombs forever in its battle for an independent homeland. The government, opposition, and media were united in their deep scepticism over Sunday's video declaration of a...

A couple of weeks ago, while I was on vacation, my cell phone rang; it was Jorge Bolanos, the head of the Cuban Interest Section (we of course don't have diplomatic relations with Cuba) in Washington. "I have a message for you from Fidel," he said. This made me sit up straight. "He...

El periodista estadounidense-israelí, Jeffrey Goldberg, se declara sorprendido ante la "simpatía por los judíos y por el derecho a existir de Israel" que demostró Castro durante una entrevista, que se prolongó por tres días. El líder...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told a regional summit on Friday that there would be no Russian military bases on his country's territory. The 12 leaders of countries that make up the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) convened for an emergency summit in the Argentine resort city of...

Amnistía Internacional otorgó un gran apoyo, como algunas otras organizaciones. Influyeron mucho para el que el tribunal superior fallara a nuestro favor. - Rogelio Telis, asesor legal de Raúl Hernández (México) - Amnistía Internacional (AI) recibe con...

Amnesty International has welcomed the release of a Mexican indigenous human rights activist who was imprisoned for over two years on a fabricated murder charge. Raúl Hernández was acquitted by a judge in Guerrero State on Friday 27 August and immediately released. “The...