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U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement: An Agency of Deceit and Corruption

Miguel Contreras — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:25:12 -0400

ICE’s Corruption, Fraud, Waste, Abuse, Mismanagement, Discrimination, and Retaliation

Would the real U.S. Senator John McCain stand-up?

Miguel Contreras — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:54:31 -0400

I reviewed with amusement a story first published by our local newspaper about one of our local resident, insurance agent Mr. Marci Rios and allegedly an active member of our Yuma’s Democratic Party.

On the Longest Walk, Indigenous Peoples human rights forum

Brenda Norrell — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:28:18 -0400

The International Indian Treaty Council and Longest Walk's human right forum

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois – The International Indian Treaty Council and the Longest Walk focused on human rights as inherent rights of Indigenous Peoples, as the walkers arrived for prayers at Cahokia Mounds and the St. Louis Arch, the gateway to the west.

Zapatistas End Successful Cafe La Selva Boycott

Kristin Bricker — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:40:30 -0400

Less than a year after it began, the Zapatistas and the Other Campaign suspended their campaign against the Jungle Ejido Union (UES in its Spanish initials) and its partner and distributor Cafe La Selva. The Zapatista Good Government Council in La Realidad decided to end the boycott and protests against the coffee companies after UES members withdrew from 24 de Diciembre, the Zapatista community it terrorized for one year and nine months.

The House of Death is no longer the new kid on the block

Bill Conroy — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:20:47 -0400

The House of Death at 3633 Parsioneros in Ciudad Juarez, located just south of El Paso, Texas, became part of a macabre parade of homes earlier this year when two additional houses in the Mexican border city grabbed headlines due to their similar landscaping features.

Like the Parsioneros house, where 12 bodies were found buried in the backyard, these latest homes also boast backyards that doubled as graveyards.

Two Years On, Atenco Still Hurts

Kristin Bricker — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:57:50 -0400

Two years ago, on May 3-4, 2006, federal, state, and municipal police violently invaded San Salvador Atenco, leaving two people dead and 218 people imprisoned. To date, only a handful of police have been prosecuted for very minor crimes, and many of those convicted have since been exonerated. However, sixteen activists remain imprisoned, some with life sentences.

3M Rosario. Argentina

Romina Trincheri — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:19:22 -0400

La Marcha Mundial de la Marihuana se celebra desde 1999 alrededor de todo el mundo, en simultáneo, el primer fin de semana de mayo. Los motivos principales del evento se centran en: hacer evidente la cantidad de consumidores para terminar con la discriminación, la persecución y la criminalización, reclamar por la despenalización de la tenencia para consumo, los usos medicinales y el autocultivo.

CCH Vallejo Students and Regeneracion Radio End Occupation of Director´s Office

Kristin Bricker — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:50:43 -0400

Pending the fulfillment of an agreement reached with school authorities on April 15, CCH Vallejo students and their community radio station, Regeneracion Radio, ended a six-day occupation of the CCH Vallejo director's office.

South Dakota Police Illegally Arrest Yankton Sioux on Sovereign Land

Brenda Norrell — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:13:59 -0400

Police from the South Dakota State Police and Charles Mix County Sheriff's Department illegally arrested 40 Yankton peacefully protecting their sovereign land from the construction of a disease-producing large-scale hog farm in the heart of their community, one-half mile from the Yankton Head Start.

While women, children and young men stood in peaceful protest, more than 50 police patrol units arrived and sharpshooters were stationed on a rooftop.

Welcome to the Upgraded Narcosphere!

Narco News — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:04:07 -0400

Thanks to everyone for having patience with us as we worked through all the problems that come along when changing to a new system. Now, I'm glad to say that we've worked through the major issues (knock on wood) and are now ready to introduce our copublishers and readers to some new features of the Narcosphere.

All readers will notice the new style to the Narcosphere as well as the improved readability and organization of our content.