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Bolivia's government urged miners Monday to turn over the people responsible for the torture and murder of Deputy Minister Rodolfo Illanes, as a condition for future negotiations over their demands.... More
The United Nations human rights chief has accused U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of spreading "humiliating racial and religious prejudice" and warned of a rise of populist politics that could turn violent.... More
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Brazilian State security officials, working on behalf of the coup regime, unleashed a wave of repression against a 100,000 person strong demonstration in the city of Sao Paulo opposing the ouster of Dilma Rousseff.... More
Jose 'Pepe' Mujica, a senator and former president of Uruguay, said that deposed Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was ousted because she did not yield to pressure from politicians accused of corruption and for not being corrupt herself.... More
UK police have arrested at least seven Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists in connection to a protest that forced authorities to cancel all flights at the London City Airport.... More
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has closed the gap with his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton and leads her nationally in the race for the White House by two points.... More
Incarcerated people in prisons across the United States are gearing up for a prison strike on September 9... More
In Puerto Rico, hundreds of people shut down the island’s biggest Wal-Mart on Monday in protest against the ongoing economic crisis on the island and the companies that protesters say are responsible.... More
British military firm Cobham has provided U.S. police departments with advanced eavesdropping equipment, a leaked document shows.... More
Teachers affiliated with the militant National Coordinator of Education Workers in the state of Oaxaca voted to return to the classroom this week on the condition that the government of Enrique Peña Nieto return to the negotiating table, a union leader told Proceso magazine.... More
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