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Thu09Oct2008

Don't Say I didn't Warn You : NYPD Arresting Children in School

Years ago, when the then NYC Board of Education School Safety Division was swallowed by the New York City Police Department, I, working in coalition with other activists, warned that this would step up the criminalization of young people, especially... Read more »

Thursday, October 09 2008 | 11:00 H

Fri19Sep2008

Angie Zapata Case to Go to Trial

In July, we wrote about the horrific hate motivated killing of the young mujer Angie Zapata. Seems that the prosecutor in the case is ready to move forward with a trial. According to Colorado's KDRO-TV, alleged murderer Allen Ray Andrade... Read more »

Friday, September 19 2008 | 13:01 H

Wed17Sep2008

NYPD Attacked Father Taking His Daughter to School and Now He Faces Charges

Imagine you are walking your daughter to school. It's a common scene. The last thing you expect is to be attacked. The last thing you expect is to be attacked by the New York City Police Department. Yet, that's exactly... Read more »

Wednesday, September 17 2008 | 09:36 H

Tue02Sep2008

Mexicans March Against Violence

It wasn't just RNC protesters out marching this weekend. Mexicans sick of the constant violence in their country were out en masse as well. Among the protesters were parents and family members of murdered and kidnapped relatives. Drug cartels are... Read more »

Tuesday, September 02 2008 | 13:40 H

Thu21Aug2008

Jose Can You See? Border Patrol Abusing Migrants

Color us shocked. The idea that a law enforcement agency would abuse people, especially migrants just astounds us. Ok, so sadly it doesn't really but it adds another layer of anger. On Tuesday, a former Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty... Read more »

Thursday, August 21 2008 | 10:02 H

Fri15Aug2008

U.S. Border Patrol Reacts to a Rock With a Bullet Into Mexico

Last time we checked, shooting into another country's territory was against international law. But the United States Border Patrol isn't one to get all bogged down international law, especially in the face of rocks. The incident began unfolding about 10... Read more »

Friday, August 15 2008 | 13:30 H

Wed13Aug2008

Montreal Police Shoot and Kill Latino Sparking Outrage

On Saturday, 18 year old Fredy Villanueva, unarmed, was shot and killed by a Montreal police officer speaking community outrage described in the mainstream media as "a riot". What is known is that two police officers, a man and a... Read more »

Wednesday, August 13 2008 | 12:22 H

Mon11Aug2008

Remembering Angie Zapata

While the papers run obits for Bernie Mac and Issac Hayes, much attention isn't being paid to the violent killing of Angie Zapata. Her community remembers her though, and by her community, I mean people who actually knew the woman,... Read more »

Monday, August 11 2008 | 09:00 H

Wed06Aug2008

Texas Executes Jose Ernesto Medellin Against International Law and Protests

The U.S. Supreme Court did not grant a reprieve to Jose Ernesto Medellin and executed him last night based on a 1993 conviction for raping and killing two Texas teens. "I'm sorry my actions caused you pain. I hope this... Read more »

Wednesday, August 06 2008 | 11:38 H

Sun29Jun2008

Feds Probe "Alleged" Yonkers Police Brutality

I love when a woman can show up looking as she does in the picture and people can still say that something "allegedly" went down. Pictured is Irma Marquez, who was shown on a surveillance videotape, being bodyslammed, facedown, by... Read more »

Sunday, June 29 2008 | 11:52 H

Wed04Jun2008

Nuestro Señor del Perico

Jesus, as in the son of God, not my primo in the Bronx, was caught wearing cocaine in Laredo, Texas. Allow me to clarify, a statue of Jesus was confiscated in Laredo, Texas, after it was discovered that the statue... Read more »

Wednesday, June 04 2008 | 10:30 H

Thu22May2008

Argentine Children Murder Baby

Some shocking news out of Buenos Aires, Argentina: two children, aged 7 and 9 have allegedly murdered a baby and declared to police that they did so "with pleasure":Argentine society is witness to the horror and confusion caused by the... Read more »

Thursday, May 22 2008 | 14:29 H

Wed21May2008

Mexico: 6 Years in Jail for Selling Movies and Music Online

A 26-year old Mexican citizen has been charged with piracy and sentenced to 6 years in prison for allegedly selling television shows, movies and music over the Internet:A 6-year, 6-month sentence and a fine...equivalent to 428,000 pesos [about $41,000] was... Read more »

Wednesday, May 21 2008 | 12:49 H

Thu15May2008

More Info on NYPD Shot Dogs than People

With Sean Bell fresh in the minds and hearts of people, and immigrants in Iowa being held in cattle yards, people of color have already gotten the message that we are viewed as animals or even as less than animals.... Read more »

Thursday, May 15 2008 | 19:17 H

Tue11Mar2008

Hate Crimes Against Latinos Up

I've said it once and I will say it a thousand times, the anti-immigrant rhetoric translates into anti-Latino rhetoric and actions and if you don't believe me then believe a report put out by the Southern Poverty Law Center. They... Read more »

Tuesday, March 11 2008 | 10:01 H

Thu06Mar2008

I Guess It's Ok to Commit Crimes on Undocumented Since They are "Illegal" Anyway, right?

Playing on people's fears is something that the United States is really good at so it's no wonder that people are playing on the fears of the undocumented to commit crimes against them.Immigrant communities in the Boston area are in... Read more »

Thursday, March 06 2008 | 11:02 H

Tue12Feb2008

CSI: Mexico City

It's not the most recent addition to CBS' lineup but a new crime lab that's opening up in Mexico's capital, which will be the most advanced in Latin America. Mexico's El Universal reports that the new center cost close 16... Read more »

Tuesday, February 12 2008 | 13:30 H

Wed16Jan2008

Another musician murdered in Mexico

The wave of violence against grupero musicians in Mexico continues, with a new murder making headlines. The body of Jorge Antonio Sepúlveda Armenta, 20 --a.k.a. El Koquillo de Sinaloa -- was found yesterday alongside a highway in rural Sinaloa state.... Read more »

Wednesday, January 16 2008 | 09:53 H

Wed09Jan2008

Picasso Lost and Found in Brazil

One Pablo Picasso painting and a second painting by Brazilian artist Candido Portinari were found leaning against a wall of a house after being stolen last month from a Sao Paulo museum. Two suspects were arrested. The theft of the... Read more »

Wednesday, January 09 2008 | 11:46 H

Wed26Dec2007

U.S. Street Orgs Going South of the Border (And Then Come Back)

It's not something you hear about often. How street organizations, aka gangs, move their industry to Latin America making them even bigger and transnational. What results is that neither the U.S. or Latin American nations are equipped to deal with... Read more »

Wednesday, December 26 2007 | 10:26 H

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