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Thu24Jul2008

Transgender Latina Murdered in Colorado

Angie Zapata, just 18 years old, was found beaten to death in her apartment last week. While most of the country looks to Colorado as the Democratic National Convention approaches, they turn a blind eye to the struggles of... Read more »

Thursday, July 24 2008 | 07:56 H

Thu17Jul2008

Denver Latino Cops Suing Department and City

All is not well among the Latino police officers in the host city for the Democratic National Convention. 16 Latino officers have filed a federal class-action discrimination lawsuit against the Denver Police Department and City and County of Denver.The complaint... Read more »

Thursday, July 17 2008 | 13:43 H

Wed16Jul2008

Justice For Jayson Tirado Press Conference

On Monday, we told you about the case of Jayson Tirado, the young man whose life was taken by an off-duty police officer. The grand jury in the case refused to indict and the community expressed its' outrage at a... Read more »

Wednesday, July 16 2008 | 08:49 H

Mon14Jul2008

Human Rights Abuses Against Pregnant Undocumented Workers

Latina Lista is reporting on the story of Juana Villegas DeLaPaz, an undocumented pregnant worker who was recently arrested and imprisoned for driving without a license. If that wasn't bad enough, Villegas DeLaPaz went into labor while in prison.... Read more »

Monday, July 14 2008 | 13:25 H

Grand Jury Fails to Indict Off-Duty NYPD Detective in Shooting: Community to Protest Today

Last October, in what has been described as an act of road rage, off-duty NYC detective Sean Sawyer shot and killed Jayson Tirado, an unarmed motorist. Last week, a grand jury , did not indict Sawyer, even though, according to... Read more »

Monday, July 14 2008 | 13:11 H

Fri11Jul2008

Ingrid Betancourt's Struggle to Resume Life

Amid rumors of a failing marriage, Ingrid Betancourt spoke to the press about how difficult the transition from captive to freed woman has been for her: A collapse is coming, she said. "It's like the roaring of the waves,... Read more »

Friday, July 11 2008 | 14:01 H

Thu10Jul2008

Puerto Rican Grand Jury Resisters Need Your Help

Via a personal email : We are calling on all members of the HOSTOS GRAND JURY RESISTANCE CAMPAIGN and supporters to make generous donations to cover costs. The grand jury cases have become more complicated requiring hiring of additional legal... Read more »

Thursday, July 10 2008 | 19:00 H

Tue08Jul2008

FBI Considering Rules That Would Open the Door to Ethnic and Racial Profiling

Pacifica's Democracy Now! reports that the AP is reporting (how's that for third hand info) that the Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing, relying instead on racial or ethnic profiling. Currently, FBI... Read more »

Tuesday, July 08 2008 | 07:42 H

Mon30Jun2008

Request for the UN to Look at Filiberto Ojeda Rios FBI Death

A Bar Association (it is not clear if this is the Puerto Rican Bar Association) requested that the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Extrajudicial Executions, Australian Philip Alston, investigate the United States for the death of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos at... Read more »

Monday, June 30 2008 | 09:30 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

Thu26Jun2008

NYPD Raid Home of Brutalized Radical Hip Hop Artist

Earlier this week, we told you about how activist hip hoppers Rebel Diaz were given a beat down by the NYPD when two of it's members were brave and responsible enough to monitor the police in the Bronx as they... Read more »

Thursday, June 26 2008 | 16:43 H

Wed25Jun2008

Mexico City Activist Targetted and Arrested

Chanti Ollin is a six-year-old community center in Mexico City. One of its core founders and organizers, Hard Coreen, was wrongfully arrested by the police at the end of April. Hard Coreen is a longtime activist. He has done a... Read more »

Wednesday, June 25 2008 | 10:00 H

Mon23Jun2008

Federal Grand Juries Subpoenas as a Means of Intimidating the Rican Freedom Movement

Almost two weeks ago, the appearances of Puerto Rican Independence advocates/ activists called by U.S. federal authorities were postponed indefinitely. The fact that one of the people called, Tania Fronteras, was notified as she appeared as part of the Puerto... Read more »

Monday, June 23 2008 | 13:50 H

Latino Radical Hip Hoppers Rebel Diaz Attacked By the NYPD

Last Thursday, independent, radical, revolutionary, activist Hip Hoppers Rodstarz and G1, two brothers known musically and in the movement as Rebel Diaz, were walking in the Bronx, NYC when they witnessed an all too common occurrence. Police officers from the... Read more »

Monday, June 23 2008 | 09:50 H

Thu19Jun2008

Attorney Referral Site for Spanish Speakers

Sadly, this is how many Spanish speaking Latinos get their legal help. 1800 cantaso (electric chair) Enter as a solution Legal Match, an online attorney referral website that has begun the process of translating a few of the 4,000 pages... Read more »

Thursday, June 19 2008 | 14:34 H

Mexico to World Court: U.S. Must Halt Executions

The lives of 5 Mexican citizens are hanging in the balance as the United Nations' top court hears a plea from Mexico to help save their lives. Mexico is accusing its neighbor to the north of disregarding a U.N. ruling... Read more »

Thursday, June 19 2008 | 12:56 H

Wed18Jun2008

Bloggers of the World Unite Against AP

Political bloggers of all sizes and political leanings are organizing to boycott AP after AP decided to attack a mid-size blog claiming that publishing fragments of their syndicated news articles and reports violates copyright. Bloggers are saying that using snippets... Read more »

Wednesday, June 18 2008 | 12:58 H

Police Officer Found Not Guilty of Killing Homeless Guatemalan Immigrant

It has been well over a year since Rene Perez, a homeless immigrant from Guatemala was found dead. George Bubaris, a former police officer in the area was accused of second-degree manslaughter, unlawful imprisonment and official misconduct and was found... Read more »

Wednesday, June 18 2008 | 06:58 H

Tue03Jun2008

Law Against Undocumented Struck Down in Long Island County

Yesterday, a Suffolk County, New York law that required required it's 17,000 licensed contractors to prove their employees are not undocumented immigrants was struck down. Judge Ralph Costello ruled that the county legislature broke its own rules when it rejected,... Read more »

Tuesday, June 03 2008 | 14:52 H

Thu29May2008

Guantanamo Bay Iguanas Protected. Detainees, Not So Much

Something is seriously wrong when animals inside Guantanamo Bay are protected but the people detained inside Guantanamo Bay are not.U.S. law protects endangered iguanas on the naval base, but the Supreme Court is struggling to determine whether it also applies... Read more »

Thursday, May 29 2008 | 16:14 H

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