Colombia
Jesse Jackson visits Cuba
October 4, 2013Civil rights advocate Jesse Jackson, attending a religious service at a Havana-based Baptist church, called for actions to end the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba.
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Agrarian strike in Colombia triggers repression, wider struggle
September 3, 2013Angry small farmers are rejecting free trade agreements Colombia signed with the United States, Canada, and the European Union. Rrural people in Colombia are suffering.Eight million Colombians are hungry,
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On anniversary of free trade deal, Colombian workers face turning point
May 10, 2013After decades of displacement, war and poverty, workers in Colombia face the possibility of a better life.
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Land remains key to negotiated peace in Colombia
March 1, 2013Coffee and cacao farmers are showing that social mobilization in Colombian streets and countryside will make sure such discussion becomes the order of the day.
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Colombian senator: U.S.-backed labor rights plan a flop
February 15, 2013The labor action plan for workers' rights added to the controversial U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement is failing, say a Colombian senator and union leaders.
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