Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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Nigeria elections approach amid economic distress and terror attacks
January 16, 2015Nigeria is in the news again because of vicious attacks by the extremist jihadi group Boko Haram in the country's Northeastern state of Borno.
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Tragedy and crime in Paris: the Charlie Hebdo attack
January 9, 2015The attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo cannot be condoned. The persons responsible must suffer the full consequences for their actions.
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“Here, nobody surrenders”: 56 years since the Cuban Revolution
January 7, 2015The Cubans greeted the victory of the Revolution with rejoicing and a burst of energy as they put their shoulders to the wheel of building a new society on socialist principles.
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Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba
January 5, 2015The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
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The worry about Assata Shakur
January 5, 2015A concern has been raised about the fate of Assata Shakur, an African-American activist who was given political asylum by the government of Fidel Castro in 1982.
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New tasks for the Cuba solidarity movement
December 19, 2014Obama's announcement was "a major step forward toward ending the 55-year cold war with Cuba."
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U.S. and Cuba announce re-establishment of diplomatic relations!
December 17, 2014Obama and Raul Castro announced a breathtakingly radical agreement to change the relationship between the two countries.
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Sanctions against Venezuela: Colossal hypocrisy
December 16, 2014Venezuela and its allies have reacted strongly to what they call an attack on Venezuela's national sovereignty.
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