Zapatistas return home after being violently forced from their homes after they stood up to the government over their wish for autonomous education. Davies discusses their fight for autonomy against a government they see as corrupt.
Messages of support from all over the world have been pouring in to the widely respected Colombian Senator, Piedad Cordoba, after the inspector-general's unexpected decision to kick her out of Congress.
Over the last few months the FNRP has collected 1.2 million signatures from all over the country for a petition demanding a new constitution
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Venezuela: devaluation causes chaos ♦ Colombia: right-wing para-military infiltration behind political assassinations ♦ Argentina: payment of public debt sparks off heated debate
Argentina: First gay wedding in Latin America ♦ Venezuela: Chávez accuses Colombia of linking him with rebels ♦ Chile to hand over report on “espionage” in Peru ♦ Bolivia ends the year without new investment ♦ Brazil
Mexico: Drug cartels on revenge attack for killing of leader ♦ Colombia: Guerrillas murder kidnapped governor ♦ Mexico: first gay wedding will not be annulled ♦ Peruvian President changes Economy Minister ♦ The British