Diego Cevallos

MEXICO CITY – Leaders of the social movement that has been at the center of unrest in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca since May, demanding that the local governor step down, have asked self-styled guerrilla groups that have come out in defense of the protests not to interfere. "All of the people should be … Continue reading “Social Movement in Oaxaca Rejects Violence”

MEXICO CITY – A total of 215 Latino soldiers serving in the U.S. Army have already died in Iraq, but according to antiwar activists, this bad news comes with a silver lining: an ever smaller number of young people of Latin American descent are enlisting in the armed forces. "I’m glad that the Army is … Continue reading “Fewer and Fewer Latinos Willing to Die in Iraq”

MEXICO CITY – As of Oct. 22, an eternal flame will burn continuously outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in the capital of El Salvador, as an everlasting tribute to Catholic Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, a leading light in the struggle to bring peace to his country, whose murder remains unpunished after almost 25 years. As the … Continue reading “Archbishop Romero’s Murder Still Unpunished 25 Years On”

Civil society groups in Honduras applauded the government’s decision to withdraw the country’s 370 troops from Iraq, while voices in El Salvador called for a pullout of the Salvadoran forces as well. "We were taken by surprise, because it looked like the troops would stay there," Juan Barahona, coordinator of the Popular Bloc, which links … Continue reading “Hondurans Cheer Iraq Withdrawal, Salvadorans Call for Same”