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Citizen Journalist Kidnapped And Killed In Mexico For Reporting On Organised Crime

Citizen groups in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas reported yesterday that Twitter user María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio had been kidnapped and murdered. Although it is unknown who was responsible for her death,...

by Tlanonotsalistli

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A victory for women’s rights in El Salvador

El Salvador has been making several headlines for their harsh anti-abortion laws with imprisonments of women suffering miscarriages. However, it looks like the small Central American country has arrived at a turning point. On J...

by Isabela Vrba

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Drought in the Americas: Equal insecurity?

The American media publishes dozens of articles everyday on what has been the worst drought in decades for the state of California. Photos of the changing Californian landscape have appeared in nearly every major news source. T...

by Taylor Stenberg

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