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Drug gangs kill nine in Honduras as violence grows - 0 views

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/11/AR2010041102099.html There is a turf war in Honduras over the territories of the drug traffickers. 9 were killed in a bloody attack...

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Safety and Sanctuary: Pentecostalism and Youth Gang Violence in Honduras - 0 views

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This article from the Latin American Perspectives journal talks about the disenfranchised youth in Honduras, who are typically young males. Due to Neoliberal policies in the Americas since the 1980s, there has been an increase in the number of violent deaths of young men in many countries, especially Honduras, where gang violence has increased with depleted social spending. "When combined, the paltry amount budgeted for education and health care spending and a faltering GDP create an environment of economic uncertainty for the working poor in Honduras, who constitute three-quarters of the nation's households (78)." . . . "Evangelical faiths in Latin America offer youth a form of public life that contends with other forms of public affiliation. In Honduras, youth participating in "privatized" forms of religious practice such as evangelical Protestantism do so in response to the "private" cliques of youth gangs. In the face of the social suffering caused by neoliberal economies, evangelical Christian faiths have offered disenfranchised youth in Honduras a spiritual response to individual pain while gangs have offered self-empowerment predicated on interpersonal violence." Max Weber says that 'Salvific religions' offer a chance for a better future, salvation from the evil that exists in the world (suffering, social exploitation), so the 'nonpriveledged class' is attracted to this sentiment, especiallly in the social devistation of neoliberalism. As the article states, "In the neoliberal era in Latin America, a time when hunger, disease, and violence are causing acute bodily suffering, salvific religions have gained many new followers by promising an end to suffering." Also, an alternative to the social order is offered by the ethnic and social equality "in the eyes of God."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article from the Latin American Perspectives journal talks about the disenfranchised youth in Honduras, who are typically young males. Due to Neoliberal policies in the Americas since the 1980s, there has been an increase in the number of violent deaths of young men in many countries, especially Honduras, where gang violence has increased with depleted social spending. "When combined, the paltry amount budgeted for education and health care spending and a faltering GDP create an environment of economic uncertainty for the working poor in Honduras, who constitute three-quarters of the nation's households (78)." . . . "Evangelical faiths in Latin America offer youth a form of public life that contends with other forms of public affiliation. In Honduras, youth participating in "privatized" forms of religious practice such as evangelical Protestantism do so in response to the "private" cliques of youth gangs. In the face of the social suffering caused by neoliberal economies, evangelical Christian faiths have offered disenfranchised youth in Honduras a spiritual response to individual pain while gangs have offered self-empowerment predicated on interpersonal violence." Max Weber says that 'Salvific religions' offer a chance for a better future, salvation from the evil that exists in the world (suffering, social exploitation), so the 'nonpriveledged class' is attracted to this sentiment, especiallly in the social devistation of neoliberalism. As the article states, "In the neoliberal era in Latin America, a time when hunger, disease, and violence are causing acute bodily suffering, salvific religions have gained many new followers by promising an end to suffering." Also, an alternative to the social order is offered by the ethnic and social equality "in the eyes of God."</div>

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2 soldiers, 2 gunmen killed in shootout in Northern Mexico - 1 views

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100414/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico The Mexican army says two soldiers and two gunmen died in a shootout in a northern Mexico area that has seen a recent spike ...

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(Repost) Violent Confrontation Between Police and Miners in Southern Peru - 1 views

Five people were killed and twenty-nine hurt today in a standoff between 1,200 police and about 3,800 miners who had blockaded a busy section of the Pan-American Highway in protest of new regulatio...

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started by Wes Decker on 22 Apr 10 no follow-up yet

Venezuela's - 2 views

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/5147 This article is an updated overview of why people are unhappy with the current situation in Venezuela. It also tells about revolutionary and counter-r...

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US Consulate in Mexican Border City Forced to Close After Gunfire, http://www.sfgate.co... - 0 views

Several shootings between police officers and drug cartel members in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico resulted in many dead and wounded, and also forced the US consular office to close in the fac...

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Tzotzil women ask for expulsion of unnecessarily stationed troops in Chiapas, more mili... - 1 views

http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2010/03/09/en-su-dia-indigenas-piden-cese-acoso-del-ejercito-en-chiapas Indigenous tzotzil women living in Chiapas are asking for a halt of the harrasment from th...

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If you're a Journalist, Don't go to Mexico - 4 views

Mexico has become one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. In most cases reporters have been targeted for their coverage of organized crime and corrupt officials. According to...

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Fake Nurse Kills Patient in San Pedro de Sula - 1 views

http://www.hondurasnews.com/2010/04/24/fake-nurse-kills-patient-in-san-pedro-hospital/ This happened in Pedro de Sula, where there has been 3 murders of journalists in the past month. This article...

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Georgino - 0 views

http://www.hondurasnews.tv/newspapers/eltiempo_en.php A lot can be found in the news about the recent slayings of journalists in Honduras, but not as often can one really find the effects on the t...

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Police Chief Put in Charge of His Own Trial - 3 views

General Luis Muguruza, the police chief who commanded the bloodiest police operation of Alan Garcia's presidency, has been named to a government human rights commission. The appointment comes just...

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