20Apr2013
Mexican Free Expression NGO ARTICLE 19 Receives Threats of Reprisal
IFEX
ARTICLE 19's Mexico office Friday morning received an anonymous letter containing a direct threat of reprisal for the work that the staff undertake to protect journalists from violence.

20Apr2013
Crusade Against Hunger in Mexico Should Promote Traditional Diet
La Jornada
The Conservatory of Mexican Gastronomic Culture has asked the National Crusade Against Hunger to promote the traditional diet of the country, because the problems of obesity and diabetes the population now suffers are derived from the change in food intake.

20Apr2013
Anonymous Calls for Internet Blackout on April 22 to Protest CISPA
The Huffington Post
On Friday, Anonymous called for an Internet blackout in protest of CISPA, which passed the House on Thursday. If signed into law, CISPA would make it legal for websites to give your personal information to the U.S. government without your permission. Naturally, the hacker collective anonymous is not happy.

20Apr2013
With Release of 'Rastros,' Mexican Poet Javier Sicilia Retires From Literary Work
Milenio
In January of 2014, the book of poems titled "Rastros" ("Traces") will be released in Spanish. It is a book the poet Javier Sicilia dedicated to his son, who died a victim of violence. With its publication, Javier Sicilia will permanently retire from literary work.

20Apr2013
3 Years Later: What Has BP's Disaster Taught Us?
Motley Fool
We likely have very different memories of the event that began three years ago today. Most of us watched in shock, and a little disgust, as the Transocean owned Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which was leased to BP, burned and spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

20Apr2013
Mexico's Indigenous Wixaritari Ask UN for Help Protecting Sacred Lands
The News
Members of the Huichol (Wixaritari) tribe asked the United Nations this week to help them protect their sacred land from mining companies.

20Apr2013
Survival International Leads Worldwide Protests to Stop Amazon Gas Project Expansion
Survival International
Survival International supporters will protest outside Peruvian embassies and consulates around the world on April 23rd to call for an end to the deadly expansion of the Camisea gas project in Peru’s Amazon rainforest, which puts the lives of uncontacted Indians at risk.

20Apr2013
'Ending Hunger Is and Will Remain the Permanent Priority of the Government': EPN
Presidency of the Republic
As he led the event to mark the start of the Crusade against Hunger Actions, President Enrique Pena Nieto declared that, “Ending hunger is and will remain the permanent priority of the government.”


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