Posts By: Mari Hayman
May 5, 2011 > Mari Hayman
American Professor Prohibited From Returning to Cuba
An American professor studying blogging and micro-businesses in Cuba says he was told by Cuban government officials that he cannot return to the island nation where his research is based. […] Read More >
May 4, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Florida and Georgia Debate Arizona-style Immigration Laws
A heated debate over the U.S. immigration system has erupted in Florida and Georgia this week as both states are on the verge of implementing Arizona-style bills designed to curb […] Read More >
May 3, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazil Breaks Relations With Human Rights Commission Over Belo Monte Dam
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered an immediate cessation of relations with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) after the regional body asked the government to suspend construction of […] Read More >
May 2, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazil Censors Simpsons Scene Of Two Men Kissing
Brazil’s TV Globo network on Friday cut a scene from the Simpsons in which Homer Simpson kissed another male character, the bartender Moe. Globo said that the minute-long sequence from […] Read More >
April 29, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Mexico’s National Security Law Can’t Be Evaluated, Says PRI’s Navarrete
Facing the opposition of human rights groups and deputies from the PRD, Convergencia and PT parties, the PRI’s Alfonso Navarrete Prida announced Thursday that there is not enough time to […] Read More >
April 28, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Mexico’s National Security Law Proposal Prompts Human Rights Concerns
As the deadline nears for the Mexican Congress to approve controversial changes to the country’s National Security Law, Mexican human rights advocates are rallying against revisions that they say could […] Read More >
April 27, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Mexico’s Congress Considers Changing Security Law To Control Drug War Violence
With the current session of Mexico’s Congress scheduled to expire Friday, members of Mexico’s House of Deputies have less than a week to deliberate over controversial changes to the country’s […] Read More >
April 26, 2011 > Mari Hayman
American-Made “Rio: The Movie” A Hit In Brazil, U.S. And Abroad
“Rio: The Movie”, the hit animated feature by Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Saldanha, has topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row after its April 15 […] Read More >
April 26, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Google Irks Brazilians With Map of Rio de Janeiro Highlighting Favelas
Google has come under fire in Brazil for prominently featuring the names of favelas on the Internet giant’s online map service, Google Maps. An editorial by O Globo called […] Read More >
April 25, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazilian Air Force Monitored Politicians, Civilians, Church, for Ten Years After Dictatorship’s End
A trove of 35,000 documents released by the Brazilian National Archives on April 13 show that the Brazilian Air Force monitored leftist groups and political parties, labor union members, and […] Read More >