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WNU #965: Two Killed in Dominican Civic Strike
Two youths not connected to the protests were killed during the confrontations on Oct. 22, according to FALPO spokesperson Eddy Muñoz. Israel Polanco, 17, was shot while playing sports; Luis Gómez, 15, was shot while riding either a bicycle or a motorcycle in an area where police agents were firing at strikers.
Weekly News Update on the Americas
Issue #965, October 26, 2008
1. Dominican Republic: Two Killed in Civic Strike
2. Puerto Rico: Teachers Back Independent Union
3. Argentina: Police Fight Teachers
4. Mexico: PEMEX "Reform" Rules
5. Links to alternative sources on: South America, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, US policy
ISSN#: 1084-922X. Weekly News Update on the Americas covers news from Latin America and the Caribbean, compiled and written from a progressive perspective. It has been published weekly by the Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York since 1990. For a subscription, write to weeklynewsupdate [at] gmail.com. It is archived at http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.com
*1. Dominican Republic: Two Killed in Civic Strike
On Oct. 21 residents of San Francisco de Macorís in the northeastern Dominican province of Duarte started what was planned as a two-day civic strike for improvements in health and education services; in street and road maintenance; and in infrastructure work. The area has been the scene of numerous protests for years over these and similar demands [see Updates #484, 485, 592, 720, 731, 798, 821] [...]
Read the full Update:
http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.com/2008/10/wnu-965-two-killed-in-dominican-civic.html
Issue #965, October 26, 2008
1. Dominican Republic: Two Killed in Civic Strike
2. Puerto Rico: Teachers Back Independent Union
3. Argentina: Police Fight Teachers
4. Mexico: PEMEX "Reform" Rules
5. Links to alternative sources on: South America, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, US policy
ISSN#: 1084-922X. Weekly News Update on the Americas covers news from Latin America and the Caribbean, compiled and written from a progressive perspective. It has been published weekly by the Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York since 1990. For a subscription, write to weeklynewsupdate [at] gmail.com. It is archived at http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.com
*1. Dominican Republic: Two Killed in Civic Strike
On Oct. 21 residents of San Francisco de Macorís in the northeastern Dominican province of Duarte started what was planned as a two-day civic strike for improvements in health and education services; in street and road maintenance; and in infrastructure work. The area has been the scene of numerous protests for years over these and similar demands [see Updates #484, 485, 592, 720, 731, 798, 821] [...]
Read the full Update:
http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.com/2008/10/wnu-965-two-killed-in-dominican-civic.html
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