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Chávez's biggest opponent: What's not on a dinner table in Venezuela
By: Tyler Bridges, Miami Herald, February 4, 2009
Desiree Pereira couldn't decide among the squash she was squeezing at a food stall on Tuesday. Pereira expressed no uncertainty, however, when asked about the Venezuelan economy under President Hugo Chávez. ''Prices are always going up, and salaries can't keep up,'' said Pereira, 30, a computer programmer. "It's time to give someone else a chance.''
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Demonstrators fear anti-Semitism in Venezuela
By: Fabiola Sanchez, AP, February 3, 2009
Dozens of demonstrators waving banners reading "Hate Only Sows Hate" and "Coexist" gathered Tuesday in front of the United Nations' local offices to protest an attack on a Jewish synagogue and to warn against what some fear is a growing tide of anti-Semitism.
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Cuba: 205 political prisoners, including 23 journalists, await release
By: Reporters Without Borders, February 3, 2009
As the UN Human Rights Council prepares to hold its universal periodic review of the situation in Cuba on 5 February in Geneva, Reporters Without Borders points out that the Cuban government, for all its denials and claims to have a "clear conscience," continues to hold 23 journalists solely because of their dissident views and still refuses to permit an independent press.
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United States: Students tackle freedom of speech
By: Anisa Buttar, UNLV The Rebel Yell, February 2, 2009
Freedom of speech is alive and well in cyberspace, but one Web site is concentrating that energy into candid debate and discussion. UNLV business management junior Garrett Morgan and University of Arizona finance major Kyle Backus are using anonymity in their new Web site venture, socialslum.com, to illicit honest discussions about a variety of topics that affect and interest people.
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