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Hispanic News From Mexico to Brazil
April 03, 2008 4:23 PM
In Mexico, a former female wrestler, Juana Barraza was sentenced to 759 years in prison. She became known as “la Mataviejitas” or the "little old lady killer" in Mexico City. Barraza was found guilty of killing sixteen elderly women, but she only admits to killing four of them.
Also in Mexico, more than one hundred prisoners in Chiapas State were set free, since authorities determined there was little evidence against them. They had been accused of crimes like homicide, kidnapping and robbery. There are also 227 other cases are pending, so more prisoners might be freed.
In Cuba, in only a few weeks, there had been many changes thanks to President Raúl Castro. Now Cubans, if they have money, can buy cell phones and appliances, such as computers. They are now also able to stay at hotels that were only for tourists. Many think that Castro is giving these liberties to gain popularity in power. The question is whether his brother, Fidel Castro, approves these reforms.
And in Brazil, the health crisis continues in Rio de Janeiro. 67 people have died and it’s believed that another 57 thousand people are infected. The Brazilian military has been forced to intervene to try to stop the spread of the disease.
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It's funny that Raul Castro is letting Cubans buy computers, yet has blocked from the internet the most popular blog from Cuba called: "Generacion Y". This blog got over 4 million hits last month and the writer behind it; Yoani Sánchez, got one of Spain's highest Journalism Awards! Spain claimed that the blog is a window into Cuba. Unfortunately, now the Cubans on the island cannot view the blog.
Posted by: WomenOnGuard | Apr 12, 2008 1:36:56 PM
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