Latin America

Exclusive: Aaron Swartz’s Partner, Expert Witness Say Prosecutors Unfairly Targeted Dead Activist

Outrage is growing over the U.S. Justice Department’s prosecution of the 26-year-old who committed suicide last week just weeks before he was to go on trial. Pioneering computer programmer and cyber activist Aaron Swartz was facing up to 35 years in prison and a $1 million fine if convicted for using computers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to download millions of academic articles provided by the nonprofit research service JSTOR.

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Chavez Is Improving, Says Minister

With his respiratory infection now under control, Hugo Chavez is recovering favorably from his latest bout with cancer, said Venezuelan Minister of Communications and Information, Ernesto Villegas, on Sunday.

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Cristina Fernandez Visits the Castros

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez ended a private visit to Cuba on Saturday to show her support for her Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, who is recovering from cancer surgery in his “pelvic region”.

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This Week in Palestine (Jan. 5-10)

Palestinian President meets with Hamas leaders in Cairo to discuss the implementation of the National Unity agreement, meanwhile Israeli assaults against Palestinian civilians intensify as Israeli elections near.

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Maduro Heading Back to Cuba and Chavez

Venezuela’s VP and acting president, Nicolas Maduro, heads back to Cuba later Friday to visit with hospitalized leader Hugo Chavez, fresh from a major pro-government rally on Thursday in Caracas, reported TeleSur TV.

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