http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/latin-america-teeters-on-edge-of-abortion-abyss-national-catholic-register/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/latin-america-teeters-on-edge-of-abortion-abyss-national-catholic-register/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:54:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126740 National Catholic Register: “It’s part of a trend in Latin America that often doesn’t get noticed: that there is the ‘latex left,’ and certainly countries like Uruguay and Argentina — they’re pushing this pro-abortion, pro-same-sex ‘marriage’ agenda, (and) the justices in Mexico City [are too],” said Tozzi. “But elsewhere the left is more of an old left that emphasizes economics rather than the ‘latex left’ issues,” he added . . . Tozzi sees signs of hope in other countries as well: “You also have the example of Ollanta Humala in Peru, who was elected president about half a year ago, with broad left-wing support. For a variety of reasons, he has rejected the ‘latex left’ agenda. His women’s affairs minister, a big pro-abortion supporter, was fired by him about a month ago and replaced with a woman who’s an evangelical Christian. So there are certain elements of the left in Latin America that are distinct from the latex left, which people sometimes overlook.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/24/latin-america-teeters-on-edge-of-abortion-abyss-national-catholic-register/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/chavez-opponent-says-he-will-continue-presidential-bid-despite-court-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/chavez-opponent-says-he-will-continue-presidential-bid-despite-court-ruling/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:10:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116377 VOANews.com: Lopez accused the Venezuelan Supreme Court of being controlled by Chavez. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/chavez-opponent-says-he-will-continue-presidential-bid-despite-court-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/20/chavez-defends-plan-for-internet-regulations/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/20/chavez-defends-plan-for-internet-regulations/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:29:52 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87630 Associated Press: "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defended plans for a law that would impose broadcast-type regulations on the Internet, saying Sunday that his government should protect citizens against online crimes." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/20/chavez-defends-plan-for-internet-regulations/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/26/chavez-orders-expropriation-of-owens-illinois/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/26/chavez-orders-expropriation-of-owens-illinois/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:52:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=78468 CBS: "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday ordered the expropriation of U.S.-based glass maker Owens-Illinois Inc.'s unit in the South American country. " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/26/chavez-orders-expropriation-of-owens-illinois/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/19/buying-venezuelas-press-with-u-s-tax-dollars/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/19/buying-venezuelas-press-with-u-s-tax-dollars/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:40:57 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=65902 Huffington Post: "The U.S. State Department is secretly funneling millions of dollars to Latin American journalists, according to documents obtained in June under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). ... Thus far, only documents pertaining to Venezuela have been released. They reveal that the PADF, collaborating with Venezuelan NGOs associated with the country's political opposition, has been supplied with at least $700,000 to give out journalism grants and sponsor journalism education programs." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/19/buying-venezuelas-press-with-u-s-tax-dollars/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/14/11th-circuit-grants-gay-venezuelan-activist-review-of-asylum-decision/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/14/11th-circuit-grants-gay-venezuelan-activist-review-of-asylum-decision/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 20:51:24 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=60846 Courthouse News Service: "An immigration board's decision to deny a gay anti-Hugo Chavez activist's request for asylum was 'riddled with error' because it ignored the widespread violence and discrimination he faced in Venezuela, the Eleventh Circuit ruled. The circuit granted the immigrant's petition for review, since both the immigration judge and the Board of Immigration Appeals 'failed to provide a reasoned explanation' for denying relief." | Ayala v. U.S. Attorney General, No. 09-12113 (11th Cir. May 7, 2010) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/14/11th-circuit-grants-gay-venezuelan-activist-review-of-asylum-decision/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/08/venezuela-group-says-jailing-of-judge-attacks-judicial-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/08/venezuela-group-says-jailing-of-judge-attacks-judicial-freedom/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:55:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/08/venezuela-group-says-jailing-of-judge-attacks-judicial-freedom/ Washington Post: "The jailing of a judge in Venezuela threatens the independence of her colleagues and the rule of law in the Latin American OPEC member, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni was arrested by police on December 10, a day after she ordered the conditional release of a long-imprisoned banker accused of fraud." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/08/venezuela-group-says-jailing-of-judge-attacks-judicial-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/09/venezuela-catholic-leaders-fear-chavez%e2%80%99s-property-confiscations-could-target-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/09/venezuela-catholic-leaders-fear-chavez%e2%80%99s-property-confiscations-could-target-church/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:31:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=41722 Catholic News Agency: "Widespread anxiety exists among Catholic leaders in Venezuela who fear that President Hugo Chavez could try to confiscate churches, schools and other church property and try to 'eliminate' the work of the Catholic Church, a source close to the Venezuelan Bishops Conference has told Aid to the Church in Need." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/09/venezuela-catholic-leaders-fear-chavez%e2%80%99s-property-confiscations-could-target-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/07/cardinal-calls-on-venezuelans-to-fight-to-preserve-religious-education/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/07/cardinal-calls-on-venezuelans-to-fight-to-preserve-religious-education/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:00:20 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=38311 EWTN: "The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, remarked to Catholics recently that the Venezuelan government decided long ago to expel religion from schools, and therefore they should avoid the temptation to fall into secularism or yield to its onslaught." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/07/cardinal-calls-on-venezuelans-to-fight-to-preserve-religious-education/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/24/venezuelans-protest-over-schools-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/24/venezuelans-protest-over-schools-law/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:16:31 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=33986 EuroNews: "The law orders schools to base curricula on the 'Bolivarian Doctrine' – a reference to ideals espoused by 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar, such as national self-determination and Latin American unity." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/24/venezuelans-protest-over-schools-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/17/venezuelan-legislature-passes-controversial-education-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/17/venezuelan-legislature-passes-controversial-education-bill/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:06:19 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=33321 Miami Herald: "The bill appears to open up education to political interference by the government. Among other provisions, it enshrines 'Bolivarian doctrine' as the basis of education and gives a major role in education to the so-called 'communal councils,' which are community assemblies mostly dominated by the ruling Unified Socialist Party of Venezuela." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/17/venezuelan-legislature-passes-controversial-education-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/30/venezuela-freedom-of-expression-must-be-limited/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/30/venezuela-freedom-of-expression-must-be-limited/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:57:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=31642 Boston Globe (AP): Venezuela's top prosecutor insisted Thursday that freedom of expression in Venezuela "must be limited," and proposed legislation that would slap additional restrictions on the country's news media. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/30/venezuela-freedom-of-expression-must-be-limited/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/01/us-panel-religious-freedom-ebbing-in-russia-turkey/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/01/us-panel-religious-freedom-ebbing-in-russia-turkey/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 20:48:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=23029 Hartford Courant (AP): "A congressionally backed panel said today that religious freedoms were deteriorating in Russia, Turkey and four other nations that were added to a watch list of countries where people's rights to worship as they please or not to worship at all are at risk." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/05/01/us-panel-religious-freedom-ebbing-in-russia-turkey/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/16/chavez-calls-venezuela-vote-mandate-for-socialism/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/16/chavez-calls-venezuela-vote-mandate-for-socialism/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:18:31 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=15596 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/02/16/chavez-calls-venezuela-vote-mandate-for-socialism/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/21/venezuela-tear-gas-attack-on-apostolic-nuncio/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/21/venezuela-tear-gas-attack-on-apostolic-nuncio/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:42:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=13060 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/01/21/venezuela-tear-gas-attack-on-apostolic-nuncio/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/15/venezuela-socialism-by-decree/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/15/venezuela-socialism-by-decree/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:49:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=6764 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/15/venezuela-socialism-by-decree/feed/ 0