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U.S. Army Instructors Jailed For Drug Involvement
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 12:09 am | School of the Americas Watch
Col. Alvaro Quijano and Maj. Wilmer Mora taught courses in Peacekeeping Operations and Democratic Sustainment at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation from 2003-2004. More >>
SOA Graduate Responsible For Priest Murders In US
Friday, 27 October 2006, 1:17 pm | School of the Americas Watch
WASHINGTON – The shocking event that galvanized opposition to the U.S. relationship with Central American death squads and that sparked the movement to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas is making headlines again. Former Salvadoran army officer ... More >>
US: Seventeen Sentenced to Prison, Trials Continue
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 3:14 pm | School of the Americas Watch
COLUMBUS, GA – The week after a military jury in Colorado decided not to jail an Army interrogator even after they found him guilty of negligent homicide in the torture and killing of an Iraqi detainee, a federal judge in Columbus, Georgia is sentencing ... More >>
Protestors face jail for opposing U.S. Army School
Friday, 27 January 2006, 9:26 am | School of the Americas Watch
Human Rights Advocates Face Six Months in Prison For Civil Disobedience Opposing Controversial U.S. Army Training School More >>
Prison, Civil Disobedience: School Of The Americas
Friday, 28 January 2005, 11:09 am | School of the Americas Watch
Four More Activists Sentenced To Prison For Civil Disobedience To Close The School Of The Americas More >>
Hundreds Illegally Arrested at Ground Zero
Wednesday, 1 September 2004, 1:37 pm | School of the Americas Watch
Over 200 peaceful activists were illegally arrested today after gathering at 3PM at Ground Zero. Calling for an end to current US military intervention and the closure of the School of the Americas (renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security ... More >>
March and Nonviolent Direct Action Today in NYC
Wednesday, 1 September 2004, 1:36 pm | School of the Americas Watch
March from Ground Zero to Republican National Convention Followed by Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Action Today More >>
Nuns Priests & Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Sentenced
Thursday, 29 January 2004, 2:12 pm | School of the Americas Watch
Nuns, Priests, Divinity School Student, a Former New York City Firefighter, and a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Sentenced for Nonviolent Protest of the School of the Americas/WHISC More >>
Wesley Clark On Defensive On School Of Americas
Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 10:44 am | School of the Americas Watch
From June 1996 to July 1997, General Clark served as Commander of the US Southern Command, where he was responsible for US military activities concerning Latin America, including the School of the Americas (SOA), now known as the Western Hemisphere Institute ... More >>
Americans on Trial for Protesting Terror Training
Friday, 16 January 2004, 11:55 am | School of the Americas Watch
Columbus, GA – On Monday January 26th the federal trial for the 28 human rights activists from across the United States, facing federal charges for civil disobedience, begins in Columbus, Georgia. More >>
Prison for Civil Disobedience to Close SOA
Thursday, 13 February 2003, 10:20 am | School of the Americas Watch
Final Group of Human Rights Advocates Sentenced to Federal Prison for Civil Disobedience to Close School of the Americas More >>
HR Advocates on trial for Civil Disobedience
Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 10:03 am | School of the Americas Watch
As the Bush Administration seeks to expand the “war on terrorism”, 35 human rights advocates from across the country are scheduled to appear for trial in federal court today where they intend to expose what they call a terrorist training camp on U.S. ... More >>
80 Activists On Trial for SOA Civil Disobedience
Friday, 17 January 2003, 8:53 am | School of the Americas Watch
80 Human Rights Activists to Begin Federal Trial for Civil Disobedience to Close the School of the Americas More >>
86 Arraigned for Action to Close SOA
Wednesday, 20 November 2002, 1:41 pm | School of the Americas Watch
School of the Americas Watch http://www.soaw.org/newsroom November 19, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More >>
1000s to Expose Double Standard in War on Terror
Monday, 18 November 2002, 2:04 pm | School of the Americas Watch
Thousands to Expose Double Standard in War on Terrorism: Massive Convergence at Ft. Benning, Georgia, November 15-17 to Close the School of the Americas More >>
ACLU Court Challenges in Plan to Search Protestors
Thursday, 14 November 2002, 11:18 am | School of the Americas Watch
ACLU and SOA Watch Challenge in Court Plan to Search Each Participant In School of the Americas Protest - Thousands Expected to Arrive in Columbus, GA This Weekend to Expose Double Standard in the War on Terrorism More >>
1000s to Expose Double Standard in War onTerror
Wednesday, 13 November 2002, 11:17 am | School of the Americas Watch
Thousands to Expose Double Standard in War on Terrorism: Massive Convergence at Ft. Benning, Georgia, November 15-17 to Close the School of the Americas background footage available in DV format at http://www.soaw.org/newsroom More >>
Americas Actions On 510th Anniversary of Columbus
Monday, 14 October 2002, 10:14 am | School of the Americas Watch
This Saturday, October 12th, dozens of demonstrations will be held all over the US in solidarity with actions in Mexico and Central America to protest the 510th anniversary of Columbus day. Thousands of indigenous activists and supporters from Canada to ... More >>
Activists Begin Prison Term for Civil Disobedience
Monday, 9 September 2002, 11:19 am | School of the Americas Watch
Human Rights Activists to Begin Federal Prison Term Sept 10 for Civil Disobedience at School of the Americas More >>
Generals Connected to SOA Found Liable for Torture
Wednesday, 24 July 2002, 2:36 pm | School of the Americas Watch
West Palm Beach, FL – A Florida federal jury today awarded $54.6 million to three Salvadorans who proved they were tortured by Salvadoran security forces. Juan Romagoza, Neriz Gonzalez and Carlos Mauricio sued two Salvadoran generals who retired to Florida ... More >>