Cracking Down on Protests in Venezuela & Police Corruption in El Salvador (Lp5162014)

This week, "Latin Pulse" covers a variety of topics, including the crackdown on the protest movement in Venezuela and corruption tainting police in El Salvador. The segment on Venezuela reviews the opinions of one of the leaders of the opposition protest movement who has also been influential with the country's student protestors too. The Salvadoran segment traces the history of the national police and how criminal organizations infiltrated the police during the past generation. The news segment of the program covers the visit of Uruguay's President Jose "Pepe" Mujica to Washington, D.C. and his discussion of health issues and human rights. The program also includes a commentary on the failure of marriage equality in Colombia. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Rodrigo Diamanti of El Mundo Sin Mordaza; and Hector Silva of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS). Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml. The photo is by Marquinam via Flickr using a Creative Commons license: https://www.flickr.com/photos/marquinam/13155160395/ “Latin Pulse” is produced at American University’s School of Communication. This program is sponsored by the university’s Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS), in association with Link TV. http://www.american.edu/soc/ http://www.american.edu/clals/latin-pulse.cfm