Posts By: Staff
July 5, 2019 > Staff
United Nations Accuses Venezuela of Extrajudicial Killings of Maduro Opponents
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: Authorities counted more than 6,800 killings since the beginning of 2018 during operations categorized as “resistance to authority,” according to a new UN report. Other […] Read More >
July 4, 2019 > Staff
U.S. Sanctions Cuban Oil Company in Attempt to Weaken Venezuela’s Maduro
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: Cuba’s state-run oil shipping company Cubametales became the latest recipient of U.S. sanctions directed at allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro yesterday. U.S. Treasury Secretary […] Read More >
July 3, 2019 > Staff
Dozens of Central American Migrants Return Home, Opting Not to ‘Remain in Mexico’
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Nearly 70 Central American migrants were taken back to their home countries yesterday on buses from Mexico, where they had remained while they awaited their […] Read More >
July 2, 2019 > Staff
Uruguay Primary Election Hints at Possible Turn to the Right
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA URUGUAY: The results are in from Sunday’s presidential primary election. Daniel Martínez, the former mayor of Montevideo, will face off against Luis Lacalle Pou, a senator […] Read More >
July 1, 2019 > Staff
Venezuelan Navy Captain who Allegedly Conspired Against Maduro Dies in Custody
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: A navy captain detained for allegedly conspiring against President Nicolás Maduro died in custody yesterday. Rafael Acosta had been arrested with five other military officials […] Read More >
June 28, 2019 > Staff
Cuba Legalizes Production of Independent Film
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: As of August, Cuban independent filmmakers will be allowed to legally produce their work. Decree 373 recognizes the “working status of cinematographic and audiovisual creators” […] Read More >
June 27, 2019 > Staff
Shocking Photo Of Drowned Migrants Sparks Global Outrage
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: A photo of a drowned Salvadoran man and his 23-month-old infant has sparked global condemnation and anguish. Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his daughter Valeria, […] Read More >
June 26, 2019 > Staff
OAS Convenes In Colombia With Venezuela As Top Hemispheric Issue
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Today, national delegations from 35 countries will congregate in Medellín for the 49th annual General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) for a […] Read More >
June 25, 2019 > Staff
Hundreds Of Underage Migrants Moved From “Inhumane” Detention Facility In Texas
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: After an article published June 21 by the Associated Press exposed the “inhumane conditions” in a particular migrant detention center for children, the U.S. government […] Read More >
June 24, 2019 > Staff
With Boots On The Ground, Mexico Increases Migratory Policing
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Mexican security forces began intensifying their crackdown on Central American migration over the weekend. Security forces have reportedly detained over two hundred migrants after officials […] Read More >