Category: Blog
September 22, 2014 > Staff
Peru Announces New Anti-Logging Efforts After Activists Killed
Top Story – Peru’s government has formed a commission to stop illegal logging on the Peru-Brazil border following the killings of four indigenous leaders of the Ashaninka community in early September, […] Read More >
September 19, 2014 > Staff
Eyewitness Accuses Mexican Troops of Executing Suspects Despite Surrender
Top Story — New evidence and an eyewitness report suggest Mexican soldiers executed 21 suspected members of a criminal group this summer following a brief firefight initiated by the troops, the Associated […] Read More >
September 18, 2014 > Camila Osorio
The Economist Criticized For Equating Violence Of Military Dictatorships With That Of Guerrillas
The Economist magazine stoked a controversy this week with an article arguing that memorials commemorating those killed by South America’s rightwing military governments are rewriting the past by playing down […] Read More >
September 18, 2014 > Staff
Álvaro Uribe Defends Himself Against Corruption Charges
Top Story — Colombia’s former president Álvaro Uribe appeared in congress Wednesday to defend himself against claims of corruption and ties to violent paramilitary groups. Leftist Sen. Ivan Cepeda spoke […] Read More >
September 17, 2014 > Staff
Homeless Activists Clash With Police in São Paulo
Top Story — Unrest paralyzed central São Paulo Tuesday after police attempted to evict a group of homeless activists occupying a building there, reported the Los Angeles Times. The residents, who […] Read More >
September 16, 2014 > Staff
Colombia’s ELN Accused of Killing Two Oil Workers
Top Story — Suspected members of Colombia’s second-largest rebel group have killed two oil workers in a sniper attack, the military said Monday. The workers, contractors with the state-owned Ecopetrol oil […] Read More >
September 15, 2014 > Staff
Brazilian Presidential Candidates Are Now in a Dead Heat
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is now in a statistical tie with presidential hopeful Marina Silva, according to a poll released Friday by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics […] Read More >
October 11, 2012 > Staff
Brazil Supreme Court Appoints First Black President
Top Story — The Brazilian Supreme Court appointed the first black presiding judge, Joaquim Barbosa, on Wednesday. Judge Joaquim Barbosa, 58, was appointed by ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva […] Read More >
October 10, 2012 > Staff
Zetas Leader Body Stolen From Funeral Home, Mexico says.
Top Story — The body of Zetas leader Heriberto Lazcano, alias “The Executioner,” was stolen out of the funeral home where it was being kept by armed men, Mexican authorities […] Read More >
October 9, 2012 > Staff
Mexico Arrests Alleged Zetas Leader Suspected Of Migrant Massacre
Top Story — The Mexican Navy captured alleged Zetas cartel chief, Salvador Alfonso Martinez Escobedo, suspected of some of the country’s most well known crimes. Martinez Escobedo was arrested on […] Read More >