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Colombians March in a Third Strike Against the President

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Thousands of Colombians occupied the streets of different cities in the third strike against president Iván Duque in the past two weeks. Protesters formed a […] Read More >

Pompeo: U.S. to Prevent Protests from ‘Morphing into Riots’ in Latin America

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the United States will help Latin American countries prevent protests from “morphing into riots.” Pompeo […] Read More >

U.S. Imposes Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Brazil, Argentina

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL: U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that his administration will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum from Brazil and Argentina. Trump tweeted that “Brazil and […] Read More >

AMLO Celebrates One Year in Office

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Yesterday, thousands of people filled Mexico City’s central plaza, the Zócalo, to celebrate President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s first year in office. In a speech […] Read More >

Duque Holds First Meetings with Colombian Protest Organizers

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: President Iván Duque had his first meeting with protest organizers yesterday morning after a third protester died on Monday. Dilan Cruz, an 18-year-old high school […] Read More >

Keiko Fujimori Ordered Freed from Jail

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal approved a habeas corpus request yesterday to free Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. Keiko Fujimori was jailed […] Read More >

Activists March Across the Region for International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: As governments recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women today — a day chosen to remember the Mirabal sisters who were […] Read More >

Protests Erupt Around Colombia over Discontent with Duque’s First Year in Office

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Yesterday massive protests against Iván Duque’s government took to the streets from La Guajira desert, down to Popayán, in the heart of the Andean mountain […] Read More >

General Discontent Coalesces in Colombian National Strike

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Multiple sectors of the Colombia society called a national strike against the administration of President Iván Duque today. The anti-government protests are set to take […] Read More >

Colombia Sets Military-Enforced Curfew, Closes Borders Ahead of Planned Protests

TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Yesterday, the Colombian government announced the establishment of military patrols, closed borders and enforced curfews ahead of anti-government protests tomorrow. Authorities will close all the […] Read More >