Category: Blog
December 5, 2019 > Staff
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 >
December 4, 2019 > Staff
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 >
December 3, 2019 > Staff
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 >
December 2, 2019 > Staff
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 >
November 27, 2019 > Staff
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 >
November 26, 2019 > Staff
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 >
November 25, 2019 > Staff
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 >
November 22, 2019 > Staff
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 >
November 21, 2019 > Staff
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 >
November 20, 2019 > Staff
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 >