Category: North America
October 28, 2014 > Camila Osorio
Activists and Journalists Struggle to Make Colombia’s War Visible in the U.S.
NEW YORK CITY — Diana Gómez and Shaira Rivera, two young women from Colombia, visited several U.S. universities this month to raise awareness about Colombia’s current peace negotiations to end […] Read More >
October 27, 2014 > Staff
Brazil Re-elects Dilma Rousseff as President
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won her re-election bid in the closest race in the country’s history, taking just over 51 percent of the vote to beat her […] Read More >
October 24, 2014 > Staff
Governor of Mexican State Steps Down Over Student Disappearances
Top Story — The governor of the Mexican state of Guerrero stepped down from his position on Thursday as the disappearance of 43 students there late last month continues to […] Read More >
October 22, 2014 > Staff
Mexican Troops Executed Victims in June Slayings, Rights Body Finds
Top Story — Mexican troops executed up to 15 of the 22 suspected gang members killed in June in the small town of San Pedro Limón, according to an investigation […] Read More >
October 21, 2014 > Dusty Christensen
As World Series Begins, So Does ‘Latin American Pipeline’ to MLB
When the opening pitch is thrown Tuesday night in game one of the World Series, a number of Latin American players will be front and center under the bright stadium […] Read More >
October 15, 2014 > Staff
U.N. Extends Controversial Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti
Top Story — The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) will be renewed for another year, the U.N. Security Council announced on Tuesday. The council, composed of 15 nations, […] Read More >
October 14, 2014 > Staff
Mexican Radio Host Shot Dead on the Air
Top Story — Mexican activist and radio host Atilano Roman Tirado was shot on-air during his weekly program Oct. 11 in the state of Sinaloa. Two gunmen forced their way […] Read More >
October 10, 2014 > Staff
Mexico Arrests Another Drug Cartel Kingpin
Top Story – Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, alleged leader of Mexico’s Juarez cartel, was captured in the Mexican city of Torreon, the Associated Press reports. This is the second arrest in […] Read More >
October 9, 2014 > Camila Osorio and Kristian Jebsen
Leftist Groups in New York Protest Student Killings in Mexico
NEW YORK — Dozens of activists congregated outside the Mexican consulate to protest the Sept. 26 attack in Mexico’s Guerrero state that left six dead, 25 injured and at least 43 students […] Read More >
October 8, 2014 > Nicki Fleischner
A Day on a New York City “Rocket Docket”
The minors and their guardians sit in the fluorescent-lit room and stare at the sketch on the whiteboard. The image represents a map of Mexico and the U.S. separated by […] Read More >