Category: Regions
December 2, 2019 > William Costa
As Protests Against Local Government Flare Up Across Paraguay, a 17-Year-Old Student Leads the Charge in One Town
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay—In recent weeks, the town of Mayor Otaño in southeastern Paraguay has been the scene of a dramatic protest over alleged misuse of public funds by local authorities. And […] Read More >
November 27, 2019 > Pablo Medina Uribe
Behind the National Strike in Colombia
This article was co-published with NACLA. On Aug. 7, 2018, former senator Iván Duque — a relatively young politician with little experience — assumed office as Colombia’s president. Since then, […] Read More >
November 21, 2019 > Maria Abreu
Leaving in Haste, Newest Venezuela Migrants in U.S. Face More Challenges Than Previous Generations Did
NEW YORK — José arrived in New York in July after only two months of planning his move. He is one of the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who recently […] Read More >
October 24, 2019 > Linda Farthing
Evo Morales Wins Bolivia’s Election, but Fraud Allegations Tarnish the Victory
LA PAZ—After days of anxiety and protests, President Evo Morales has narrowly won Bolivia’s presidential election. To win, Morales needed a 10% lead over his closest rival, former President Carlos […] Read More >
October 17, 2019 > Marina Guimaraes
In Brazil, Growing Inequality Fuels Fires Burning the Amazon
NEW YORK — The fires in the Brazilian Amazon continue to burn more than two months after they first darkened the skies of São Paulo and caused an international outcry. […] Read More >
October 3, 2019 > Cecilia Nowell
‘Green Tide’ Reaches Mexico as Oaxaca Decriminalizes Abortion
The chambers of the state legislature in Oaxaca, Mexico, exploded with shouts of joy and rage Sept. 25 as the region voted to decriminalize first-trimester abortions in a 24-10 vote. […] Read More >
September 24, 2019 > Christina Noriega
Amid Call to Rearm, Ex-FARC Combatants Hesitate to Give up on Peace
ICONONZO, Colombia — Like millions of other Colombians, Gonzalo Beltrán woke up on Aug. 27 to the news that a group of former commanders of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces […] Read More >
September 16, 2019 > Gabriela Barzallo
After 6 Years of Struggle, First LGBT Couple to Request Marriage in Ecuador Says ‘I Do’
QUITO, Ecuador — Pamela Troya was preparing for an interview with a human rights defense organization in Quito in June when a fellow LGBT activist burst into the studio screaming. […] Read More >
August 13, 2019 > AlannaElder
The Dam that (Almost) Brought Down Paraguay’s President
The past two weeks have brought Paraguayans a political earthquake and a crowd of new household names, all connected to a bilateral energy deal signed with Brazil in May and […] Read More >
August 7, 2019 > Hanna Wallis
Outrage Over Rising Violence in Colombia Explodes Across Borders
NEW YORK — The desperate screams of a small child witnessing his mother’s murder in Colombia echoed around the world on July 26, when people in 80 cities around the […] Read More >