Category: Regions
February 22, 2018 > Staff
Bolivian ex-President will stand trial for massacre in US Court
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada will stand trial next month in Florida. It will be the first time a former head of state faces a […] Read More >
February 21, 2018 > Staff
Chile announces defense plan against Bolivian maritime dispute
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Chilean foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz spoke out about Chile’s defense plan against Bolivia’s maritime claim on Tuesday. Both countries will present their oral arguments on March […] Read More >
February 20, 2018 > Staff
Court says Alberto Fujimori could face new trial
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori could be tried again, a court decided on Monday. This news comes after current President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski granted him on […] Read More >
February 19, 2018 > Jo Corona
Juan Rulfo, Rediscovering a Literary Giant
NEW YORK—Critics in Mexico had little use for Juan Rulfo’s novel when “Pedro Páramo” first appeared in 1955, and the slender volume that would become a national treasure sold poorly […] Read More >
June 15, 2017 > Nidia Bautista
International Organizations Call for End to Violence Against Journalists in Mexico
NEW YORK—Today marks one month since the assassination of journalist Javier Valdéz Cárdenas, which shook the international press community and further exemplified the pervasive violation of press freedom in Mexico. […] Read More >
April 15, 2017 > Monica Espitia
Escaping a Homophobic War in Colombia
NEW YORK—José Miguel Cañón was walking home one night in the 20 de Julio neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia, when a motorcycle with two men stopped next to him. One man […] Read More >
December 5, 2016 > Daniela Castro
Colombian Victims Abroad Sought Justice in Amended Peace Deal
NEW YORK—The Colombian government and the FARC rebel group signed a new and final peace deal on Nov. 24. The Congress approved the agreement last week, giving the green light […] Read More >
November 8, 2016 > Lucía Isabel Seda
Among Republican Latinas, Support for Donald Trump is Split
NEW YORK — As voters hit the polls today, presidential frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are making their last appeals to voters in an effort to win the race […] Read More >
November 7, 2016 > Daniela Castro, Samantha Lee and Rheaa Rao
Transgender Latinas Team Up Against Discrimination
Joselyn Mendoza, hair tied up in a neat bun, looked completely at ease as she combed a customer’s hair at the Parisien Beauty School in Queens, New York. On a […] Read More >
October 17, 2016 > Hanna Wallis
Despite ‘No’ Vote, Colombian Indigenous Groups Say They’ll Implement Peace Accord
With a red and green bandana fastened around his neck, Colombia’s high commissioner for peace, Sergio Jaramillo, approached the edge of a stage adorned with fresh flowers as if walking […] Read More >