Category: Regions
December 16, 2014 > Nicki Fleischner
Alternatives to Detention Leave Some Honduran Immigrants in “Shackles”
NEW YORK — On an average weekday Eva, a 39-year-old woman from Honduras, never leaves a 15-block radius in the Bronx. From bringing her two children to school, to taking […] Read More >
December 16, 2014 > Staff
Haitian Prime Minister Defends Record After Resignation
Top Story — Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe spoke out on Monday, defending his legacy after an independent commission set up by President Michel Martelly pressured him to resign over […] Read More >
December 15, 2014 > Staff
Mexican Federal Police Implicated in Student Killings
Top Story — Federal authorities in Mexico appear to have participated in the September attack on a group of teacher trainees in the state of Guerrero, contrary to prior government […] Read More >
December 14, 2014 > Nicki Fleischner
Cuban Laws May Have Changed, But the Jokes Haven’t
In 2010, I found myself among hundreds of heeled and hairsprayed Cubans in Havana’s Teatro Karl Marx waiting for the start of the Premios Lucas — a sort of MTV […] Read More >
December 12, 2014 > Camila Osorio
Latin American Environmentalists Call For End To Fracking
Latin American environmental activists called for an end to fracking this week, as international leaders gathered in Lima, Peru, for the United Nations summit on climate change. Researchers and protestors […] Read More >
December 12, 2014 > Staff
Brazil Charges 36 Over Petrobras Corruption Scandal
Top Story — Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday filed criminal charges against 36 people for alleged involvement in a massive kickback scheme at oil giant Petrobras, Brazil’s largest company, which is […] Read More >
December 11, 2014 > Staff
Nicaraguan Protesters March Against Canal Project
Top Story — Thousands marched through the Nicaraguan capital of Managua on Wednesday to protest the construction of a transoceanic canal, two weeks ahead of the project’s start-date. The demonstrators […] Read More >
December 10, 2014 > Staff
U.S., U.N. Call for Resolution of Deadlock in Haiti Amid Unrest
Top Story — The U.S. government and the United Nations have urged Haitian authorities to settle a political dispute that has been years in the making, amid protests calling for […] Read More >
December 9, 2014 > Staff
Brazil’s Anti-Corruption Chief Resigns Amid Unfolding Corruption Scandal
Top Story — The head of Brazil’s anti-corruption department announced his resignation on Monday, less than one month after 27 people were arrested in connection to a multibillion-dollar corruption scheme […] Read More >
December 8, 2014 > Staff
Mexico Identifies Remains of One Missing Student
Mexico’s Attorney General announced on Sunday that the remains of one student among the 43 missing since September have been identified. The positive DNA identification of Alexander Mora, 19, made […] Read More >