Category: Regions
April 5, 2012 > James Rodriguez
Guatemalan Protesters March 9 Days For Indigenous Rights
GUATEMALA CITY — After 9 days and more than 120 miles, members of the Indigenous, Peasant and Popular March (Marcha Indígena, Campesina y Popular) arrived at the center of Guatemala […] Read More >
April 4, 2012 > Staff
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala’s Brother Complains of Prison Beating
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peruvian President Ollanta Humala arranged to have his younger brother Antauro transferred to solitary confinement while he serves a 19-year prison sentence, but he […] Read More >
April 3, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s FARC Release Hostages Held for 12 Years
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerillas released 10 soldiers and police officers on Monday who they had held captive for at […] Read More >
March 30, 2012 > Staff
Mexico: Escaped Kidnapping Victim Kills 4, Dies In Gunfight
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican police killed a man believed to be the victim of a kidnapping after he killed two of his captors, a former police officer, […] Read More >
March 29, 2012 > Staff
Chilean Man Dies After Anti-Gay Beating As Chile Debates Anti-Discrimination Law
Today in Latin America Top Story — Daniel Zamudio, the 24 year-old Chilean man who was attacked and brutally beaten by suspected Neo-Nazis, died of his wounds on Tuesday night […] Read More >
March 28, 2012 > Staff
Argentine Investigators Discover Suspected Death Squad Cars
Today in Latin America Top Story — Argentine investigators located 43 rusty Ford Falcons at a naval base outside Bahía Blanca, Argentina that are thought to have been used by […] Read More >
March 27, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: 36 FARC Rebels Dead In Second Air Raid This Week
Today in Latin America Top Story — Following quickly on the heels of an air raid that killed 33 FARC guerrillas last Wednesday, the Colombian military announced that a raid in […] Read More >
March 26, 2012 > Staff
El Salvador: Reported Truce Between Gangs Raises Questions
Today in Latin America Top Story — Leaders of El Salvador’s Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs confirmed Friday that they have reached a truce which they say has contributed to […] Read More >
March 22, 2012 > Staff
Brazilian Prosecutors File Criminal Charges Against Chevron And Transocean
Today in Latin America Top Story — Brazilian federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against seventeen Chevron and Transocean oil executives on Wednesday for an oil leak that caused 110,000 gallons of […] Read More >
March 21, 2012 > Staff
Guatemalan Paramilitaries Sentenced To 7,710 Years For Massacre
Today in Latin America Top Story — Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries were sentenced Tuesday to a total of 7,710 years in jail each for their participation in the 1982 massacre of […] Read More >