Category: Latin America: Week in Review
February 21, 2012 > Staff
Crowd Outside Honduran Morgue Clashes With Police
Today in Latin America Top Story — Friends and relatives of Honduran inmates killed in last week’s catastrophic prison fire clashed with police on Monday to gain access to a morgue and […] Read More >
February 17, 2012 > Staff
Shooting At California ICE Office Leaves Two Dead, One Injured
Today in Latin America Top Story — Two people were killed and another was seriously injured in a shooting Thursday inside a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency building in […] Read More >
February 16, 2012 > Staff
Honduras: Survivors, Officials Tell Story of Deadly Prison Fire
Today in Latin America Top Story — Inmates who survived a deadly fire at Comayagua prison in Honduras said that they stood helplessly at the doors to their barracks while […] Read More >
February 15, 2012 > Staff
Brazil: Police Allegedly Killed 30 People During Strike
Today in Latin America Top Story — Up to 30 murders were allegedly committed by police in Brazil during a recent strike in the northeastern state of Bahia. Out of […] Read More >
February 14, 2012 > Staff
Venezuela’s Capriles Ready to Challenge Hugo Chávez
Today in Latin America Top Story — Venezuelan presidential hopeful Henrique Capriles was confident in his first press conference Monday after he won the Democratic Unity coalition’s nomination to oppose […] Read More >
February 10, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: Warrant Out For Ex-Peace Commissioner
Today in Latin America Top Story — A warrant was issued Thursday for the arrest of Luis Carlos Restrepo, Colombia’s peace commissioner from 2002-2009, for allegedly organizing a fake guerrilla […] Read More >
February 9, 2012 > Staff
Brazilian Soccer Stadium Workers May Strike
Today in Latin America Top Story — Brazilian workers busy renovating the country’s soccer stadiums for the 2014 World Cup have said they may go on strike, deepening concerns that Brazil’s […] Read More >
February 8, 2012 > Staff
California’s American Legion Wants Police To Enforce Immigration
Today in Latin America Top Story— Members of California’s American Legion branch are campaigning to require the state’s police officers to enforce immigration law. If the veterans’ group collects the necessary […] Read More >
February 7, 2012 > Staff
Brazil Sends Troops To Salvador During Police Strike
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Brazilian government has deployed some 3,500 troops to oust striking Brazilian police officers in the northeastern state of Bahia who are currently […] Read More >
January 27, 2012 > Staff
Obama and Brewer face off as President Critiques GOP stance on Immigration
Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer entered into a heated exchange as the president arrived in Phoenix on Thursday as part […] Read More >