March 22, 2015 > Kamilia Lahrichi
Argentina Lags Behind in Signing Landmark Anti-Tobacco Treaty
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – As countries worldwide move toward reducing tobacco use among their citizens, Argentina remains one of seven U.N. member states — and the only one […] Read More >
March 22, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Great Reads Round-Up: March 16-22
Colombia: Is the End in Sight to the World’s Longest War? Ed Vulliamy. The Guardian. March 15, 2015. (4,001 words) Since 2012, the Colombian government and the leftwing guerrilla group […] Read More >
March 19, 2015 > Staff
The Nisman Affair
The shocking story of federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman is one that has rocked Argentina for months — or for decades, if you want to go all the way back to […] Read More >
March 19, 2015 > Staff
Accusations of Embezzlement in Battle Over Argentine Prosecutor’s Legacy
Top Story — Argentina’s government on Wednesday lent its support to an accusation that the late prosecutor Alberto Nisman embezzled public funds while he was investigating President Cristina Fernández for […] Read More >
March 18, 2015 > Staff
Latin American Leaders Rally Behind Venezuela
Top Story — Top Latin American officials threw their support behind Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday, denouncing the March 9 sanctions imposed by the United States on seven of […] Read More >
March 17, 2015 > Staff
Treasurer of Workers’ Party is Latest Charged in Petrobas Scandal
Top Story — Brazilian prosecutors have filed corruption charges against the treasurer of the ruling Workers’ Party as part of a continuing investigation into state-run oil company Petrobras, which prosecutors […] Read More >
March 16, 2015 > Staff
Hundreds of Thousands in Brazil Protest President Dilma Rousseff
Top Story — Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets on Sunday to protest the ruling Workers’ Party and demand President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment. The protests were largely […] Read More >
March 16, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Mass Protests in Brazil Call for Impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff
Protesters in over 150 cities across Brazil demanded the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff and an end to corruption on Sunday. Rousseff’s administration is struggling to reverse an economic downturn […] Read More >
March 15, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Great Reads Round-Up: March 9-15
U.S.-Born Students in Mexico Risk Becoming ‘Lost Generation’ Nina Lakhani. The Los Angeles Times. March 9, 2015. (1,052 words) In recent years, record-high deportation rates and a financial crisis saw […] Read More >
March 12, 2015 > Staff
Former El Salvador General Charged with Torture Loses Deportation Appeal
Top Story — The U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals struck down Wednesday the request of a former high-ranking El Salvadoran official that he not be extradited back to his home […] Read More >