March 27, 2020 > Staff
Maduro Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES-VENEZUELA: U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced an indictment of President Nicolás Maduro. At a press conference on Thursday, Barr, along with the head of […] Read More >
March 27, 2020 > Marina Guimaraes
Favela Residents Brace for Coronavirus Impacts
RIO DE JANEIRO- Two of the most important steps to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus are washing your hands and practicing social distancing. But for Brazil’s poorest, following […] Read More >
March 26, 2020 > Staff
Coronavirus Will Test Brazil and Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO-BRAZIL: Attention has turned to the response to the coronavirus in Latin America’s two most populous nations. While countries like Argentina and El Salvador quickly ordered […] Read More >
March 25, 2020 > Staff
Court Dates Postponed for Asylum Seekers Waiting in Mexico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: The Justice Department will postpone all hearings that are part of the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as “Remain in Mexico.” The decision is […] Read More >
March 24, 2020 > Staff
Deportations to Central America Raise Concerns of Coronavirus Spread
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA U.S.-GUATEMALA: Two migrants who were deported from the United States deplaned in Guatemala with high fevers, raising concerns about U.S. immigration policy during the coronavirus pandemic. […] Read More >
March 24, 2020 > LuciaCholakian
Decades After Argentina’s Dictatorship, the Abuelas Continue Reuniting Families
This story was co-published with NACLA. Due to the coronavirus, this year is the first time since 1983 that the Abuelas and Madres of Plaza de Mayo won’t march on […] Read More >
March 23, 2020 > Staff
Colombia Prison Protests Over Sanitary Conditions Leave 23 Dead
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: More than 23 prisoners died over the weekend at La Modelo, a prison in Bogotá, during protests over poor sanitary conditions in the context of […] Read More >
March 20, 2020 > Sue Branford
Bringing Christ and Coronavirus: Evangelicals to Contact Amazon Indigenous
This article was originally published by Mongabay. Ethnos360, an evangelical Christian missionary group, is embarking on a controversial new project, just as the coronavirus begins spreading widely in Brazil. The […] Read More >
March 17, 2020 > Molly McLaughlin
Mexican Feminists Win Legal Protections Against Revenge Porn
MEXICO CITY— Olimpia Coral Melo was 18 when a private video she had filmed with her long-term boyfriend began to circulate on WhatsApp. A tabloid in her hometown of Huauchinango, […] Read More >
March 13, 2020 > Staff
Deportations Continue as Central America Prepares for Coronavirus
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES-CENTRAL AMERICA: Advocates and officials are concerned that the steady arrival of deportees from the U.S. and Mexico to Central America could complicate the region’s […] Read More >