December 2, 2019 > William Costa
As Protests Against Local Government Flare Up Across Paraguay, a 17-Year-Old Student Leads the Charge in One Town
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay—In recent weeks, the town of Mayor Otaño in southeastern Paraguay has been the scene of a dramatic protest over alleged misuse of public funds by local authorities. And […] Read More >
December 2, 2019 > Staff
AMLO Celebrates One Year in Office
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Yesterday, thousands of people filled Mexico City’s central plaza, the Zócalo, to celebrate President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s first year in office. In a speech […] Read More >
November 27, 2019 > Pablo Medina Uribe
Behind the National Strike in Colombia
This article was co-published with NACLA. On Aug. 7, 2018, former senator Iván Duque — a relatively young politician with little experience — assumed office as Colombia’s president. Since then, […] Read More >
November 27, 2019 > Staff
Duque Holds First Meetings with Colombian Protest Organizers
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: President Iván Duque had his first meeting with protest organizers yesterday morning after a third protester died on Monday. Dilan Cruz, an 18-year-old high school […] Read More >
November 26, 2019 > Staff
Keiko Fujimori Ordered Freed from Jail
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal approved a habeas corpus request yesterday to free Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. Keiko Fujimori was jailed […] Read More >
November 25, 2019 > Staff
Activists March Across the Region for International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: As governments recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women today — a day chosen to remember the Mirabal sisters who were […] Read More >
November 22, 2019 > Staff
Protests Erupt Around Colombia over Discontent with Duque’s First Year in Office
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Yesterday massive protests against Iván Duque’s government took to the streets from La Guajira desert, down to Popayán, in the heart of the Andean mountain […] Read More >
November 21, 2019 > Maria Abreu
Leaving in Haste, Newest Venezuela Migrants in U.S. Face More Challenges Than Previous Generations Did
NEW YORK — José arrived in New York in July after only two months of planning his move. He is one of the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who recently […] Read More >
November 21, 2019 > Staff
General Discontent Coalesces in Colombian National Strike
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Multiple sectors of the Colombia society called a national strike against the administration of President Iván Duque today. The anti-government protests are set to take […] Read More >
November 20, 2019 > Staff
Colombia Sets Military-Enforced Curfew, Closes Borders Ahead of Planned Protests
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA: Yesterday, the Colombian government announced the establishment of military patrols, closed borders and enforced curfews ahead of anti-government protests tomorrow. Authorities will close all the […] Read More >