December 7, 2018 > Staff
Cubans Gain 3G Mobile Access
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: Cubans gained 3G internet access on their mobile phones for the first time yesterday, through a program offered through the state-run telecommunications company. The move […] Read More >
December 6, 2018 > Emilia Otte
Immigration Attorneys Challenged As More and More Children Need Legal Representation
NEW YORK- Lawyers at the Safe Passage Project in Manhattan are juggling more open immigration cases than ever before—and all of their clients are under the age of 21. […] Read More >
December 6, 2018 > Staff
Mexico City’s New Mayor Disbands Riot Police
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City’s first elected female mayor was sworn into office yesterday. Sheinbaum is a member of Morena, the same party of Mexico’s new […] Read More >
December 5, 2018 > Staff
Argentina Increases Police Gun-firing Liberties
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA: A new presidential decree granted police in Argentina more freedom to use their guns against assailants, including the authorization to shoot without warning. The decree […] Read More >
December 4, 2018 > Staff
Mexico’s President Promises Communication, Creates Ayotzinapa Truth Commission
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: President Andrés Manuel López Obrador began his first Monday as president with a 7 a.m. press meeting. “Isn’t that a change that I am here, […] Read More >
December 3, 2018 > Staff
Mexico inaugurates new president
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO, assumed his role as Mexican president on Saturday, igniting discussions about migrants, abortion, military affairs, and corruption. […] Read More >
November 30, 2018 > Staff
After Heavily Questioned Trial, 7 of 8 Convicted of Berta Cáceres Murder
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS: Seven men were found guilty of the murder of indigenous environmental activist Berta Cáceres last night, with an eighth cleared and freed. Cáceres was shot […] Read More >
November 29, 2018 > Staff
Mexican Gov. Hack Murdered Journalist Colleagues’ Phone
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Following the 2017 killing of journalist Javier Valdez, his friends and colleagues were targeted with government-linked spyware according to a Citizen Lab report released on […] Read More >
November 28, 2018 > Staff
U.S. finds migrant teens put at risk in Texas camp
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: A memo published yesterday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that none of the 2,100 staff members working at a […] Read More >
November 27, 2018 > Staff
Mexicans approve 10 of AMLO’s proposals, including ‘Maya Train’
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s second popular referendum vote passed all 10 proposed projects. Only 1 in 90 registered voters participated, leading critics to question […] Read More >