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Brazil Closes and Then Reopens Its Northern Frontier to Venezuelan Migrants

Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber said that the closure was unconstitutional.

  • Aug 7, 2018
  • 1:59 PM

Venezuelan Government Says Two Drones Exploded During Maduro’s Speech at Military Parade

One of the drones exploded near the podium were Maduro was speaking.

  • Aug 6, 2018
  • 1:55 PM

A Federal Judge Ordered Former Argentina President Cristina Fernández to Testify on Alleged Corruption

Fernández, who was called to testify on August 13, is currently a senator, which grants her immunity from prosecution

  • Aug 2, 2018
  • 2:35 PM

Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Control Board: A Parallel Government Full of Lawyers and Consultants

In addition to the hefty salaries earned by officials of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Board, millions of dollars also go out to hundreds of contractors, most of whom are from outside the island.

  • Aug 2, 2018
  • 8:29 AM

In Nicaragua, Peaceful and Massive Opposing Marches Took to the Streets on Saturday

There have been complaints for weeks that anti-government protesters were being turned away from public medical facilities.

  • Jul 30, 2018
  • 2:14 PM

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The IN THE THICK Interview

“Well for me, on a personal level before the election, I stopped feeling despair when I started working my ass off,” the congressional hopeful said.

  • Jul 27, 2018
  • 3:40 PM

Trump Administration Failed to Reunite All Separated Migrant Children Before Court Deadline

711 children remain in federal custody and have been deemed “ineligible” for reunification.

  • Jul 27, 2018
  • 12:32 PM

Government of Puerto Rico Says It Expects GW Hurricane Death Count Study With Estimates in 2–3 Weeks

“We don’t have anything of the actual study in our hands. The government doesn’t have anything right now,” a spokesperson said.

  • Jul 26, 2018
  • 6:05 PM

Watchdog Group Says Killings of Environmental Activists Rose Worldwide With Spikes in Mexico and Brazil

The group linked the spike in Mexico to organized crime and a generalized climate of impunity.

  • Jul 26, 2018
  • 1:37 PM

Cinema as Colonialism: Puerto Rican Directors Demand Oscars Put Island Back in Foreign Language Film Category

“Our letter to AMPAS is just part of the struggle of Puerto Ricans trying to keep our culture alive, because culture and language defines us as a nation,” Juan Esteban Suárez told Latino Rebels.

  • Jul 25, 2018
  • 9:08 PM

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Quits Senate Amid Criminal Investigation

Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered him to testify on a case against him for alleged witness tampering.

  • Jul 25, 2018
  • 1:43 PM

Argentina President Announces Controversial Military Participation in Internal Security

The role and size of the military had been limited since the return to democracy after the dictatorship of 1976 to 1983.

  • Jul 24, 2018
  • 1:44 PM

Cuba Presents Draft for New Constitution That Eliminates References to Communism

The National Assembly is expected to pass the new constitution in the coming days.

  • Jul 23, 2018
  • 1:56 PM

Crisis in Peru’s Legal System Deepens

The head of Peru’s judicial branch, Judge Duberlí Rodríguez, resigned yesterday in the wake of the corruption scandal.

  • Jul 20, 2018
  • 2:51 PM

Getting by in Venezuela: Chronicles of Survival and Hope

Venezuelanalysis goes to the street to hear the voices, struggles and hopes of regular Venezuelans in times of economic crisis.

  • Jul 19, 2018
  • 3:54 PM

Puerto Rico Names Third Power Company CEO in a Week

Last week there was a controversy when CEO Walter Higgins, who was supposed to be making a $450,000 salary plus bonus, resigned.

  • Jul 19, 2018
  • 1:25 PM

Nicaraguan Government Takes Back Rebel City of Masaya by Force

Bombs rained for hours on the indigenous neighborhood of Monimbó.

  • Jul 18, 2018
  • 1:44 PM

Puerto Rico Begins Allowing Transgender People to Change Their Birth Certificates

“It is a huge relief to finally have an accurate birth certificate that is a true reflection of who I am. It makes me feel safer and like my country finally recognizes me.”

  • Jul 18, 2018
  • 9:53 AM

Colombian Former Rebel Rejects Congress Seat to Protest Unfulfilled Peace Process

In a letter made public yesterday, Iván Márquez said Colombian and U.S. authorities of had staged a “judicial set-up” against imprisoned FARC leader Jesús Santrich.

  • Jul 17, 2018
  • 12:13 PM

Mexico’s Marichuy Is Weaving the Resistance Beyond Her Country’s Elections

Her plan was to focus attention on the troubling realities of land dispossession, environmental pollution, human rights violations and the everyday deprivations of her Indigenous followers

  • Jul 16, 2018
  • 4:42 PM

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