Latin America

The special session took place at the OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., following the murder of Nicaragua-American activist Eddy Monte on May 17.

After spending five days at a CBP detention facility in the neighboring town of McAllen, Texas, Carlos Gregorio Hernández Vásquez passed away after reportedly falling ill with influenza A.

Once Dr. Karina Bravo began to speak out about the workplace harassment that she was experiencing, the respect and accolades quickly began to wane.

The presence of the organization can be felt as soon as you enter the neighborhood, where you can see a banner in a tall arch that reads: “Welcome. Socialist Commune El Panal 2021.”

The latest act in the drama that pits U.S. interests against its traditional allies is playing out in Colombia.

Pollution has remained at an estimated 1.5 times more than the acceptable limit.

The decision prompted the resignation of Attorney General Néstor Humberto Martínez, who protested the tribunal’s decision as an affront to the rule of law.

Will it ever change?

Zury Ríos Sosa had previously said that the ban goes against her rights as a candidate and those of her supporters willing to elect her.

The increase in Cuban asylum applicants at the U.S.-Mexico border is straining the already backlogged U.S. immigration system.

Although the United States has stated that “all options are on the table” to end Maduro’s presidency, the majority of Latin American countries and the European Union oppose military intervention in Venezuela.

The RadioLAND podcast for May 10, 2019.

Documents include the forced disappearances of 30,000 people, international assassination squads that stalked their victims abroad and the kidnapping of hundreds of babies born in detention.

This is the first arrest of a major opposition figure since last week’s attempts to inspire a military uprising against the Maduro administration.

Antonio Bascaro served 39 years in the Miami Federal Correctional Institution for participating in a smuggling operation in 1977.

How did an American debate about racism make its way to this Latin American nation?

“That day something was achieved,” says a local middle-aged woman living in the Libertador Municipality of Caracas.

The move came a week after opposition leader Juan Guaidó attempted a failed coup to oust Nicolás Maduro from power.

Cortizo positioned himself as the leader of the opposition against Varela, promising a “zero-tolerance” policy on graft cases.

La iniciativa gubernamental para atender los problemas de permisos a nuevos negocios tiene dos años de atraso y su reglamento no ha sido aprobado. La página de Internet no funciona, faltan inspectores y algunos incentivos han sido eliminados.

Yesterday, Red Sox pitcher David Price shared a tweet from a journalist that said, “basically it’s the white Sox who’ll be going.”