Latin America
Diplomats Walk Out During Venezuelan Foreign Minister’s UN Speech
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza called for direct talks between Trump and Maduro to find “common ground” and was joined by Bolivian President Evo Morales.
Stories From El Salvador: El Jute
This is the life of a refugee
Cuba Expands Rights But Rejects Radical Change in Updated Constitution (OPINION)
This is how social change works these days in Cuba, my home country and the subject of my academic research.
Lima Group, UN Debate Political Involvement in Venezuela
The multilateral organization also urged the International Criminal Court to declare the blockage of aid by Maduro’s government a crime against humanity.
Venezuela and US Interventionism (PODCAST)
It can be complicated.
NAHJ Statement on Treatment of Univision by President Maduro
Jorge Ramos is a respected journalist who has faced not one, but multiple physical hurdles placed in front of him by various governments.
With Five Journalists Killed in Mexico Since AMLO Came Into Power, Will Freedom of the Press Change Under His Term?
On February 16, journalist Reynaldo López was shot and killed in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
As Pence Announces New Sanctions, Maduro Detains Top News Anchor Jorge Ramos
Pence also announced the U.S. would channel $56 million to neighboring countries to mitigate the flood of Venezuelans leaving the country.
Stories From El Salvador: Angie
I am the proud daughter of a Salvadoreño Father.
Venezuela Crisis: Trump Threats to Maduro Evoke Bloody History of US Intervention in Latin America (OPINION)
Despite near global condemnation of Nicolás Maduro, any U.S. intervention in Venezuela would be controversial.
Univision Says That Journalist Jorge Ramos and Crew ‘Arbitrarily Detained’ Inside Venezuela’s Miraflores Palace
This is a developing story.
At Least 4 Killed, Hundreds Injured in Venezuelan Border Clashes
The Venezuelan national guard (GNB) blocked humanitarian aid from entering the country, resulting in several standoffs.
The Latest: Venezuela’s Guaidó Will Meet VP Pence in Bogotá
CÚCUTA, COLOMBIA (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):
Maduro Closes Venezuela’s Border With Brazil Ahead of Aid Showdown
The border closures occurred just days ahead of the February 23 date set by opposition leader Juan Guaidó to send aid caravans into Venezuela from Colombia.
Stories From El Salvador: 900 Soldiers
“So because I had shown to be a hard worker, he sent me off to one of the hardest jobs I’ve had.”
Trump May Seek More Punishment of Cuba (OPINION)
Activating Title III would represent a quantum leap in hostility.
I’m Venezuelan, I’m a Progressive and I Want to See Maduro Go (OPINION)
We want Venezuela back from the brink of disaster, and the rebuilding of the institutions that can help us create a better country.
Haitian Prime Minister Calls Detained Americans ‘Terrorists’
Five of the men are U.S. citizens and three are U.S. military veterans.
US Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil Could Cut the Output of Refineries at Home (OPINION)
Refineries located along the U.S. Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas were just about Venezuela’s last source of hard currency.
Judge Sentences 3 Nicaraguan Activists to Prison
The three men had opposed a large canal project and joined a growing protest movement, eventually helping block roads.
The Wrong Kind of Venezuelan: Florida, Trump and the Racist, Classist Politics of Immigration and Empire (OPINION)
I think a lot these days about Luis Durán.

