The Colombian government dismissed the head of Intelligence and Counterintelligence General Oswaldo Peña Bermeo after President Ivan Duque presented fake photos as “conclusive proof” of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s support of so-called terrorist groups. “The […]
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) responded to President Donald Trump´s declarations by stating that his government defends Mexico’s sovereignty and is acting in accordance with the bilateral immigration agreements signed with the United […]
Hundreds of Peruvians marched against the privatization of the pubic Lima Drinking Water and Sewerage Service (Sedapal) as they headed towards the Ministry of Housing Construction and Sanitation. “Water is a right, not a privilege” […]
Mexican officials have begun scouring new sites for the remains of 43 students, including a dump near where they disappeared five years ago, after re-opening the case that plunged the last government into a major […]
Lawmakers in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca approved the legalization of abortion with 24 votes in favor, 10 against. The bill will change the state’s constitution and drop criminal charges for those who decide […]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro blamed media for being “deceitful” and hyping the destruction of the Amazon rainforest during a speech at the United Nations. In his 30-minute-long address, Bolsonaro denied that the Amazon was “being […]
Panamanian Environment Minister Milciades Concepcion warned that just three of his country’s 10 provinces have good forest coverage after decades of deforestation. According to the official estimate, 50 percent of Panama’s forests have been lost, […]
The United States and El Salvador have reached a joint deal on immigration, the U.S. embassy in El Salvador said, without giving any additional details beyond those related to asylum claims. “The bottom line of […]
Marielle Franco, a deceased Black human rights activist, is one of four Brazilian activists who were announced as nominees for the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize 2019 (EP). The Sakharov Prize is awarded every year to […]
Ecuador’s former President Rafael Correa spoke with Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, where both addressed the reality the Bolivarian country is facing. During their conversation, Correa said that Venezuela is […]
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