Thirty years after the US-backed military dictatorship in, the Tupamaros – left-wing urban guerillas active in the 1960s and ‘70s – have assumed control of the Uruguayan presidency by being elected to office as part […]
The president asserts that Acosta filled the Constituent Assembly with members of Acción Ecológica (Ecological Action), CONAIE and unionists from PetroEcuador. Source: Ecuadorinmediato.com During Enlace Ciudadano (Citizenship Connection), President Rafael Correa criticized the 2008 Constitution […]
Source: NACLA Report on the Americas This article is the first of three installments devoted to analyzing the upcoming municipal elections in Lima. Read the Spanish translation of this article here On October 5, 2014 voters […]
Source: Security Assistance Monitor Honduras’ former police chief, who was dismissed amidst allegations of involvement in death squads, has been working as the country’s police attaché in Colombia, raising questions about his potential role in […]
Ecuador will continue supporting Palestine despite U.S. pressure to restore diplomatic relations with Israel. Source: teleSUR The successful campaign “Ecuador with Palestine” organized by civil society and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs resulted in 20 tons of medical […]
(IPS) – After its victory in a nearly decade-long struggle against HidroAysén, a project that would have built five large hydroelectric dams on wilderness rivers, Chile’s Patagonia region is gearing up for a new battle: […]
Source: Venezuelanalysis.com On July 18, two functionaries in the western state of Yaracuy received calls on their cell phones, supposedly from a government minister, asking them to go to a local hardware store that they […]
Source: NACLA As the number of Chileans with direct memories of the Pinochet dictatorship dwindles, the country continues to face the question of how it commemorates and deals with the past. Like in other Latin […]
Source: Al Jazeera New laws cozy up to big mining companies and give police impunity in quelling eco-protests This December, Peru will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference, during which representatives from 194 countries […]
Source: Truthout The emigration of men to the United States threatens indigenous systems of governance in Mexico. When men leave, the weight of activities in small towns falls on women, but despite this women are […]
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