By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on May 13, 2025
photo: office of the President of El Salvador
El Salvador has become notorious on the global stage as a major violator of human rights. Over the past few years, the government of Nayib Bukele stringent security policies—exemplified by the prolonged state of exception initiated in March 2022—have resulted in the arbitrary arrest and criminalization of tens of thousands of individuals, many of whom have no alleged ties to criminal gangs. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on May 4, 2025
2 year old Venezuelan separated from her parents by Trump administration
U.S. immigration policies are leaving fractured families, psychological trauma, and lost futures of those affected. Parents torn from their children, individuals detained under harsh conditions, and asylum seekers denied protection. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on April 25, 2025
Guns illegally shipped from the US into Mexico
The Trump administration’s designation of drug cartels as “terrorists” has opened the door to direct military intervention in Latin America. However, behind this security narrative lies an uncomfortable reality: most of the weapons that fuel organized crime violence come from the United States. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on April 13, 2025
Luisa Gonzalez calls fraud in Ecuadorian elections.
Today Ecuadorians were called to the polls for the runoff elections, which pitted leftist candidate Luisa Gonzalez against incumbent President and Trump supported Daniel Noboa. The election day was marked by a series of setbacks, including complaints of irregularities, violations of democracy and the activation of a new state of emergency which allowed the most extreme militarization the country has ever experienced. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on April 10, 2025
Honduran President Xiomara Castro opens the 9th Celac Summit
In a historic day, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) met for the 9th occasion in Tegucigalpa, Honduras to address crucial issues impacting the region. Among the global challenges discussed, the leaders highlighted the tariff war driven by U.S. President Donald Trump, which has put world economies at risk, threatening with a potential recession that will be most severely felt by the poorer countries of the world. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on April 6, 2024
On April 2, the Trump administration announced the imposition of tariffs against the majority of nations worldwide, with a special emphasis on Latin American nations, marking a turning point in global trade and the biggest change in the last one hundred years. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on March 30, 2025
ALBA 25 opens in Caracas
Today, high-ranking officials from the member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) met in Caracas, Venezuela, to discuss urgent issues in a complex geopolitical context. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on March 20, 2035
Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel speaking at the Patria Colluquim.
On Wednesday, the 4th edition of the ‘Patria’ International Colloquium ended in Havana, after fostering 3 days of debates on the impact of technologies in media communications and their role in the construction of counter-hegemonic narratives from the global south. (more…)