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Peru: Was it a Coup?

By Katu Arkonada December 9, 2022 in Tierra Adentro

When Professor Pedro Castillo won the presidential election against Keiko Fujimori -in the second round and by a very narrow margin of 50.125% against 49.875%, a difference of just over 40 thousand votes in a country of 33 million inhabitants, he had two possible paths. (more…)

Lawfare in Latin America: War against Politics

By Silvina Romano on December 6, 2022

photo: German Garcia Adrasti

The judicial process against Cristina Kirchner, and the latest evidence of association between the economic, media, legal and intelligence services in Argentina, once again highlight the relevance and effectiveness of political warfare through the courts. (more…)

Peru: A Reactionary Coup is Consummated

By Gustavo Espinoza Montesinos on December 8, 2022.

VP Dina Boluarte is sworn in as president

This Wednesday was a particularly complicated day in Peru. In a few hours the ultra-right partially achieved its goal: to overthrow the government of Pedro Castillo (more…)

Cuba Rejects Inclusion in US Religious Freedom Violators List

By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on December 6, 2022

photo: Bill Hackwell

Cuba is a mosaic of religious expressions. Although it is a mostly secular country, there is a mixture of multiple beliefs, inherited from the first inhabitants of the island, the indigenous, then, from the centuries of colonization, from African ancestors, and from Haitian, Arab, Chinese, and other migrants. (more…)

Cuba and the Caribbean as One

By Gustavo A Maranges on December 6, 2022, from Havana

Cuban President Díaz-Canel is received at the Barbados Airport by Prime Minister Mía Amor Mottley. photo: Alejandro Azcuy.

Usually, when we talk about international summits, the only thing we think about is G-7, G-20, NATO, BRICS, ASEAN, and some others, but we seldom think about the ones led by small states. (more…)

Argentina: Cristina Fernández Speaks Out after 6-year Prison Sentence Is Handed Down against Her

December 6, 2022

CFK, photo: Pagina 12

The vice-president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), has been sentenced to six years in prison and permanently disqualified from holding public office. (more…)

Haiti in the Caribbean: A Political Economy Perspective on the Urgent Crisis of Imperialism

By Tamanisha John on November 23, 2022

The Clintons at opening of garment factory in Haiti on October 22, 2012 (Photo: Getty Pool)

If Haiti is “the poorest country in the hemisphere” it is because imperialist policies continue to impoverish and destabilize that nation.  (more…)

Cuba’s New Criminal Code Adapts to a New Reality

By Gustavo A Maranges on December 4, 2022, from Havana

Cuba’s Congress, photo: pixabay

Last December 1st, a new Criminal Code came into force in Cuba. The updating process began almost four years ago. This new legal body is an updated version and much more adjusted to the Cuban reality than its predecessor. (more…)

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