By Emir Sader. Resumen Latinoamericano, October 13, 2026.
spontaneous demonstrations happening around Brazil
When people realized the risks of tremendous setbacks, they suddenly took to the streets en masse in the largest demonstrations in Brazil’s history. (more…)
October 10 2026
Families of fishermen waiting for information about them. Photo: AP
An Ecuadorian judge ordered the immediate release of nearly 30 fishermen whose two boats were destroyed by the US military in the Pacific Ocean. The Ecuadorian prosecutor’s office had charged them with alleged illegal activities. The lack of evidence served as the basis for the judges to release the fishermen, who deny having collaborated with drug trafficking groups. For their part, the Ecuadorian government and US Southern Command still defend the attacks against them. (more…)
By Becca Renk Foster and John Perry on October 12, 2026
Jefferey Jarquin, standing at his trial in Managua, foto: El 19 digital
On October 1, 2026, Jeffrey Isaac Jarquin, a 35-year-old Nicaraguan man, was deported from the United States by ICE and, on arrival in Managua, was immediately sent to prison by Nicaraguan authorities. Reports described him as a “torture victim,” a “political prisoner,” and a “prominent figure in the anti-government protests” that occurred in Nicaragua in 2018. His story was covered by the Washington Post, CNN, ABC News, The LA Times and other outlets. It featured on Democracy Now and he received support from the former head of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth. (more…)
Por Gary Wilson, el 12 de octubre de 2026
Trabajadores eléctricos cubanos reparan equipos de generación de energía para restablecer el suministro eléctrico tras un apagón. Foto: Prensa Latina.
Los trabajadores eléctricos cubanos reparan equipos generadores de energía para restablecer el servicio eléctrico tras un apagón. El bloqueo de EE. UU. ha dejado al sistema eléctrico cubano sin combustible ni piezas de repuesto, pero los trabajadores continúan la lucha para mantener el flujo de electricidad. Foto: Prensa Latina. (more…)
By Gary Wilson on October 12, 2026
Cuban electrical workers repair power-generating equipment to restore electricity after a blackout. Photo: Prensa Latina.
The Trump administration is seizing Cuba’s fuel, boarding ships at gunpoint and preparing an invasion. At Florida and Texas ports, federal agents confiscate fuel bound for the island. Coast Guard teams stop freighters near Cuba, while across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific the Pentagon blows up small boats, kills or seizes their crews and calls the dead “narco-terrorists.” (more…)
By Andrea Lobo on October 11, 2026
Ecuador fishing vessel “Conquista 2” after being bombed by US military foto: @marforsouth
US federal agents announced Wednesday that they had seized 90 shipments of biodiesel bound for Cuba at Port Everglades, Florida, and the Port of Houston, Texas. It was the second seizure of fuel headed for the island announced in a week. (more…)
By Belly of the Beast on October 10, 2016
When Massachusetts-based musician and activist Ben Grosscup learned his mother had Alzheimer’s, he turned to Cuba for help. (more…)
October 10, 2026, By Orinoco Tribune
Demonstrators in Caracas hold a banner with the slogan “Bring Them Back,” demanding their release from l US imprisonment. Photo: Telesur.
Caracas, US federal judge Alvin Hellerstein has rejected a request for medical bail submitted by Venezuela’s First Lady and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores, keeping her imprisoned in New York despite her defense’s warnings about her deteriorating cardiac condition. Flores and President Nicolás Maduro have been held in the US empire since US troops kidnapped them during the January 3 military attack on Venezuela. (more…)