News outlet, El Faro, hailed for its independent investigative reporting, has decided to move its base of operations out of El Salvador due to harassment from the government. This decision was made due to growing concerns about the state of democracy and civil liberties inside El Salvador. President Bukele has led a brutal crackdown on gangs over the last year…. Read more »
Recently, gangs have continued to use their infamous slash-and-burn campaign, setting fire to neighborhoods, police stations and even the agricultural center of Haiti; the Arbonite Valley. Kidnapping for ransom is the gangs most popular method of extortion, a record breaking 389 recorded from January through March of this year, a 72% leap in comparison to 2022. These gangs are not… Read more »
Political messaging fills the streets, local broadcasts and social media as of last month due to the up-and-coming General Election in Guatemala, but rising concerns about the integrity of the vote on June 25 have been on the rise for the past three months. There are 30 political parties with more than 22,000 candidates registered to run for presidency, congress,… Read more »
In the Brazilian Amazon, the resumption of the Ferrograo railroad has sparked demand for proper consultation from indigenous groups who will be impacted by the railroad. They will also be fighting for reparations. The railroad will be 580 miles, stretching from the city of Sinop to the northern state of Para. This will cause massive amounts of deforestation. In fact,… Read more »
The former chief prospector was formally accused of fraud and concealing evidence by Colombia’s war crimes tribunal JEP for trying to hand over a former FARC leader on drug charges that were fabricated by the US authorities. The accused are former Prosecutor General Nestor Humberto Martinez and former International Affairs director Ana Fabiola Castro. President of the war crimes tribunal,… Read more »
Last month, Canada’s government introduced legislation to extend temporary exclusion of eligibility for medically assisted death, otherwise known as MAiD (medical assistance in dying), where people who are eligible for this treatment have a mental illness. In short, the laws allow for medically assisted suicide by physicians and nurses by injecting the person with a substance that kills them or… Read more »