Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/migrants-stranded-chile-peru-border-repatriated-venezuela-2023-05-07/ Chile’s government has said that 115 Venezuelan migrants who had been stranded on the Chile-Peru border have been repatriated back to their home country of Venezuela. Hundreds of these migrants that were seeking to return home were denied entry into Peru. This caused diplomatic tension as Peru sent soldiers to control the migrants along the border… Read more »
Left wing Gustavo Petro’s election victory in Colombia signals the rise of a new brand of socialism in the region. Politicians in the country say that this new victory would mean better lives for marginalized groups such as women, Afro-Colombians, LGBTQ+, working class, disabled people, and people who have been disproportionately impacted by poverty in the country. Former Mayor Gustavo… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/5/paraguay-president-elect-says-will-strengthen-ties-with-taiwan Paraguay’s recent president elect Santiago Pena has said that he will continue to strenghten ties with Taiwan. In a statement that was endorsed by Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen, and indicated he would not go the other way in forging ties with China and cutting ties with Taiwan. Pena said on Twitter that he would continue to… Read more »
