Latin America
Lula da Silva Asks CELAC to Fight Poverty Through Integration
Referring to the global challenges that require common responses, Lula da Silva emphasized the consequences that climate change entails for all societies.
Jan 24, 2023
At...
Protesters brave tear gas to demand Peru leader’s ouster
Jan 25, 2023
Riot police tossed tear gas to disperse antigovernment protesters in new unrest in Peru's capital on Monday, and the interior minister said...
Brazil and Argentina preparing new Latin American currency to ‘reduce reliance...
Brazil and Argentina are making plans for a Latin American currency called the Sur, to “boost regional trade and reduce reliance on the US...
CELAC and OAS
The tale of two opposed regional organizations
By Charles McKelvey
Jan 24, 2023
The Seventh Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC for...
Colombia Refuses To Donate Russian Weaponery To Ukraine
"I prefer that such old Russian weapons remain as scrap on Colombian land rather than using them to promote the armed conflict in Ukraine,” the Colombian President...
Clashes in Lima as thousands rally against Peru government
Jan 18, 2023
Thousands marched through Peru’s capital Thursday in a large anti-government rally punctuated by clashes with police, while the death toll from over...
Workers in Peru call for national strike to demand president’s resignation
At least 50 people have been killed so far during protests that began in December
By Laura Gamba Fadul
19.01.2023
Workers in Peru have called a national...
Petroecuador Workers on Indefinite Strike Over Wage Demands
Authorities have not yet incorporated the new salary, despite a ruling executed on January 15 establishing equal pay for equal work
Jan 18, 2023
On Wednesday, workers...
Stop the violence against the Peruvian people and the journalists!
We, communicators and journalists, repudiate the brutal violence against the Peruvian people by the security forces and the disturbing attacks against journalists and photographers...
Protesters in Peru Are Demanding Change
Peru is now in its third week of protests, triggered by the impeachment of former president Pedro Castillo. The country’s rural poor are decrying...