Colombian government partially suspends ceasefire with armed dissident group
The Petro government suspended the bilateral ceasefire with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC), a dissident group of the FARC-EP guerilla group, in four departments after the murder of four minors by the group
Young leaders from the US pledge to fight blockade of Cuba
Hear from some of the 150 young organizers from the US that traveled to Cuba as part of the 2023 May Day Brigade with the International Peoples’ Assembly
In aftermath of Thai elections, question of government formation remains
Kheetanat Wannaboworn of Focus on the Global South, provides insights into the current state of affairs in Thailand following the recent elections.
Mexico refuses to hand over trade bloc presidency to Peru’s de facto president
President AMLO reiterated that Mexico does not consider Dina Boluarte to be the legal president of Peru since the coup against Pedro Castillo
Hollywood writers are joining the fight for stable jobs
The TV & entertainment writers’ strike is only one example of organized labor attempting to lift the working class out of the trenches of the so-called gig economy
Rising tensions in Colombian government peace talks with the ELN
The proposal was made during a meeting with Afro-descendant, Indigenous and peasant communities affected by illicit crops and guerrilla and paramilitary groups. Talks between the Colombian government and the ELN are currently going on in Cuba
US further militarizes the border as COVID-era migration restrictions expire
As a Trump-era immigration policy ends, more migrants are crossing the border prompting a massive border militarization effort
Colombian President Gustavo Petro warns of coup plot against him
Retired members of Colombia’s military forces mobilized in Bogotá on Wednesday to protest the president and call for his removal