Mexicans mobilize in support of president AMLO’s electricity reform
The electricity reform promoted by president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) seeks to nationalize Mexico’s energy industry by rolling back the process that opened it up to foreign and private investment in 2013
Will a progressive government in Chile open the door to Bolivian maritime access?
During the commemoration of the Battle of Calama, Bolivian President Luis Arce called on his Chilean counterpart Gabriel Boric to endorse the words of former Chilean president Salvador Allende to return Bolivia its sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean
Argentina remembers 46th anniversary of the US-backed civic-military coup
This March 24, on the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, after a pause of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets across the country to pay homage to the victims of the last military dictatorship
Outrage in Peru following Court’s decision to release former dictator Alberto Fujimori
83-year-old Alberto Fujimori has been serving a 25-year prison sentence since 2009 for crimes against humanity and corruption committed during his regime
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso partially vetoes abortion bill
Feminist movements and women’s rights organizations have vehemently rejected the president’s decision and his reasons to partially veto the bill that allowed abortions in rape cases
Gustavo Petro to run for president in Colombia
Progressive leader Gustavo Petro is the preferred candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in Colombia according to various opinion polls
Gabriel Boric takes office as Chile’s new president
The inauguration of the progressive Gabriel Boric marks the beginning of a new era of social justice in Chile
Following outrage, Guatemalan president reverses controversial “Life and Family Protection” bill
The bill would have increased prison sentences for women seeking abortions, banned same-sex marriages, and prohibited educational institutions from teaching about sexuality and gender