Meet the ministerial cabinet of Colombia’s first left-wing government
Colombia’s president-elect, Gustavo Petro, has so far appointed eight ministers to serve in his cabinet, five of them are women
Uruguayan workers protest the economic crisis and high cost of living
Thousands of Uruguayans took part in a partial national strike called for by the PIT-CNT and mobilized against the right-wing national government, its austerity policies, rising hunger, high cost of living, privatization of public companies, among other issues
19 former Argentine military officers convicted for crimes during dictatorship
During over seven years of military dictatorship, Argentine security forces kidnapped, tortured and disappeared over 30,000 people suspected of being left-wing activists
National strike in Ecuador completes 15 days, struggle continues
Ecuadorian peasant, Indigenous and Afro-descendant organizations have vowed to continue fighting against poverty and deep inequalities in the country, despite persecution, criminalization and repression by the state
Ecuadorians continue to resist as national strike enters second week
Defying the state of emergency, enduring brutal police and military repression, hundreds of thousands of Ecuadorians continue to remain on the streets against neoliberalism
Who will be the next president of Colombia?
Senator Gustavo Petro of the left-wing Historic Pact coalition is running against businessman Rodolfo Hernández of the League of Anti-Corruption Governors movement for the presidency of Colombia in Sunday’s run-off vote
CONAIE condemns wrongful arrest of Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza by Ecuadorian security forces
Iza’s arrest came after the first day of an indefinite national strike, called by CONAIE among other Indigenous and peasant organizations against the neoliberal economic policies of President Guillermo Lasso’s government, was a success
What is at stake in Sunday’s presidential elections in Colombia
Ahead of Sunday’s presidential elections in Colombia, we look at the leading presidential candidates, their backgrounds and their proposals to address the various issues in the country