Rising tensions ahead of second round elections in Ecuador
The lead up to the second round elections in Ecuador have been marked by misinformation campaigns, a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and fears of manipulation and fraud
Mass protests in Paraguay demand the resignation of President Mario Abdo Benítez
Protesters expressed that the president has had an inadequate response to the COVID-19 pandemic and has intensified repressive actions in the past months
Protests continue in Honduras following femicide of nursing student in police station
Keyla Martínez was killed in police custody after being detained for allegedly violating curfew restrictions in the northwestern Honduran city of La Esperanza
José Agualsaca, candidate for Ecuador’s National Assembly, seeks to recover the future
José Agualsaca, an Indigenous leader from Ecuador who is running for the National Assembly, hopes to help reverse the disastrous policies of the past four years and deepen the Citizen’s Revolution
Colombia’s President shows his disdain for democracy and Venezuelans
Iván Duque attacks social leaders and human rights defenders at home, while leading the imperialist offensive against Venezuela and its sovereignty
Colombian social organizations hail release of peasant leaders, condemn ‘frame-up’
Following mobilizations calling for their release, the judge overseeing the case ruled that the three leaders – Teófilo Acuña, Adelso Gallo and Robert Daza – will not be held in preventative detention while they await trial
Elections and building socialism under hybrid war: A Venezuelan perspective
Hernán Vargas of the Movimiento de Pobladores y Pobladoras discusses the legislative elections in Venezuela held on December 6 and what they mean for politics in the country
Venezuelan elections: What lies ahead?
The legislative elections in Venezuela saw the ruling Great Patriotic Pole emerge victorious. The new Assembly has a number of challenges with far right-wing sections under Juan Guaidó continuing to foment discontent, and the country facing an economic crisis