Evo Morales’ resignation as Bolivia’s president, amid electoral fraud and a serious administrative crisis, has worsened the social and economic unrest that afflicts Latin America. As a response, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela have intensified repression against their citizens. The former Bolivian president was a member of the so-called Pink Tide, [ … ]
On December 9, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke about the final report issued by the Organization of American States (OAS) on the presidential elections in Bolivia. In a press release, Pompeo listed the strengths of the institution’s post-election audit, and described the evidence found as professional and overwhelming. [ … ]
The equipment will be essential to counter narcotrafficking coming from Bolivia and Paraguay. Argentina has taken a step forward in the fight against narcotrafficking with the addition of mobile sensors as part of an Integrated Border Surveillance System. The devices, operational since October 1, 2019, join a structure already in [ … ]
Venezuela currently has 399 political prisoners, and 15,180 people were arrested for political reasons in the last five years, reported Venezuelan nongovernmental organization (NGO) Foro Penal on November 13. Gonzalo Himiob Santomé, the NGO’s director, said in a press conference that 20 of the more than 390 political prisoners in [ … ]
César Emilio Peralta, a Dominican known as the “King of cocaine” and accused of sending thousands of tons of drugs from the Caribbean to the United States and Europe, was arrested on December 2 in Colombia, authorities reported. Peralta, 44, also known as “the abuser,” was captured in the Bocagrande [ … ]
Sixty percent of Venezuela’s private companies have shut down over the last 20 years, according to data the Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Production (Fedecámaras, in Spanish), presented the Venezuelan National Assembly in mid-2019. Fedecámaras said 370,000 of the 620,000 active businesses in 1998 have now disappeared. Of [ … ]
On December 3, the United States imposed economic sanctions on six ships for transporting oil from Venezuela to Cuba, as part of Washington’s campaign to force out Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro, whose government the United States considers to be a dictatorship. The U.S. Department of the Treasury said that six [ … ]
The Bolivian government appointed former president Jorge Quiroga as a delegate before the international community to explain the political and social crisis that the country experienced after the general elections of October 20. Interim President Jeanine Áñez announced the decision after a series of controversies that arose in different sectors. [ … ]
The ongoing economic crisis in Venezuela has led some families to share their food with neighbors to ensure access to proteins. In various parts of Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, people who live in the same community gather occasionally to prepare a full meal they cannot afford individually. Evelyn Salazar, who [ … ]
On November 25, Colombia’s immigration authorities reported the deportation of 59 Venezuelans for allegedly planning to disrupt “national security” during protests against the Iván Duque government, which started November 21. The foreigners accused of “threatening public order and national security,” will be turned over to Venezuelan authorities in San Fernando [ … ]
Cuba tightens a travel ban abroad on specific citizens to prevent the disclosure of abuses by the authorities. Although Cuba lifted restrictions for citizens to leave the country in January 2014, the Caribbean nation continues to prevent independent journalists, civil activists, and political opponents from traveling abroad. This violates freedom [ … ]
The political and social upheaval in Bolivia continues to increase mainly in La Paz, where, according to the Public Defender’s Office, eight people died and over 500 were detained. In the midst of generalized chaos and vandalism, the new interim government accused Cuba and Venezuela of being destabilizing agents and [ … ]
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