Central America
Nicaragua: CIA-contra drug charges resurface
The grisly 1985 murder of a US drug agent is back in the newsâand so are allegations of drug running by the CIA and Nicaragua’s US-backed contras.
Author: Weekly News Update on the Americas
Mexico
UN-introduced cholera spreads to Mexico
The UN still refuses to accept responsibility for bringing cholera to Haiti. Now the epidemic is spreading to the Latin American mainland.
Southern Cone
Brazil: protesters target oil auction, transit fare
The protests haven't stopped in Brazil. Hundreds tried to block the auction of a giant oilfield, and bus riders continued to demand free transit.
Central America
Guatemala: court seeks amnesty for RĂos Montt
The same court that threw out ex-dictator Ríos Montt's genocide conviction last spring is now looking for a way to get him an amnesty.
The Caribbean
Haiti: government tries to arrest opposition lawyer
Protesters and colleagues freed an attorney the government was trying to send to prison. His clients have filed corruption charges against the president’s family.
Southern Cone
Chile: special forces raid Mapuche community
Chilean police invaded an indigenous Mapuche community and arrested four leadersâweeks after a community leader presented the Mapuche case to human rights groups in Europe.
Mexico
Mexico: US spied on former president CalderĂłn
In the latest US spying revelations, documents show the NSA considered the Mexican government an “important target” and the president’s office a “lucrative source.”
Mexico
Mexico: Guerrero campesino leader gunned down
Once again unidentified men have assassinated a member of the activist Mesino family in broad daylight in Atoyac de Alvarez.
The Caribbean
Dominican Republic: CARICOM condemns anti-immigrant ruling
A Dominican court’s ruling against some 200,000 people descended from Haitian immigrants has inspired protests in Haiti and New York.
Mexico
Mexico: judge suspends GM corn planting
As activists prepared for an international day of action against Monsanto, a Mexican judge issued an injunction suspending the planting of GM corn in Mexico.
Mexico
Mexico: massacre commemoration turns violent
Hooded youths attacked police, journalists and other protesters at a march commemorating the 45th anniversary of the government's massacre of striking students.
Southern Cone
Will Iran thaw bring justice for AMIA victims?
Iran's relations with the West seem to be improving. Will this finally lead to a conclusive investigation of Argentina's worst-ever terrorist attack?