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A Press Freedom Crisis Unfolds in Latin America

The tactics for silencing journalists in L.A. and the Caribbean are evolving, appearing in legislation and court decisions across the region.

With the shutdown of the Universidad Hispanoamericana, 3,980 students were left in limbo. They ask what will happen to them & their careers?

The statement calls for an end of abuse against their Cuban counterparts, objects of State launched slander campaigns & increased harassment.

Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean consume twice as many of the resources that would guarantee sustainability…

“It’s time now for other victims to come forward. I hope some of them are able to do this. Everyone has their own time and pain…”

Both laureates & their colleagues have been subjected to harassment, intimidation and violence for their work exposing injustice and abuse…

The non-profit organization based in Cardenas, Matanzas, is one of the pioneers in dealing with this problem on the island.

The unlimited importation of food, hygiene products and medicines by individual travelers is extended for another half year in Cuba.

The election of Xiomara Castro in Honduras appears to open a new chapter in Central American polarization. Will it consolidate democracy?

Sexual assaults suffered by women in Cuba are largely invisible in the press, institutions & political figures, however they occur frequently