Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) was created after then president Juan Manuel Santos signed a peace deal with FARC, the country’s biggest guerrilla movement, in November 2016.
Read More“The message they convey is that they are still struggling, that they have not been dominated, notes Vilma Nunez, the head of the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Cenidh).
Read MoreAs part of the XIII Havana Biennial’s program of events, artworks have improved the Zona Rayo Activa community space, in Central Havana, where the socio-cultural project “Tercer Paraiso” and the “Arte Continua” Center organized an experiences fair.
Read MoreLuz Marina Bernal’s son has been dead for 11 years, but large pictures of the handsome Fair Leonardo still dominate her modest living room in Soacha, a sprawling low-income municipality near the Colombian capital.
Read MoreThis action of toughening down on the US’ embargo received the same response it always has from the Cuban government: we continue the struggle; nothing has changed here.
Read MoreThe traditional circuit of the “Sangre de Cristo” (Blood of Christ), in the capital, this year included the use of the national flag and crosses to remember the victims of the government repression, allowing thousands the opportunity to protest with some relative safety.
Read MoreResidents recognize their marginal status, so they began to think about a different way of living. They are almost all black, with basic education and are illegal migrants in Cuba, their own country: everything they need to be discriminated against. And, they were.
Read MoreThe first thing most people think is that they are different colored perfume bottles, between approximately 10-23 cms. They are around five centimeters thick.
Read MoreThe United States announced a raft of new sanctions against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua on Wednesday, as it seeks to pressure what it has dubbed the western hemisphere’s “trioka of tyranny.”
Read MoreBishop Silvio Baez recalled that the country is “about to commemorate a year of a crucified history”. This Holy Thursday marks the first anniversary of the April 18, 2018 uprising.
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