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The Struggle to Decriminalize Abortion in Latin America

The idea that women were born to be mothers is still generally accepted in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

The metal boxes are “an alternative in the face of the shortage of essential building materials” to ease the housing crisis.

In the mecca of popular commerce in Havana, most everything can be found, including the buying and selling of dollars.

Five of the defendants have been in pretrial detention since a few days after the events in question occurred on 7 November 2024.

With all civil liberties stripped away in Nicaragua, journalism in exile is the last stronghold of freedom to investigate & report the truth.

This vicious circle reduces production, hurts household economies, and ultimately worsens shortages in the domestic market.

More and more parents resist letting their children complete the “service” or even register, the step prior to mobilization once they turn 18

In Cuba, there is hardly any electricity. That is a fact. But the workers in this field also lack the means to perform their duties.

They demand thousands of dollars from Nicaraguans who are banned from returning, while others are forced to “ask forgiveness”.

Cuban authorities have extended exceptional tariff benefits, established to ease the shortage of basic necessities and the energy crisis…