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How Nicaragua, Cuba, & Venezuela Treat Political Prisoners

Solitary, isolation, and little contact with families are similarities in how political prisoners are treated in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

Caravan of Asylum Seekers Departs Southern Mexico for US Border

A caravan of at least 6,000 people departed from the southern Mexican city of Tapachula Monday hoping to reach the U.S.-Mexico border…

Havana’s Oswaldo Guayasamin Museum (Photo Feature)

Guayasamin’s art has the power to invite contemplation, depicting the pain of the poor, social injustice, and the kindness of human nature. (49 pictures)

Zoilamerica: “They Want to Make Us Feel Without a Country”

The testimony of five victims of the repression carried out by the Nicaraguan Immigration Office and their abrupt departure from Nicaragua…

Little Flower, Caracas, Venezuela – Photo of the Day

Yordanka Caridad took our photo of the day: “Little Flower”, in Caracas, Venezuela. She used a Nikon D60 camera.

Peruvian Village Suffers Decades of Health Disaster

“We are not asking for money, but for our health, for a dignified life,” is the cry of the people of Choropampa, Peru.

Funerals Held for Haitians Who Died in Mexico While Waiting for US to Hear Asylum Claims

Immigrant justice advocates held a funeral Thursday for two Haitians who died in Tijuana after they were blocked from entering the US.

Journalist Ricardo Ávila Murdered in Honduras

He covered social movements and protests against a destructive project known as ZEDEs, aimed at attracting foreign investment in Honduras.

Rare May Hurricane Struck in Oaxaca, Mexico

In Mexico, at least 11 people have died and 20 are missing after Hurricane Agatha triggered flooding and mudslides in the state of Oaxaca.

Is Ortega Pressuring the US with Escalating Migration?

The free entry of Cubans into Nicaragua is “a way of waging ‘war’ on the United States, but it is also a great source of foreign currency.