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Colombia Announces Tough Measures to Curb Protest Violence

The protests have been called for Thursday by trade unions, students, indigenous people and other groups.

Cochabamba: Violence Escalates as Mass Protests Denounce Massacre in Bolivia (Video)

UN special envoy Jean Arnault on Sunday called for talks between interim president Jeanine Áñez and leaders of Evo Morales’s political party MAS.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – Photo of the Day

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. By Ray McCloud Hensley (USA). Camera Google Pixel

Luis Enrique Dedicates Latin Grammy to the Struggle in Nicaragua

The Nicaraguan singer used his acceptance speech for “Best Folk Album” to express that the people of Nicaragua “continue struggling for their freedom.”

Chile to Hold Referendum on Rewriting Pinochet-Era Constitution

In Chile, lawmakers have agreed to a plan to rewrite the country’s Constitution, meeting a key demand of protesters.

Mass Arrests Return to Nicaragua at Beseiged Church in Masaya

Members of Nicaragua’s Blue and White National Unity movement were arrested while carrying groceries to citizens who are cornered inside the church.

First-Hand Account of Events in Bolivia, Not What Many Think

The following account of events in Bolivia are by Harry Stewart, living in La Paz over the last seven years.

A Debate on the Political Crisis in Bolivia

We host a debate on the political crisis in Bolivia with Pablo Solón, former ambassador to the UN under President Evo Morales until 2011, and Kevin Young, assistant professor of history at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.