Mexico-USA: Well-Attended Rally to Save the San Pedro River
Environmentalist Michael Gregory told the rally: “The border wall is an environmental disaster and biological obscenity.”
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Latin America
Bolivia Breaks Off Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
Bolivia’s interim government on Friday broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba, accusing it of having shown “permanent hostility” towards it.
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Mexican Soldiers Attack Central American Migrant Caravan, Arresting 800
In Mexico, soldiers in riot gear used batons and pepper spray Thursday to beat back a caravan of hundreds of Central American migrants…
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Dominican Journalist Faces Defamation Trial for Corruption Report
If found guilty, Zapete could face up to six months in prison and a fine of up to 20,000 Dominican pesos ($375).
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Citizen Action against Trump’s Border Wall and to Save a River
The San Pedro River runs north from Sonora, Mexico, into the US state of Arizona. It is the last free-flowing river in the western United States.
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A Torturer Meets His Victims (+Video)
On Tuesday, the psychologist identified as the “architect” of the CIA’s torture program testified for the first time to the war court at Guantánamo Bay.
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Glenn Greenwald Faces Cybercrime Complaint after Exposing Scandal in Brazil (Video)
In Brazil, federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against journalist Glenn Greenwald in connection to a major investigation he spearheaded.
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Maduro Promises Venezuela’s Support to Cuba, “Today and Always”
The meeting between Maduro and Cabrisas served as a reassurance for Cuba that Venezuela was not going to abandon it despite that country’s crisis.
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Brazil Charges Journalist Glenn Greenwald over Leaked Phone Messages
Federal prosecutors in Brazil on Tuesday charged US investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes, including hacking officials cellphones.
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Protest Marches Resume in Colombia
Colombians took to the streets on Tuesday to protest economic reforms and killings of civil society leaders in the first large rallies this year.
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