Costa Rican immigration authorities reported to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that through September some 52,000 Nicraguans had entered the country, as they flee persecution and the crisis in their country. By December, the number has continued to rise and includes scores of doctors and teachers dismissed from their jobs.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said he had signed deals with Russia worth six billion dollars during a recent visit to Moscow. The deals include investments in the oil sector and gold mining, Maduro tweeted.
Read More“My name is Ricardo. I am 33 years old. They killed my father with a machete in front of me. They wanted me to see it. He refused to work for the gang and that is what happened to him. The gangs have killed my neighbors, my cousins and I am afraid for my own life.”
Read MoreThe Committee to Protect Journalists urges Mexican authorities to immediately undertake a credible and rigorous investigation into the killing of journalist Alejandro Márquez Jiménez, whose body was found on December 1 near Tepic, the capital of the northwestern state of Nayarit.
Read MoreWithin the coming days, a total of 8,000 Central American asylum seekers are expected to have reached the Mexican side of the border with the USA, in Tijuana. Over 6,000 have already arrived. On the other side of the border, over 5,000 US Troops – around 2 for every 3 migrants – have been deployed with the latest high-tech gear. T
Read MoreThousands of people on Friday demonstrated against a G20 summit taking place in Buenos Aires, accusing the group of industrialized nations of imperialism and exploitation. “Out with Trump and imperialist leaders,” protesters chanted while marching through a central boulevard towards Congress.
Read MoreI thought I knew Bogota because I had already been twice in 2016. I was wrong. On both of those visits, I only went where I could get to on foot and, therefore, I never went onboard the Transmilenio. That’s why I can’t say that I really knew the Colombian capital.
Read MoreThe governor of Brazil’s second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro, was arrested on Thursday on charges of involvement in the country’s biggest-ever corruption scandal, prosecutors said. Luiz Fernando Pezao was being held at the governor’s palace.
Read MoreMore than 6,000 Central American migrants who have been crowded into a sports stadium in the Mexican border city of Tijuana will be moved to new accommodation further away from the US border, authorities said Thursday. The new accommodation is situated in “an area a bit farther away” but with more space, said local government representative Leopoldo Guerrero.
Read MoreWith the news that Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega may attend the inauguration of Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday Dec. 1st, social networks are busy convening a massive protest against the dictator’s presence.
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