Latin America

Newly Discovered 1964 MLK Speech

In a Democracy Now! and Pacifica Radio Archives exclusive, we air a newly discovered recording of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On December 7, 1964, days before he received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, King gave a major address in London on segregation, the fight for civil rights and his support for Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.

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Venezuela Declares Economic Emergency

The Venezuelan government declared a 60-day economic emergency today that will include measures to speed up the import and distribution of food, consumer goods and medicines, announced the newly appointed Economy Minister, Luis Salas.

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Another War to the Death in Venezuela

Today, as though the past had returned like a boomerang, it would again seem that Venezuelans see no other way forward but intolerance. The adversaries, though brothers, are quite different: Chavistas and the opposition.

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First Group of Cubans Leave Costa Rica for USA (Photos)

Last night began the transfer of 8,000 Cubans from Costa Rica to the United States with a “Pilot Plan” flight carrying 180 of them by air to El Salvador. From there they were put on buses for the journey to Guatemala and Mexico, from where they can travel on to the US border. (7 photos)

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Costa Rica Begins Air Lift of Cubans to El Salvador

Costa Rica begins tonight an air bridge to El Salvador to transfer a first group of 180 Cubans of a total of around 8,000 stranded in the country. The initial air lift on a chartered plane is considered a pilot plan agreed on by several Central American countries and Mexico to search for a solution to the crisis.

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