Boric Likens the Current Nicaraguan Dictatorship to Somoza
Boric warned that the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship is consolidating itself by “silencing, expatriating, and repressing any opposition.”
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Latin America
Migrants in the US Should Seek Legal Counsel Before Trump
Trump threatens massive deportations and the closure of programs that benefit migrants beginning on the first day of his administration.
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Toquinho – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artist is Antônio Pecci Filho, better known as Toquinho, from Brazil with his interpretation of “Manha de Carnaval” (2000).
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Mexico to Launch ‘Panic Button’ for Migrants in US
The panic button for all Mexican migrants in the US will guarantee the closest consulate is informed of their potential deportation.
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Santa Claus Driving a Bus in Brazil – Photo of the Day
Yordanka Caridad from Cuba took our photo of the day: “Santa Claus Driving a Bus”, in Curitiba, Brazil.
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News Briefs for Monday December 23, 2024
Here are the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, December 23, 2024.
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Venezuela: Maduro Set for Inauguration after Stolen Election
Venezuela is experiencing a countdown to January 10, 2025, charged with tension. That’s the date a new six-year presidential term will begin.
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An End-of-Year Reflection on a World at the Crossroads
I converse in Chihuahua with Mexican fishers and farmers about drought, climate change, the incoming US president, the border, etc.
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Juan Carlos Quintero – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artist is Juan Carlos Quintero from Colombia with “Mi Tierra” first recorded in 1993 and on the album “Las cumbias, las guitarras” (2006).
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Dictatorial Cooperation on Denationalization of “Traitors”
Depriving political opponents & human rights defenders of citizenship or nationality shows the collaboration between the region’s autocracies
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