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How Holidays Are Celebrated in Brazil and Cuba

Before the Pope’s visit in 1996, there were only four official holidays in Cuba, three tied to the government and its “liberation struggles.”

The NGO said the list of adolescent political prisoners now stands at 42.

Here are the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.

Chiapas has become fertile ground for organized crime. A place where human rights violations are considered “mere collateral damage.”

It didn’t appear on Cuba’s National TV News, but on social media, the recent words of former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica gained traction.

Alexei Zhuravlev believes that this is the best way to respond to the West for assisting Ukraine in the war.

Today’s featured artists are the Puerto Rican reggae band “Cultura Profetica” with the song Lento (2024).

“We are extremely concerned… but, you know, we’re also organized. We’ve been through this before. We know how to respond…”

Today’s featured artist is Fabiola Mendez and her quartet from Puerto Rico with the song “Bomba pa’ la diáspora” (2024).

The vast majority of Brazilians I know here in the south of the country are against Lula and his Workers’ Party.