Latin America Archives - Page 80 of 469

Maduro Following Ortega’s Electoral Map

In Nicaragua, the Ortega regime retained & cancelled passports & imposed restrictions on the entry/exit of his critics & political opponents.

We feature Cuban pianist Omar Sosa, Senegalese Seckou Keita, & Venezuelan Gustavo Ovalles with a NPR Tiny Desk Concert (2023).

Twenty-seven former Latin American presidents expressed their concerns over attacks to one of the most important pillars of democracy.

“The site of the study, the streets that we have seen before, of Iguala, on September 26 and 27, show that government forces were present.”

In Venezuela, the paramilitary have limitless power to exercise violence. They operate anonymously, with no controls or regulations…

Today’s featured artist is Calma Carmona from Puerto Rico with an NPR Tiny Desk performance (2021).

The Maduro gov. is already working to prevent the free expression of the popular will through the vote in the presidential elections of 2024.

The latest stampede “broke out after the dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel gave the order to repress the demonstrators on July 11, 2021”…

Today’s featured band is Los Panchos from Mexico and Puerto Rico with the song “Triunfamos” (1966).

Mariangel Rivero from Venezuela took our photo of the day: “Bird in the Brush”, in Lara, Venezuela.