More than 400 Nicaraguans took part in a march in San Jose, Costa Rica, Sunday, led by marathon runner Alex Vanegas and street vendor Dona Coquito, both exiled recently due to their persecution by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
Read MoreGazebo in Manzanillo, Cuba. Taken by Kiro Sarkovski of Canada in 2007. Camera: SOS Digital
Read MoreHundreds of people commemorated the victims of Brazil’s military dictatorship on Sunday, the anniversary of the coup that established it. They passed through the capital Brasilia and showed banners with the inscription “Never again dictatorship.”
Read MoreThe agreement to strengthen citizen rights and guarantees, signed on Friday March 29, in the ongoing dialogue between the Government and the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy, indicates that decisions will be reviewed in relation to the Police occupation and retention of property, facilities, assets, licenses and other tangible and intangible goods of the media, reported El Nuevo Diario.
Read MoreVenezuela was hit by a fresh power outage on Saturday evening which plunged much of the country into darkness, reported dpa news. There was no electricity in most federal states, the opposition newspaper El Nacional reported, later confirmed by the government of Nicolas Maduro.
Read MoreThe demand to advance the general elections as an alternative peaceful solution to the sociopolitical crisis in Nicaragua is the new hurdle in the negotiation table established between the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo with the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy.
Read MoreOn Saturday, once again Ortega called out his riot police and paramilitary forces to lay siege and attack peaceful demonstrators in Nicaragua. It was such a contradiction with the agreement signed the day before with the Civic Alliance that led some observers to doubt that any negotiations with the government are a waste of time.
Read MoreParliament in Ottawa, Canada. By Roberto Espinosa of Canada. Camera: Motorola
Read MoreVenezuelan opposition supporters held rallies across the country on Saturday, voicing their anger at the patchy power supply, shortages of basic goods, and the government of Nicolas Maduro. Meanwhile, Maduro was cheered at counter-demonstrations also taking place.
Read MoreThis Friday, March 29, the VIII meeting of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) is taking place. The only leaders present are Ortega, Miguel Diaz-Canel of Cuba, and Salvador Sanchez Ceren from El Salvador. The other Caribbean isles will all be represented by their foreign ministers or other delegates.
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