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Brazil’s Lula Leaves Prison after 19 Months

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was welcomed by an ecstatic crowd of supporters on leaving prison on Friday.

Amnesty International: VP Murillo’s Hate Rhetoric Incites Violence in Nicaragua

“VP Rosario Murillo invites other people to attack and criminalize those who have protested in the streets,” declares Erika Guevara of Amnesty International.

Central America – Fertile Ground for Human Trafficking

Central America is an impoverished region rife with gang violence and human trafficking – the third largest crime industry in the world.

Return to the US Dollar in Cuba: What about the CUC?

The bulls are loose. Days after the decision to dollarize segments of Cuba’s durable goods market, the CUC (Cuba’s convertible currency) depreciated by 10 to 20 percent.

Dance Like Nobody’s Watching, Varadero, Cuba – Photo of the Day

Dance Like Nobody’s Watching, Varadero, Cuba. By Alice Batonyi, Canada. Camera: Canon 80D

Cuba Receives New Symbolic UN Support against the US Embargo

The United Nations once again today called on the United States to end its embargo on Cuba. The symbolic vote has fallen of deaf ears for 28 consecutive years.

Buying in USD in Cuba: Wary Optimism and Mass Turnout

Cuba’s domestic market is making a partial return to the dollar, by selling products in US currency, which must be deposited in a bank account and linked to a debit card.

Is Ortega’s Regime Really Worn Out?

Politically, it makes no sense to say that a regime is worn out. Exhaustion is relative. An exhausted boxer could continue indefinitely in the ring if he doesn’t have an opponent; or he could recover strength.