Mexteca Activist Irma Galindo Barrios Still Missing Latin America & CaribbeanMichael SkoraNovember 29, 2021Georgetown UniversityMexico, environmental activism, indigenous activists, DisappearancesComment
Extreme UV Radiation Scorches Bolivian Highlands as President Arce Attends COP26 Latin America & CaribbeanLiv McAuslanNovember 10, 2021Georgetown UniversityBolivia, Climate Change, COP26Comment
Barbados New Head of State Latin America & CaribbeanGeorgie WilsonOctober 27, 2021Georgetown UniversityBarbados, Colonialism, electionsComment
Record Number of Migrants Cross Darién Gap Latin America & CaribbeanLiv McAuslanOctober 14, 2021Georgetown UniversityPanama, Darién Gap, Haiti, Immigration, RefugeesComment
Cuba Begins Exporting Vaccines to Venezuela and Vietnam Latin America & CaribbeanIsabella FaleroOctober 7, 2021Georgetown UniversityCuba, Venezuela, Vaccine, COVID-19Comment
Castillo and Fujimori Advance in Peruvian Presidential Elections Latin America & CaribbeanIsabella FaleroMay 4, 2021Peru, Peru presidential election, Pedro Castillo, Keiko FujimoriComment
Brazilian Arms Dealer Recaptured Latin America & CaribbeanShray DewanMay 3, 2021Brazil, João Filipe Barbieri, Arms trafficking, Rio de JaneiroComment
Miguel Díaz-Canel Named New Leader of Cuba's Communist Party Latin America & CaribbeanSunaina SundaApril 25, 2021Cuba, Raul Castro, Miguel Díaz-Canel, PCCComment
Eruption of La Soufrière Volcano Continues, Impacting St Vincent and Surrounding Islands Latin America & CaribbeanSunaina SundaApril 25, 2021La Soufriere, St. Vincent, Caribbean, COVID-19Comment
Colombia Extends COVID-19 Restrictions Latin America & CaribbeanSunaina SundaApril 11, 2021Colombia, COVID-19, Ivan Duque, vaccinationComment
Paraguayans Protest COVID-19 Government Failures Latin America & CaribbeanEmily BechtelMarch 26, 2021Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benitez, COVID-19, Public HealthComment
Former Bolivian President Arrested for Allegedly Fomenting Coup Latin America & CaribbeanBrianne ChristensonMarch 26, 2021Jeanine Áñez Chavez, Evo Morales, Bolivia, Luis AcreComment
Paraguayans Protest COVID-19 Government Failures Latin America & CaribbeanEmily BechtelMarch 24, 2021Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benitez, COVID-19, protestsComment
Mexican Women Protest Femicide Latin America & CaribbeanShray DewanMarch 18, 2021Mexico, AMLO, feminism, FemicideComment
Honduran President Stands Trial in U.S. Drug Trafficking Case Latin America & CaribbeanSunaina SundaMarch 16, 2021Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, Drug Trafficking, DEAComment
Venezuela Expels European Union Ambassador After New Wave of EU Sanctions Latin America & CaribbeanEmily BechtelMarch 16, 2021Venezuela, Maduro, European Union, AmbassadorComment
Fujimori on Trial for 1990s Forced Sterilization Program Latin America & CaribbeanSunaina SundaMarch 15, 2021Peru, Alberto Fujimori, Sterilization, Human RightsComment
Mexican Congress Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Latin America & CaribbeanBrianne ChristensonMarch 15, 2021Mexico, Marijuana, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, DecriminalizationComment
