Cuba’s National Rebellion Day celebrated with acts of solidarity and in defense of the revolution
Cuba

Cuba’s National Rebellion Day celebrated with acts of solidarity and in defense of the revolution

On the day, Cubans paid tribute to the heroes of the rebellion that marked the beginning of the Cuban revolution. Meanwhile, as a part of the global “Let Cuba Live” campaign, organizations mobilized in solidarity with the Cuba and to demand an immediate end to the US blockade

Tanya Wadhwa
July 28, 2021
It’s official: Left candidate Pedro Castillo declared winner of presidential elections in Peru
Peru

It’s official: Left candidate Pedro Castillo declared winner of presidential elections in Peru

Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won the run-off elections with 50.126% of the votes, receiving 44,263 more votes than his opponent Keiko Fujimori of the far-right Popular Force party

Tanya Wadhwa
July 20, 2021
What we know about who is behind the assassination of Haiti’s president
Haiti

What we know about who is behind the assassination of Haiti’s president

Investigations reveal that the US and at least one of its regional allies, Colombia, are implicated in the assassination of Haiti’s de-facto president Jovenel Moïse.

Tanya Wadhwa
July 14, 2021
10 weeks of national strike in Colombia and the state violence continues
Colombia

10 weeks of national strike in Colombia and the state violence continues

In the past 70 days of national strike and nationwide mobilizations, at least 84 people have been killed by the national security forces. Additionally, in the past three months, 16 former FARC combatants and 49 social leaders and human rights defenders have been assassinated by illegal armed groups

Tanya Wadhwa
July 7, 2021
Mexican state of Hidalgo legalizes abortion
Mexico

Mexican state of Hidalgo legalizes abortion

With the historic decision, Hidalgo becomes the third state after Mexico City and Oaxaca to legalize elective abortions

Tanya Wadhwa
July 3, 2021
Why hasn’t Pedro Castillo been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential elections yet?
Peru

Why hasn’t Pedro Castillo been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential elections yet?

Pedro Castillo of the left-wing Free Peru party won the second round of presidential elections but his opponent has refused to concede and the National Jury of Elections (JNE) has not yet proclaimed him as winner.

Tanya Wadhwa
June 29, 2021
ALBA-TCP member countries ratify their commitment to regional integration
Latin America Caribbean

ALBA-TCP member countries ratify their commitment to regional integration

At the XIX Summit, heads of state and ministers of the member countries of ALBA-TCP ratified their commitment to a genuine Latin American and Caribbean integration and unity in the face of growing imperialist threats to regional peace and stability

Tanya Wadhwa
June 26, 2021
Mexican states of Baja California and Sinaloa legalize same-sex marriage
Mexico

Mexican states of Baja California and Sinaloa legalize same-sex marriage

With the historic decision, Baja California and Sinaloa joined the list of 20 states that recognize marriage between people of the same sex with the approval of a reform in the local Congress

Tanya Wadhwa
June 19, 2021