Ecuadorian legislator demands investigation into supply of ammunition to Bolivian coup regime
Bolivia Ecuador

Ecuadorian legislator demands investigation into supply of ammunition to Bolivian coup regime

Fausto Jarrín Terán has filed a complaint with the State Attorney General’s Office to investigate the alleged supply of weapons by Lenin Moreno’s government to Jeanine Áñez’s coup regime in Bolivia

Tanya Wadhwa
June 16, 2021
Pedro Castillo wins presidential elections in Peru, Keiko Fujimori rejects the results
Peru

Pedro Castillo wins presidential elections in Peru, Keiko Fujimori rejects the results

With 99.998% of the ballots counted, left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo has secured 50.204% of the votes, while far-right Keiko Fujimori has obtained 49.796% of the votes. Yesterday, Fujimori requested the election authorities to annul the results from 802 polling stations nationwide

Tanya Wadhwa
June 10, 2021
Keiko Fujimori alleges fraud as Pedro Castillo takes leads in Peru’s presidential run-off
Peru

Keiko Fujimori alleges fraud as Pedro Castillo takes leads in Peru’s presidential run-off

Fujimori, who had been leading in the early vote count, refused to respect the official results and raised allegations of fraud when Castillo pulled ahead

Tanya Wadhwa
June 8, 2021
From Ayotzinapa to Mactumactzá, Mexican students continue to fight for access to education
Mexico

From Ayotzinapa to Mactumactzá, Mexican students continue to fight for access to education

The parents, students, teachers and teachers’ unions are calling for unconditional release of all the students who were arrested while protesting for a more fair entrance exam while teachers are demanding the reinstallation of dialogue between the CNTE and the national government

Tanya Wadhwa
June 4, 2021
Colombian Congress debates motions of censure against defense minister Diego Molano
Colombia

Colombian Congress debates motions of censure against defense minister Diego Molano

Two motions of censure have been presented against defense minister Diego Molano by the opposition for the unprecedented level of violence and human rights violations committed by national security forces in the past four weeks of the national strike

Tanya Wadhwa
May 25, 2021
Haitians reject Jovenel Moïse’s call for constitutional referendum and general elections
Haiti

Haitians reject Jovenel Moïse’s call for constitutional referendum and general elections

Jovenel Moïse, whose term ended on February 7, has refused to transfer power and plans on carrying out an electoral process that has been deemed illegitimate by the millions of Haitians mobilizing on the streets for the last several months

Tanya Wadhwa
May 19, 2021
Colombian government ignores protesters’ demands and orders full deployment of police forces
Colombia

Colombian government ignores protesters’ demands and orders full deployment of police forces

Organizations have condemned the government of Iván Duque for increasing the militarization of cities and repressive actions against protests amid negotiations with mobilized sectors

Tanya Wadhwa
May 18, 2021
Progressive forces win majority of seats in Chile’s Constitutional Convention
Chile

Progressive forces win majority of seats in Chile’s Constitutional Convention

Independent and progressive candidates won more than a two-thirds majority in the Constitutional Convention, a body responsible for writing Chile’s new constitution

Tanya Wadhwa
May 17, 2021