Latin America & the Caribbean

30th anniversary of Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan celebrated in Bay Area

Friends of revolutionary Cuba gathered at the Berkeley Fellowship Hall in the Bay Area on June 18 to celebrate the…

June 30, 2019

El pueblo se subleva contra la dictadura en Honduras

24 junio - El pueblo hondureño se encuentra desde la semana pasada en sublevamiento contra la dictadura de Juan Orlando…

June 25, 2019

Haitians in the streets stage general strike

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. An audit, ordered by a Haitian court and released the end…

June 22, 2019

Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba challenges Trump’s travel restrictions

Members of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization/Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba received a warm and enthusiastic welcome…

June 18, 2019

Activists demand ‘U.S. Hands off Venezuela!’ in Portland, Ore.

Activists and organizers with the Hands Off Venezuela PDX coalition hosted an event June 15 at the Sunnyside Community Center…

June 18, 2019

War of words over Venezuela’s future

This article was published in pagina12.com.ar on June 10. Translation by Michael Otto. Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, has four…

June 13, 2019

Haitians march against rape

Mothers Day in Haiti was celebrated this year on May 26. In response to the rape of two students at…

June 13, 2019

Cuba’s response to new U.S. economic attack

Following is a statement by the Cuban government on June 5 answering the harsh new measures taken by the Trump…

June 13, 2019

Venezuelan right wing negotiates in Oslo after failed coup attempt

May 31 -- The panorama in Venezuela has changed during the course of one month. At dawn on April 30,…

June 7, 2019

Chavismo trains social movement leaders to defend Caracas

Teruggi is an Argentine journalist living in Caracas. This article appeared June 1 in pagina12. Translated by Michael Otto. June…

June 6, 2019