Latin America & the Caribbean

Puerto Rico Tribunal: Summary of indictment of the U.S.

The following is a brief summary of the indictment prepared by chief prosecutor Augusto Zamora for the International Tribunal on…

November 3, 2018

Verdict demands reparations for U.S. crimes

Following two hours of deliberation on the evening of Oct. 27 in New York City, the jury at the International…

November 3, 2018

GUILTY: Jury condemns U.S. colonial crimes in Puerto Rico

New York, Oct. 27 — A jury of 15 international human rights activists and fighters for liberation — following eight…

October 30, 2018

Haitians say ‘Where’s the money? Give it back!’

October 17 is a national holiday in Haiti, marking the assassination in 1806 of Jean-Jacques Dessalines. He led the Haitian…

October 27, 2018

Storms from Puerto Rico to Florida: Profit system drives disaster

Oct. 23 — Even as a delegation of prominent activists from Puerto Rico is making preparations to come to the…

October 24, 2018

Carteles de ‘SE BUSCA’ apuntan a ‘mercenarios’ de la Junta de Control Fiscal de Puerto Rico

Filadelfia — Los huracanes Irma y María devastaron a Puerto Rico en septiembre del 2017. Pero un año antes, en…

October 24, 2018

Tribunal will be viewed across the U.S.

In a little more than a week on Oct. 27, voices from Puerto Rico will testify to the colonial crimes…

October 19, 2018

Labor for Puerto Rico

Labor support for Puerto Rico was strong on Oct. 13 at the Union Hall of Service Employees Local 721. That…

October 19, 2018

Exposing U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico

Sept. 29 — Puerto Rican independence activists and allies gathered in Boston for a forum hosted by the Boston chapter…

October 19, 2018

In Haiti, an earthquake and a quick Cuban response

A powerful earthquake shook northern Haiti on Oct. 6 at 8:11 p.m. Though it measured 5.9 on the Richter scale…

October 18, 2018