Latin America & the Caribbean

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

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

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 disasterStorms from Puerto Rico to Florida: Profit system drives disaster

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

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.Tribunal will be viewed across the U.S.

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 RicoLabor for Puerto Rico

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 RicoExposing U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico

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 responseIn Haiti, an earthquake and a quick Cuban response

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
Wanted posters target Puerto Rico Fiscal Control Board ‘mercenaries’Wanted posters target Puerto Rico Fiscal Control Board ‘mercenaries’

Wanted posters target Puerto Rico Fiscal Control Board ‘mercenaries’

Philadelphia — Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017. But over a year earlier, in June 2016,…

October 16, 2018
Anti-colonial notables to get a hearing in NYCAnti-colonial notables to get a hearing in NYC

Anti-colonial notables to get a hearing in NYC

The Emergency International Tribunal on U.S. Colonial Crimes in Puerto Rico will take place Oct. 27 in New York City.…

October 12, 2018