Southern frontlines – a Guardian series About our new coverage, which aims to focus attention on climate justice in Latin America and the Caribbean The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Celebrated Physician Dr. Aliza Honored In Posthumous Documentary The groundbreaking efforts of Dr. Aliza in promoting wellness within the Hispanic community are remembered in a new documentary. Zenger · Sep 26, 2023
Introducing Southern Frontlines – news on the climate crisis from Latin America and the Caribbean This new Guardian series will focus on climate justice in regions acutely affected by the global emergency. Andrei Netto, the series editor, explains why it is so important now The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023
Ballet v machismo: the male Latin American dancers challenging old-fashioned ideas of manhood From Cuba to Peru and beyond, Santiago Barreiro captures the dancers who have upended their countries’ ideas of masculinity while pursuing their dreams The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean Sept 14 – 21, 2023 The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Mexican cartels are fifth-largest employers in the country, study finds Organized crime groups have about 175,000 members and authors say the best way to reduce violence is to cut membership The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023
In the wake of Chile’s Catholic abuse crisis, victims struggle to find justice A clergy sex abuse scandal involving Chile’s most notorious pedophile, the priest Fernando Karadima, shook the South American country in 2010 in a way never seen in Latin America The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
In Chile, justice eludes victims of Catholic clergy sex abuse years after the crisis exploded A clergy sex abuse scandal involving Chile’s most notorious pedophile, the priest Fernando Karadima, shook the South American country in 2010 in a way never seen in Latin America The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Land defenders killed every two days A new report finds that Indigenous peoples made up more than a third of those deaths Salon · Sep 17, 2023
Far-right fanatic given 17 years for role in Brazil coup attempt Aécio Lúcio Costa Pereira, 51, is first rioter to be tried for January assault on Latin America’s largest democracy The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023
Trial of Brazil’s alleged 8 January insurrectionists opens in supreme court Judge condemns ‘dastardly putschist attack’ on Latin America’s largest democracy as first four Bolsonaro supporters go on trial The Guardian - US · Sep 13, 2023
Migrants pursue 'Paths of Desperate Hope' for better life across Americas' Darién Gap Colombian photographer Federico Rios Escobar won the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’or Award for his photo report on migrants trying to cross the Darién gap between Colombia and Panama in Latin America. Radio France Internationale · Sep 13, 2023
Most Indians who consume news online like to watch, not read | Data Reuters Institute Digital News Report finds shift in online news consumption in India; search engines, mobile news aggregators favoured. In Scandinavia, traditional news brands remain popular, while in Asia, Latin America, Africa, social media is main gateway to news. In Asia-Pacific, local portals like Naver, Yahoo! dominate. In India, trust… The Hindu · Sep 12, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023 At home with the red fire ant – and its many potent relatives As the invasive ant arrives in Europe, Jonathan Watts recounts his painful encounters with this small creature in its native Latin America
Newslaundry · Sep 10, 2023 G20: In Global South coverage, ‘seat for Latin America, Brazil anti-hunger alliance, Putin arrest’ The press in G20’s several Global South participants – including China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa and Indonesia – largely gave a miss to G20 coverage on the front pages of their Sunday editions.
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023 Latin America women's rights groups say their abortion win in Mexico may hold the key to US struggle Women’s rights activists in Latin America have long looked to the United States as a model in their decades-long struggle to chip away at abortion restrictions in their highly religious countries
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023 AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean Sept. 1 – Sept. 7, 2023
The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2023 Unicef sounds alarm as record numbers of children cross dangerous Darién Gap Children risking lives to migrate across Latin America and Caribbean, with aid groups warning they cannot cope
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Mexico decriminalises abortion nationwide in historic Supreme Court ruling Landmark ruling is extention of growing ‘green wave’ in Latin America
WEKU · Sep 6, 2023 Mexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access The country's Supreme Court ordered that abortion be removed from the federal penal code, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate women's rights.
The Guardian - US · Sep 6, 2023 Mexico supreme court decriminalizes abortion across country Decision to remove abortion from federal penal code comes amid trend in Latin America of loosening restrictions on procedure
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023 Fifty years on: the lasting tragedy of Chile’s coup The brutality with which an elected government was deposed inspired military takeovers across Latin America – but also galvanised the human rights movement and spotlighted the dark activities of the CIA
The Guardian - US · Sep 2, 2023 AOC urges US to apologize for meddling in Latin America: ‘We’re here to reset relationships’ Democratic congresswoman calls for acknowledgment of past intrusion in effort to restore trust in US leadership in the region
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean Aug 24 – Aug 31, 2023