Issue Sep 07-13 2022: The use of lethal force by security officers in Mexico has shown a concerning year-on-year rise since 2016, with 33 civilian deaths at the hands of the army for every soldier killed in 2020.

Issue Sep 07-13 2022: On the anniversary of the coup d’état of September 11, 1973, Chileans reflect on the country’s political history in order to continue their stride towards progress since the end of the dictatorship.

Mexico City (CDMX) has the longest standing participatory budget within Mexico and its attributes can be used to explain the difficulties of successful collective action.

The Ortega-Murillo dictatorship has had its grip on the Nicaraguan people since 2007.

After the failed assassination attempt of Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina has been going through a period of much uncertainty, with “tragic days, public anxiety, and gloomy prospects.”

In Colombia, the ELN has become less of a social movement and more of an organized crime syndicate.

For those following the Cuban economy, the official authorization of currency exchanges in financial establishments across the country is a major topic of the moment.

Chilean politics have undergone a radical transformation led by a new generation of activists.

Many Mexican commentators have argued that the report by the Comisión de la Verdad looking into the disappearance and likely execution of the 43 students from Ayotzinapa in 2014 did not bring major changes to the “Verdad Histórica” offered by former Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam.

Bishop Rolando José Álvarez and the other ten people who were kidnapped at the beginning of August remain surrounded by police offers in the Episcopal Curia of Matagalpa.