–Researched and Written by Keith Cottle— On July 18th, hundreds of Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica, many of whom are exiles, participated in a peaceful march in San José. The demonstrators united under the slogan “Nicaragua no está sola,” to show support for their country and its people, which have been enthralled in a socio-political

Two attacks within two weeks of each other on the Colombia-Venezuela border demonstrate growing concern about the two countries’ relationship.

In late July 2021, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) called for the Nicaraguan government to liberate all currently detained dissidents to the Daniel Ortega government.

Alberto Fernández, the President of Argentina, is now relying on Peruvian support of candidate Christian Asinelli as Luis Lacalle Pou, the President of Uruguay, endorsed the Colombian candidate, Sergio Díaz-Granados.

Brazil’s Federal Government will allow international land border crossings to and from Venezuela for residents of adjacent cities who can produce a resident ID card.

For the third time, the Chilean government has deported a significant number of immigrants in 2021.

Bolivia was the only South American country to reject the OAS resolution condemning the Ortega regime for the wave of illegal arrests.

Public and political discussions about Venezuelan migrants living outside of the country have been a contentious, but intentionally down-played, topic for years.

Mexico and Argentina are consulting with their ambassadors to Nicaragua about the actions taken against prospective presidential candidates who are running against current president Daniel Ortega.

“Bolivia-Chile Group: Women Building Friendship Without Borders” is holding an online seminar titled “Gender Equality in Constitutional Processes” on June 16 at 6:30 pm, together with the Institute of International Studies of the University of Chile.