The Paraguayan government has proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow the reelection of president Horacio Cartes.
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Researched and written by Jamie Shenk In 2016, the issue of eradicating coca cultivations played a central role in discussions about post-conflict drug policy in Colombia. A report released recently by the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy indicates that, in the same year, the area devoted to coca cultivation reached record highs. The
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The decision of a local newspaper in Ciudad Juárez to discontinue its print circulation after 27 years in business is stirring worry, across Mexico, over the state of independent journalism.
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Colombia debates reforming the constitution in order to implement the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP).
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The Inter-American Press Association implores Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Honduras to rigorously investigate the deaths of 13 journalists.
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The municipality of Corino, located in the northern part of the Cauca Department, is a focal point for the implementation of the government’s agreement to substitute illicit crops.
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El Salvador’s president, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, and the FMLN government are working to craft a new law that would allow military and ex-guerrilla members to avoid penal persecutions for crimes committed during the civil war.
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Every year on March 24, Argentines take to the streets to remember the anniversary of the coup in 1976 that marked the beginning of Argentina’s military dictatorship.
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Rodolfo Walsh, an Argentinian author and journalist kidnapped in 1977, is now being honored with the opening of an exhibit about his work.
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Fernando Oquendo Estrada, nicknamed “Bigotes” (Mustache), was shot and killed by the Special Commands Operation of the Police earlier this month.
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