After the 1970s coup in Argentina, one unorthodox media outlet was able to continue reporting the news despite a repressive regime that managed to decimate its staff in just over a year. 

Journalists Aloy Jupiara and Chico Otavio are publishing a new book about 1970s Brazil and various players involved in shaping the situation and the country that exists today. 

With the Colombia-FARC peace talks set to be through in a few months and a referendum coming up, not everyone is convinced that this is the last we’ve seen of the armed conflict with the infamous paramilitary group. 

One investigative journalist has taken it upon himself to get to the bottom of the mystery of the 43 forced disappearances.

Paraguay’s Attorney General has taken initiative with his zero-tolerance policy towards narco trafficking.

In a landmark decision, Mexico’s Supreme Court of National Justice (SCJN) handed down a ruling that granted four claimants freedom from prosecution for recreational marijuana usage, sparking debate among citizens and political leaders.

In Colombia, the end of armed conflict between the government and the FARC appears to be nearing with the possibility of a bilateral ceasefire by the end of the year and a March 2016 deadline for peace negotiations.

Excavation work conducted by the Collective of Archaeology for Tucumán Memory and Identity (Camit) discovered the remains of four people that were disappeared in Argentina around 1975.

“We have asked the gang members not to leave us in a ridiculous position,” said Medardo Gómez of the Pastoral Initiative for Life and Peace (IPAZ).

The climate of impunity allows the perpetrators of crimes against journalists to continue their attacks without restriction and further violating free circulation of information, said the National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH).