In Colombia Reports of Medellín Luke Horswell wrote that the Mexican Democratic Revolution Party’s (PRD) Secretary General, Alejandro Sánchez Camacho, has called for an investigation

La Prensa of Managua noted that the attorney general of Mexico, Jesús Murillo, confirmed a clash between military and self-defense groups in the state of Michoacán during an attempt at disarmament of these groups,

El Espectador of Bogotá noted that the discovery of marijuana in suitcases of tourists returning to Argentina from Montevideo by river or air has been growing

El Espectador of Bogotá reported that the FARC strongly criticized the military cooperation between Colombia and the U.S. 

Edurne Navarro wrote in El Periódico of Guatemala City that the new head of the Asociación de Periodistas de Guatemala (APG), Hugo Rolando López, believes that “journalists have no protection.” 

Semana Magazine of Bogotá noted that in Venezuela people call them “miguelitos,” spikes and nails that tear tires.

El Espectador of Bogotá editorialized that Nelson Mandela was a living legend for decades, and “there is no doubt that the image of this smiling and loving grandparent will perpetuate.” 

Orsetta Bellani spoke with Cáceres in Latinamerican Press of Lima.  The indigenous leader argued that while 80% of crimes go unpunished in Honduras, social movements there are criminalized and prosecuted.

El Espectador of Bogotá reported that Alexander Fabián Huamán, alias “Héctor,” head of the Huallaga Regional Committee of the Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path, was captured in the Upper Huallaga Valley,

In La Jornada of Mexico City Fernando Camacho Servin noted that disappearances in Mexico have continued to occur