México has turned into one of the most dangerous countries in the world for children, ever more than countries at war like Syria and Iran.

In the current political discourse surrounding climate change and environmental protection, the recent murder of activist Carlos Aldario Arenas raises questions about the safety of environmental activists in the broader context of Latin America.

The last statement from Cristina Bautista, indigenous leader, was “I am convinced that there are more of us who want peace, than those who want war.”

It has been five years since the disappearance of 43 students from the Rural Normal School Raúl Isidro Burgos, a case that has become an icon of violence in Mexico.

Drug-trafficking cartels and armed indigenous groups clashed in Cauca, fighting for autonomy and long-term safety.

Reports of homicide may be on the decline in Guatemala compared to 2018, but some note a worrying and aggressive upward spike in incidents of extortion.

Despite rumors of division within the Sinaloa Cartel and its competition with other cartels, the forced release of “El Chapo’s” son, Ovidio Guzmán, is evidence that the Sinaloa Cartel is solid in its footing, though Guzmán’s liberation might have come at the cost of public opinion of the cartel.

In the three largest department capitals of Bolivia – La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz –  thousands took to the streets to protest the presidential elections of October 20th.

Culiacán has been occupied by drug traffickers since the afternoon of October 17th, 2019.

The leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba, José Daniel Ferrer, has been detained for three weeks and his location is currently unknown.