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Machado’s return to Venezuela thrills supporters; and rankles Washington

Maria Corina Machado is back in Venezuela. Her supporters staged demonstrations across the country after she entered via the land border from Colombia, holding rallies in the border regions before continuing on to Caracas.

“A night of Reun...

9 days ago
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Democratic Backsliding in Ecuador

Right-wing president Daniel Noboa is consolidating power for the executive branch in Ecuador by any means necessary. And he is using that power to persecute those he perceives as political enemies.

His most common excuse is the deteriorati...

12 days ago
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Ecuador just experienced the deadliest 6 months in the country’s history

New crime statistics released last week by the Ecuadorian government show that the first semester of 2026 was the deadliest 6 months in the nations’ history.

If the trend holds, Ecuador, already the most dangerous country in Latin America,...

15 days ago
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As Protests ramp up in Colombia, De la Espriella cracks down

Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the street in anti-government protests on Wednesday as unions, student groups, and indigenous communities call for a national strike in November.

But even before a single march hit the street, right-...

20 days ago
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A new “anti-terrorism” bill in Colombia would grant broad powers to police

President Abelardo de la Espriella’s government is presenting Colombia’s Congress with a comprehensive “counterterrorism statute” that would give authorities enhanced powers to fight designated terrorist organizations.

Critics, however, cl...

25 days ago
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  • Joshua Collins

    Joshua Collins has been reporting on Latin America for a decade on human rights, the impact of crime on human rights, immigration and politics.

  • Amy Booth

    Journalist/Human rights & politics in Argentina & Bolivia/Work in Vice, Guardian, BBC, Al Jazeera, Lancet etc/Political & social theory @ Uni of Buenos Aires

  • Thomas Garrison

    Thomas Garrison is a defense contractor and research specialist focused on organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean.

  • Nathan Goodman

    I'm an economist who studies border militarization, immigration, institutions, political economy, and defense and peace economics.

  • Luciano De Los Santos

    Flying between the US and the Caribbean while fading the jet lag.

  • Laurence Blair

    Founding editor of The Paraguay Post. Freelance foreign correspondent. Author of PATRIA: Lost Countries of South America.

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  • Bernardo Gortaire Morejón

    Politólogo e Internacionalista. Msc. en Política Pública y Desarrollo Humano x2 @MaastrichtU @UNUMERIT Autor de 6 libros, pero aún lejos de mi meta soñada DD.HH. ante todo

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