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fromThe Washington Post
3 days ago

Cuba says it will release over 2,000 prisoners as U.S. keeps up pressure

Cuba announced a pardon for 2,010 inmates as a humanitarian gesture amid U.S. pressure and an ongoing energy crisis.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

Cuba crisis explained: Who holds power, and could Diaz-Canel be replaced?

Cuba is experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis marked by blackouts, fuel shortages, and political uncertainty amid increased US pressure.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners as US eases fuel blockade

Cuba plans to pardon 2,010 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture during Holy Week amid US pressure for political change.
World politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 days ago

Nicaragua and Cuba in the mirror of Venezuela

The troika of tyranny in Latin America consists of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, but they require differentiated policies due to their unique circumstances.
Miami food
fromThe Nation
4 days ago

Solidarity Under Siege

US Customs and Border Protection targeted American citizens returning from a humanitarian aid convoy to Cuba, seizing their electronics and questioning them for hours.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 days ago

Cuba announces release of over 2,000 prisoners as a humanitarian and sovereign gesture'

Cuba released over 2,010 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture amid U.S. negotiations and an ongoing energy embargo.
World news
fromThe Washington Post
3 days ago

Cuba says it will release over 2,000 prisoners as U.S. keeps up pressure

Cuba announced a pardon for 2,010 inmates as a humanitarian gesture amid U.S. pressure and an ongoing energy crisis.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

Cuba crisis explained: Who holds power, and could Diaz-Canel be replaced?

Cuba is experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis marked by blackouts, fuel shortages, and political uncertainty amid increased US pressure.
#venezuela
#costa-rica
#nicolas-maduro
Washington DC
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Venezuela's deposed president is back in court as judge weighs legal fees dispute

Nicolas Maduro appeared in a Manhattan federal courthouse facing narco-terrorism charges, alongside his wife, after being captured in a U.S. military raid.
World politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days ago

A witness to the many lives of Nicolas Maduro

Nicolas Maduro faces legal challenges in the U.S. while his regime's grip on Venezuela continues to weaken, offering hope for political change.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

A smile and a handshake as Maduro case drags Venezuela crisis to New York court

Nicolas Maduro faces a life sentence for narco-terrorism after being captured by US forces and appearing in a Manhattan court.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

US-Backed Repression in Latin America Paved the Way for ICE

Trump administration immigration policies enable mass detention, family separation, and deportations through opaque bureaucratic practices compared to enforced disappearances.
#el-salvador
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days ago

Over 33,000 people arrested in Bukele's crackdown were not listed as gang members

The government of El Salvador has arrested over 91,000 people during a state of emergency, with many not previously identified as gang members.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
6 days ago

Over 33,000 people arrested in Bukele's crackdown were not listed as gang members

The government of El Salvador has arrested over 91,000 people during a state of emergency, with many not previously identified as gang members.
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move

Cuba's government said Thursday night that it would release 51 people from the island's prisons in an unexpected move. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the release in the upcoming days stems from a spirit of goodwill and close relations with the Vatican. The government did not identify who it would release, except to say that 'all have served a significant part of their sentence and have maintained good conduct in prison.'
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SOMA, SF
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Nayib Bukele's recipe against gangs that failed in Honduras: We're safer because Mara Salvatrucha rules here'

Gang consolidation in Honduras neighborhoods reduces violence through territorial control and professionalization, though government crackdowns fail to target leadership effectively.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Bukele alters Constitution to endorse life imprisonment in El Salvador

El Salvador's government approved a constitutional reform allowing life sentences for murderers, rapists, and terrorists, while dismissing international accusations of crimes against humanity.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Bukele, a Trump ally, leans on Chinese support to bolster his political project

China does not play by the rules; they do not respect the rules. They are not a democracy, but they intervene in your democracy. Six months later, already in the presidency, he celebrated an agreement with a sister nation: more than $500 million in non-reimbursable aid from Beijing for infrastructure projects that would boost his popularity.
World politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump suggests US could carry out friendly takeover' of Cuba

Trump suggests the US could conduct a friendly takeover of Cuba amid escalating tensions with Havana, citing the regime's economic troubles and ongoing negotiations with Cuban officials.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Cubans at their limit: How is it possible that in my country they listen to anyone but the people?'

Cuban families of political prisoners express frustration that the government negotiates with the United States while refusing dialogue with citizens demanding basic freedoms, amid ongoing humanitarian crises including prolonged blackouts and water shortages.
#cuba-energy-crisis
World news
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Cuba: Protesters attack ruling party's office amid blackouts

US oil blockade causes prolonged blackouts in Cuba, triggering violent protests and vandalism of Communist Party offices amid economic crisis and food shortages.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Five arrested in Cuba after protest at local Communist party office

Videos shared on social media show the protesters ransacking the office, removing documents, equipment and furniture, and burning everything in the street. A smaller group also threw stones. What began peacefully, after an exchange with the authorities in the area, degenerated into vandalism against the headquarters of municipal committee of the Communist party.
World news
Left-wing politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

What is Chavismo and is it dead after US abduction of Venezuela's Maduro?

Chavismo is a Bolivarian, socialist, anti-imperialist movement originating with Hugo Chavez, centered on social reforms, nationalization, and opposition to US influence.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

What Trump Wants From the Nayib Bukele Presser

Trump's staged press conference sought to portray Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a terrorist, challenging due process and aiming to reverse court protections for deportation.
#honduras
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Nicaragua closes the border to Cubans migrating to the US

Nicaragua revoked visa-free entry for Cuban citizens, changing ordinary passport holders from visa-exempt to category C (visa consulted) amid U.S. pressure and regional realignment.
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

Maduro and Noriega: Assessing the Analogies

Asked if there were any restraints on his global powers, [President Trump] answered: "Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me." "I don't need international law." EXPERT OPINION - Nicholas Maduro's fate seems sealed: he will stand trial for numerous violations of federal criminal long-arm statutes and very likely spend decades as an inmate in the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Nicaragua frees dozens of prisoners amid pressure from Trump administration

Nicaragua's left-wing government has announced the release of dozens of prisoners following pressure from United States President Donald Trump's administration. The government of President Daniel Ortega said in a statement on Saturday that tens of people who were in the national penitentiary system have gone home to their families. list of 3 itemsend of list The statement did not specify the exact number of people freed, or whether they had been detained for political reasons.
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World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Nicaraguan authorities arrests dozens for reportedly supporting Maduro capture

Nicaraguan authorities arrested at least 60 people for celebrating or expressing support for the US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Banana republics are making a comeback in Latin America

South America faces a dangerous convergence of rising insecurity, militarised politics, weakened institutions and external coercion undermining democratic legitimacy and self-determination.
#costa-rica-election
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

In Panama, the fall of Maduro brings back memories of the US invasion in 1989

On January 3, Panama woke up with the strange sensation of looking in a mirror. During the early hours of the morning while the world tried to process the details about the capture of Nicolas Maduro, as a result of a U.S. military operation the country that is home to the Panama Canal once again delved into a wound that, 36 years later, remains open: the 1989 U.S. invasion.
World news
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Venezuela begins releasing opposition figures DW 01/09/2026

Venezuela freed several high-profile opposition figures and journalists as a gesture to "seek peace" after US forces captured former President Nicolas Maduro.
World news
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

Venezuelan politics are a 'blood sport.' The U.S. is entering the ring.

Vladimir Padrino and Diosdado Cabello effectively control Venezuela's security apparatus and commercial activity, holding power beyond formal titles despite presidential changes.
World news
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The DOJ's Charges Against the Maduros Actually Seem Pretty Strong

U.S. prosecutors allege Nicolás Maduro and his wife led drug-trafficking operations, presenting cooperating witnesses, recordings, and direct links suggesting a solid criminal case.
World news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Trump set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader after cozying up to Maduro's successor

President Donald Trump will meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado amid US engagement with acting President Delcy Rodríguez after Nicolás Maduro's capture.
World news
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Defiant remarks from Nicolas Maduro's son puts spotlight on his loyalty to new regime in Venezuela

Nicols Maduro Guerra faces U.S. charges alleging narco-terrorism, cocaine and arms trafficking, and misuse of state aircraft linked to the Cartel of the Suns.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

What's in the US criminal indictment against Nicolas Maduro?

The superseding indictment alleges that Maduro and other top Venezuelan public officials have, for the past two decades, worked closely with international drug trafficking organizations to ship illicit drugs into the US while enriching themselves. The validity of the US complaint against Maduro and wife Cilia Flores is likely to be challenged in federal court in the New York on Monday over whether, as a foreign head of state, he can be put on trial in the US.
World news
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Maduro's alleged frontman Alex Saab reportedly detained in Caracas

Alex Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan businessman and close associate of Nicolas Maduro, was reportedly detained in Caracas in a joint Sebin–FBI operation and may be extradited.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Bernardo Arevalo: Guatemala's democracy is at stake in the coming month'

Guatemala's democracy faces a decisive struggle as reformist President Arevalo confronts entrenched corrupt powers resisting judicial and institutional reforms during critical upcoming appointments.
World news
fromSun Sentinel
1 month ago

Nicaraguan government blocks key pathway used by Cuban migrants to reach United States

Nicaragua suspended visa-free entry for Cuban citizens, blocking a major migration route to the United States amid increased U.S. pressure on Cuba and Nicaragua.
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