Luke Taylor/The World photo at Public Radio International. Caption: “A student from Bogotá lays candles at San Ignacio Hospital where student protester Dilan Cruz died of brain injuries after being shot with a projectile by riot police. It is one of two memorial sites and rallying points in Bogotá alongside the place where the fatality occurred in central Bogotá. Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2019.”

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December 4, 2019

Western Hemisphere Regional

It would be overly simplistic to point to a single common denominator or trigger. But there are some keys to understanding how turmoil in one place can feed turmoil elsewhere

Argentina

Además de impulsar un cambio en el organigrama de las distintas fuerzas, que va de la mano con la idea de darles un rol en la seguridad interior, en el combate de los ciberdelitos, narcotráfico y del terrorismo, Aguad deja algunos nombramientos

Colombia

Recorrimos las calles buscando videos inéditos del momento en el que fue asesinado Dilan Cruz. Esta es la reconstrucción que hicimos con la ayuda de Newsy y Bellingcat

Cruz, a young, relatable, middle-class student, is widely seen as a martyr for being killed by state forces while peacefully demonstrating. He has become the face of the movement

En un duro debate de control político, la oposición pidió cuentas sobre las recientes actuaciones de este escuadrón, como en el caso de Dilan Cruz, durante el paro nacional

Esta es una de las principales conclusiones que buscan sustentar los dos informes que cuatro reconocidas organizaciones de derechos humanos del país le entregaron a la Comisión de la Verdad

Cuba

In recent weeks Washington and Havana have raised the animosity level in ways that lead many to wonder if the U.S. is set to cut ties with Cuba again

Cuba, Venezuela

“They are chasing us ship by ship. … We cannot be naive, and we have to protect ourselves,” Diaz-Canel said in reference to the mounting pressure from Washington

El Salvador

Under the agreement, China will help build a large sports stadium, multi-story library and water treatment plant

Guatemala

Desde el día de su elección, Giammattei ha tenido acercamientos públicos con personajes cuestionados de la política guatemalteca

Honduras

The clock is ticking, and the citizens of Honduras deserve continued support to strengthen the rule of law and ensure accountability for corrupt actors

Mexico

La XV Caravana de Madres Centroamericanas de Migrantes Desaparecidos reúne a familiares de personas perdidas en los últimos años para buscar respuestas

Violent gangs are pushing cocaine and imposing a brutal brand of property tax on small businesses in San Miguel de Allende

The blame belongs more specifically on the agency’s asylum policies, especially the so-called “metering” and Migrant Protection Protocols

About 3,000 migrants are living in Nogales, Mexico as they wait their turns to seek asylum

Combining the complexity of Mexico and the catastrophic war on drugs with the problematic war on terror may only make it worse

Venezuela

Las posibilidades del Tiar hasta ahora solo alcanzan lo diplomático y las sanciones contra el régimen de Nicolás Maduro. El uso de la fuerza aún no está en los planes

Hoy no solo parece que Maduro seguirá en el poder, sino que el piso que sostiene a Guaidó se debilita

To a dozen Venezuelans interviewed by Reuters around the country, the scandal has marked another blow to Guaido’s reputation and to their hopes of seeing the back of the deeply unpopular Maduro