José Raúl Mulino’s controversial first year as president of Panama
Protests, rapprochement with Washington, and a pro-business government have marked the first year of Mulino’s neoliberal government.
Labor wins and increased repression: 50 days of Panama’s national strike
After more than fifty days, some struggles have won new rights; while the government launches a security operation called “Operation Omega” to clear the blocked roads.
“With our dignity high, no repression can stop us,” say Panamanian workers
The Panamanian workers’ strike enters another week and is gaining more support despite police and judicial pressure from the Mulino government, say the demonstrators.
Panamanian workers are being punished by their government for leading anti-mining protests
Panama’s largest union, SUNTRACS, has denounced that several of their bank accounts were frozen as a retaliatory measure for opposing a mining concession in 2023.
Protests against mining concession given to Canadian company intensify in Panama
The Panamanian civil society has condemned the contract, claiming that it threatens national sovereignty, attacks Indigenous communities’ rights, and harms the environment
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