Death toll of migrant tragedy in Texas reaches 53
President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, which are largely the same as those of former President Donald Trump, have been pushing people to take increasingly dangerous routes to reach the US
US federal probe shows abuse, deaths in Indigenous boarding schools and other stories
Today we look at the US federal inquiry into Indigenous boarding schools, the murder of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and more
Crackdown in El Salvador, toxic contamination at US base in Seoul and other stories
Today we look at the state of emergency in El Salvador after a surge in killings, soil and water contamination at a US base in South Korea, and more
WHO members states agree to form global treaty on pandemic response and other stories
Today we look at the WHO session on a global pandemic treaty, an IACHR ruling on the death of an El Salvadoran woman who was jailed after a miscarriage, and more
Migrants in Mexico demand protections amid growing uncertainty in status
Thousands of Central American migrants, stranded in Mexico, demand that the authorities accelerate the process to regularize their immigration status so that they can legally reside, transit and work throughout the country.
Protests against violent crackdown on Palestinians in Israeli jails and other stories
Today we look at protests against the violence faced by Palestinians in Israeli jails, protests held at the South African border in solidarity with Swaziland, and more
Protests break out after femicide of Salvadoran migrant Victoria Salazar in Mexico
Several national and international feminist groups and human rights organizations have condemned Victoria Salazar’s murder as well as the racist, classist, misogynist and xenophobic discrimination that reigns in Mexico
Women across Latin America and the Caribbean rise up against patriarchy, femicides and capitalism
From Argentina to Mexico, millions of women took to the streets to demand equality in the most unequal region of the world, and to proclaim that they refuse to continue being marginalized, discriminated against, excluded, and murdered
In today’s episode we take a look at the preliminary results of El Salvador’s elections, the sentencing of Palestinian politician Khalida Jarrar by an Israeli military court, protests in Bangladesh following the custodial death of Mushtaq Ahmed, and cuts to aid for Yemen by the UK government.
Hurricane Iota hits Central America on the tail of Eta
Hurricane Iota will prove to be a catastrophic hurricane for Central America, which is already struggling to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Eta two weeks ago
Major earthquake hits Mexico, at least six dead
A tsunami alert has been issued for the Pacific coasts of Mexico and Central American countries after the earthquake
The struggle for legal, safe and free abortion across Latin America
Feminists across the continent have been mobilizing to change the draconian and repressive laws that inhibit access to legal, safe and free abortion
- Election-eve polls in Brazil give Lula 50-51% of valid votes
- US imposes fresh sanctions on companies allegedly involved in Iranian oil trade
- Workers mobilize across France demanding rise in wages and more purchasing power
- Cuba’s “Code of Freedom” inspires US-based activists, academics
- Datafolha poll indicates Lula could win 50% of valid votes on Sunday for a first-round victory
