Bolivian prosecutors demand the arrest of former President Evo Morales
The former president claims this is a case of “lawfare” intended to destroy him physically and morally. The alleged victim of the crime has requested that the case be dismissed, but the prosecution insists on proceeding.
“We will return,” former Argentine president Cristina Fernández tells supporters
The former president has been sentenced to six years of house arrest. Thousands of students, workers, teachers, etc., mobilized on the streets of Buenos Aires to repudiate the ruling.
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández sentenced to six years in prison
Fernández’s defense denounces “political persecution” while thousands of Argentines take to the streets to support the former president.
Guatemalan justice suspends the party of President Arévalo
In a case that many have described as political persecution and an attempt at destabilization, the Semilla party filed a writ of amparo and hoped to reverse the decision of the Prosecutor’s Office, a fierce opponent of Arévalo’s progressive government.
Argentine justice ratifies conviction against former president Cristina Fernández, Milei celebrates
The far-right libertarian president Javier Milei celebrated the ruling and suspended her pension. Fernández can still appeal the judicial decision one last time.
Chats scandal and UN report raise serious questions about Ecuador’s justice system
The Ecuadorian justice system is seriously questioned after several reports from international organizations and some leaks that allegedly have revealed a corruption network that affects justice at all levels.
Gustavo Petro warns that CNE investigation into campaign financing is part of coup plot
The Colombian head of state condemned the decision by the CNE as an attempt by the right-wing will attempt to throw him out of office using lawfare.
The strange case of the persecution of Daniel Jadue
Daniel Jadue, a member of the Communist Party of Chile and the former mayor of Recoleta, was released after being held in preventative detention for 91 days
Former Communist mayor Daniel Jadue is released from prison in Chile
After a five-hour hearing on Monday, the court accepted the defense’s request and decided for house arrest
Communist Mayor Daniel Jadue arrested and given 120 days of preventative detention
Progressive Chilean groups have alleged that the ruling was disproportionate and represents politically motivated lawfare
Latin America responds with unanimous condemnation to Ecuador’s storming of the Mexican Embassy in Quito
Latin American and Caribbean leaders and governments from across the political spectrum have condemned the incursion into Mexico’s embassy as a grave violation of international law
La policía ecuatoriana irrumpe en la Embajada de México y detiene al ex vicepresidente ecuatoriano Jorge Glas
México anunció la suspensión de las relaciones diplomáticas con Ecuador después de que la Policía Nacional de Ecuador entrara por la fuerza en su embajada en Quito.
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
