Panamanian government declares state of emergency in Bocas del Toro and cuts internet amid national strike
The government’s decision was allegedly made to respond to alleged looting. However, striking workers affirm that looting is an excuse by the government to increase repression.
Ecuador’s presidential election: Noboa and González lead in a polarized race
Ecuadorians head to the polls on February 9 to elect a new president and legislative representatives. The election is shaping up to be a contest between continuity and reformism.
Persecuted Peruvian activist speaks on the ongoing struggle against the coup government
Rocío Leandro Melgar, president of the Front in Defense of the People of Ayacucho was arrested in Huamanga, Peru.
Peruvian movements organize caravan to Lima to intensify protests
Indigenous and peasant leaders have called for a ‘March from the Four Corners’ to Lima to intensify ongoing protests against the coup and the de facto government of Dina Boluarte
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
Amid growing healthcare crisis Sri Lanka declares food emergency
The food emergency decree gives the Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led government sweeping powers to seize stocks of essential items such as rice, paddy, and sugar. The government has extended the nationwide lockdown till September 13
Lebanese parliament approves continuation of emergency, army granted special powers
The emergency was imposed by the government on August 5, a day after a deadly chemical explosion killed over 170 people and left more than 6,500 injured in Beirut. It has been extended by the parliament till August 21
Lenín Moreno declares curfew and militarization of Quito
Repression against protesters in Ecuador continues and will likely intensify with the decree of the curfew and militarization in Quito
State of emergency declared in Ecuador amid mass protests
Thousands mobilized today across Ecuador in rejection of the new set of neoliberal economic measures announced by Lenin Moreno on Tuesday, 277 were detained






