Last Monday, at around midnight, President Castillo decreed a state of emergency and total curfew for the province of Lima and the neighboring province of ...
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Peruvian President Castillo Ends Midnight Curfew After Backlash
Protests and repression in Cuba
Cuban activists had planned a national “Civic March for Change” for Monday, November 15, but the government moved in advance to quell the protest.
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The reasons behind Ortega and Murillo’s Nicaragua crackdown
Christine Wade | 
International opposition has had little effect so far on repression in Nicaragua. To understand why, it’s important to recognize Ortega and Murillo’s ...
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K-Pop comes to Cali: Hashtags and misinformation in Colombia
Andrés Peña Galindo and Gustavo Rivero | 
Colombian protestors have found an unexpected ally: fans of Korean pop music, or K-pop. What can we learn from their use of hashtags to influence politics?
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Nationwide protests roil Colombia
In Colombia this week, demonstrations against a government tax reform proposal evolved into widespread general protests—fueled by the economic and social ...
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Duque is a lame duck
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A year of lockdowns, high unemployment, and rising poverty rates has provoked social discontent in Colombia. The current wave of protests—while originally ...
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Peru is out of the emergency room, but the prognosis remains guarded
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The doctor's orders are now calling for investigations into cases of human rights violations committed during the citizen protests, the suspension of the ...
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El Perú salió de la sala de emergencias, pero mantiene un pronóstico reservado
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Las órdenes del médico ahora piden la investigación de los casos de violaciones de derechos humanos cometidas durante las protestas ciudadanas, la ...
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Why Peru’s soft coup failed
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Notoriously weak political parties are fueling Peru’s chronic instability. But they also stopped Manuel Merino and his allies from uniting to hold onto power.
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