Crime
After Maduro’s capture, armed paramilitary groups patrol Caracas, search phones and restrict press
ADN América spoke with a Venezuelan man in Caracas who was held for several hours after armed groups searched his mobile phone.
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Politics
MEP accuses billionaire Richard Branson of business dealings with the Cuban dictatorship
"He wants to make more business and more money from the slavery, terror, and political prisoners of Cuba's murderous communist dictatorship," Tertsch said of the Virgin Group owner
Politics
Nicaraguan kangaroo courts convict opposition leaders of 'conspiracy'
Vilma Nunez, head of the Nicaraguan Human Rights Center, previously stated that the hearings would be little more than a show and that the outcomes were likely already decided
Opinion & Reviews
OPINION: Councilman from Lula da Silva's party heads attack on church in southern Brazil
The aggressive political act occurred in the same context as racialist protests carried out by the Black Lives Matter group
Human Rights
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: This is what a 'systematic policy of repression' looks like in Maduro's Venezuela
“They are completely innocent, they don’t even have any political affiliation,” said one family member. “Now they are trapped in an underground jail cell, and we don’t know when they will be free"
Politics
After fourth cabinet reshuffle, Peru's controversial new PM promises to support free-markets
"Our policy is the free market, but with the participation of the state," Torres told reporters
Politics
Guatemala’s Supreme Court revokes immunity from anti-corruption judge
By revoking his immunity, Xitumul could now be investigated for a traffic-related incident in 2019
Immigration
Camera captures video of Cuban immigrant family swimming across the Rio Grande
Many Cubans have lost their lives trying to cross the Rio Grande that divides Mexico from the United States
Drug trafficking
China and Mexican cartels consolidate fentanyl distribution throughout the Americas
The Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación cartels are the main suppliers of this drug in the U.S.
Politics
Women now make up the majority in Uruguay's Supreme Court
After taking the oath of office before the General Assembly on Tuesday, Justice Doris Morales joined the Court’s President John Pérez and Associate Justices Tabaré Sosa, Elena Martínez Rosso and Bernadette Minvielle on the bench of the nation’s highest court
Politics
Russia promises that military aid to Venezuela will not be used to destabilize region
The Kremlin has promised that military assets given to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia, destabilize the region or end up in the hands of terrorist or paramilitary groups
