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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Xiomara Castro officially declared president of Honduras
Castro won 51.12 percent of the total votes cast – besting Nasry Asfura of the National Party who received 36.93 percent of the vote
Politics
Chilean currency, assets in a free-fall after left-wing presidential victory
The peso’s steep fall — now down nearly 20 percent — began more than half a year ago when Chileans voted to change the country’s market-friendly constitution in May
Politics
Latin American dictators congratulate left-wing Gabriel Boric on Chilean presidential victory
The dictators of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua were all quick to send their congratulations to left-wing Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boric
Politics
Left-wing Gabriel Boric wins heavily polarized Chilean election
On Sunday evening, Kast tweeted his concession saying, “I just spoke with Gabriel Boric and congratulated him on his great triumph. As of today he is the President elect of Chile and deserves all our respect and constructive collaboration. Chile always comes first"
Politics
Democrats pressure Biden to lift sanctions against Cuban military dictatorship
Democrats send letter demanding Biden remove sanctions while U.S. State Department instead calls for release of all political prisoners amidst reports of torture
Politics
Free-market champion José Antonio Kast tied with left-wing Gabriel Boric ahead of Sunday's election in Chile
Kast has promised Chileans that he would not allow the country to further deteriorate and head down the same path as Cuba or Venezuela
Politics
MEP blasts Spanish hotel executives for being "slave drivers" who pander to the Cuban dictatorship
"They are all accomplices of the criminal totalitarian government of Cuba," said Spanish MEP Hermann Tertsch
Politics
European Parliament condemns "electoral farce" in Nicaragua
The resolution concluded that holding free elections, restoring the rule of law and ending repression and fear are necessary for any further dialogue between the EU and Nicaragua
Politics
Mass blackouts leave Venezuelans in the dark
The Maduro regime was quick to denounce the outages as an “attack to the national electric system”
Coronavirus
Peruvians block highway over new vaccine mandates
As the protests raged, "The COVID-19 virus does not exist,” and “it’s all made up,” could be heard shouted by the unmasked crowds
