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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Truck drivers staged roadblocks in Mexico to protest spike in highway violence
The demonstrations disrupted traffic on a minimum of nine major Mexican highways
Crime
Rescued: New Yorker abducted in Mexico found in jungle with wrists bound, eyes taped shut
His kidnappers abandoned him in the remote Limones jungle, approximately 200 miles southwest of Cancun
Human Rights
Former Cuban political prisoner Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta dies after condemning Putin
News of his death caused a deep shock among his relatives and followers, who just a day before, saw him condemn Russian ruler Vladimir Putin for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Sports
Mexican soccer player Diego Chávez killed in tragic car accident
Initial reports suggest that excessive speed may have been a significant factor in the incident, which led to the tragic loss of the 28-year-old soccer player's life
Politics
Support for Maduro collapses as new poll shows Venezuelan opposition leader Corina Machado has 72% of vote
The study reveals a significant downturn in support for the regime compared to previous periods
Politics
Maduro pledges economic prosperity if he wins election despite high inflation and poverty rate
The country’s current inflation rate is estimated to reach 150% by 2025, but was as high as 63,000% in 2018, according to a report published by Statista, a German based statistics portal that reports on economic and market based issues. Other reports have placed the South American country’s inflation rate even higher.
Human Rights
Cuban artist exposes State Dept. ties to 'MIPYME' small business that fired him for anti-regime comments
The revelations shed new light on the troubling contracting practices of the U.S. State Department at the U.S. Embassy in Havana
Politics
Bolsonaro surrenders passport amid Brazil's investigation into 2022 election interference
Brazilian police arrested four individuals Thursday morning and executed 33 warrants against suspects who allegedly engaged in election interference by raising doubts about the country’s electronic voting system in what authorities say was an attempt to overturn the election results
Politics
U.S. found financial ties between Sinaloa Cartel and López Obrador campaigns, say new bombshell reports
Three journalistic agencies made the shocking claim, reporting that U.S. federal agents and prosecutors found that the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel contributed between $2-4 million to López Obrador’s 2006 campaign
Crime
Six people shot dead during Juárez funeral amid rising cartel violence
Five individuals were pronounced dead at the scene, and another person succumbed while being transported to the hospital, according to reports
