Argentina: Social Leader Milagro Sala, Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

The defense of the Argentine social leader stated that they will present an appeal against the sentence against Sala and, if necessary, they will reach international courts. The Argentine Criminal Court 3 in the province of Jujuy (north) condemned social leader Milagro Sala to 13 years in prison on Monday in relation to the case…

Brazil and the Illusion of the Rich: An Island of Prosperity Surrounded By Misery and Suffering

An interview with Brazilian Dominican Frei Betto T.P. Wilkinson Part I Frei Betto (Carlos Alberto Libânio Christo) was born in 1944 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He began his political engagement as Catholic student and was imprisoned by the military regime that seized power in 1964 and ruled until 1985. I interviewed him first in 1986…

6th Massacre in Honduras as New Migrant Caravan Prepares to Leave

A new massacre in Honduras brings the death toll to 22 in six separate massacres since Jan. 1. A new migrant Exodus, or caravan will leave the country Wednesday. Honduras has experienced a rash of violent massacres in the new year just as a new migrant caravan sets to leave the country Jan. 15. Four family members comprising three generations were found shot dead in the Olancho department Sunday afternoon. Arturo…

Colombia Mourns 8th Indigenous Leader Killed in 2019

A report indicates that 34 Awa indigenous leaders were killed in 2018 prompting an immediate government response. Leonardo Nastacuas Rodriguez is the first indigenous leader of the Awa ethnic group that has been murdered in 2019, and the 8th indigenous leader alone since the turn of the year. The 36-year-old Leonardo Nastacuas, the father of…

Exclusive Interview with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister: “We Call on the US to Respect International Law.”

Alex Anfruns After a year that saw an unprecedented political crisis in the country, Nicaragua, the safest country in Central America, returned to calm. But some international players, including the United States, continue to stoking the flames by passing sanctions and calling for the overthrow of a democratically elected government. Luis Almagro, the secretary of…

Canada: Pipeline is Challenging Indigenous Law and Western Law. Who Really Owns the Land?

Justine Hunter, Brent Jang, Wendy Stueck, and Shawn McCarthy With members of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation blockading a pipeline project on their traditional lands, Na’moks was standing by a crackling campfire, next to an RCMP checkpoint, drawing in the snow with his right boot. Open this photo in gallery Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief Na’Moks speaks to…