Latin America

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Colombia records 33rd murder of a social leader so far in 2022

  

  Less than two months into the year 2022 and 33 social leaders have been murdered so far in Colombia after the Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) Sunday denounced the killing of Gustavo Antonio Torres, this time in Tibú, Norte de Santander.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Oruro carnival parade goes on like before, albeit with face masks

  

  Rio de Janeiro’s street carnival parades may be off but other parts of South America are returning to their traditional celebrations following a ban during 2021 as a result of COVID-19 measures.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Paraguayans rush to bordering city to buy fuel smuggled in from Argentina

  

  Hundreds of Paraguayans rushed over the weekend to the coastal town of Nanawa – formerly Puerto Elsa – in the Presidente Hayes province to buy cheaper fuel smuggled from Clorinda, Argentina, it was reported.

• Saturday, February 26th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Peru's vaccination chief resigns

  

  Peru's Director of Immunizations Friday turned in her resignation to the Health Ministry citing declining efforts in the area to carry out its duties.

• Friday, February 25th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Bolivian gov't settles issue with airport workers

  

  The Government of Bolivia and former workers of Bolivian Airport Services (Sabsa) Thursday reached an agreement whereby the laid-off labor force would join the newly-created Bolivian Air Navigation and Airports (Naabol), which will now handle the administration of the international airports of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 23:59 UTC

  Different reactions in Latin America to Russia's actions in the Ukraine conflict

  

  The escalation of the conflict between Russia and the West regarding Ukraine and two self-declared independent provinces, with military support from Moscow, has exposed different reactions in Latin America, as well as President Vladimir Putin's influence in the region.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Mexico the most lethal country for journalists: six dead in less than two months

  

  Mexico the most lethal country to work as a journalist reported this week the sixth death of one of its members so far this year. According to media protection agencies stats, last year the number was 7 or 9, (depending on if the person was killed while on duty), and 47 in the last five years.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  Venezuelan NGOs denounce environmental damages caused by illegal mining

  

  Environmentalist organizations have called on the Venezuelan government to take action in view of the damage caused by illegal mining in an area near the Colombian border.

• Thursday, February 24th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Colombia pulls ambassador from Managua following Ortega's berating remarks

  

  The Government of President Iván Duque Wednesday pulled its Ambassador from Managua after Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega said Colombia was a “narco-state” where social leaders were murdered daily.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:14 UTC

  Bolivia's Justice far from the people, UN rapporteur says

  

  UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego García-Sayán said Justice was “far from the people” of Bolivia.