Latin America

Barbecue, the leader of the "G9 and Family" gang, stands next to garbage Oct. 22 to call attention to the conditions people live in as he leads a march against kidnapping through La Saline neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The group said they were al

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A year after the president's assassination, Haitians endure a broken nation or flee

11:48am July 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

With warring gangs and a powerless government since Jovenel Moïse was killed in his home, many are risking perilous voyages on rickety boats to start lives elsewhere.

The state of Haiti 1 year after the prime minister was assassinated

6:52am July 07, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Miami Herald correspondent Jacqueline Charles about lawlessness in Haiti — a year after the assassination of Prime Minister Jovenel Moise.

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Meet Itinerante, a trio reviving Colombia's Andean music

5:44pm July 06, 2022

by Betto Arcos

Played on three string instruments, this music was the country's soundtrack from the turn of the 20th century to the 1940s.

What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America

5:24pm July 06, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ipas Central America and Mexico director Maria Antonieta Alcalde about what the U.S.'s abortion rights movement can learn from reproductive rights wins in Latin America.

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A Mexican town learned that 3 local cousins died in the San Antonio smuggling tragedy

9:21am July 05, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

Relatives of three young cousins from a small town in Mexico finally got that official word that they were among the victims of the San Antonio human smuggling tragedy.

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FILE - Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzman walks outside of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, building during the IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington, April 21, 2022. Guzman announced his resignation on Saturday, July 2, via twitter.

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Argentine economy minister resigns amid peso, diesel woes

4:40am July 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Argentina's economy minister resigned unexpectedly Saturday, dealing a fresh blow to the government of President Alberto Ferández as the country struggles with economic problems.

After electrifying Colombian voters, Francia Marquez makes history

5:10am July 01, 2022

by Manuel Rueda

This month voters elected Gustavo Petro — the nation's first leftist president. His running mate Francia Marquez also broke barriers when she became South America's first Black vice president.

The U.S. Marshals Service said that Kaitlin Marie Armstrong (shown), who is suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin, Texas, home, has been arrested in Costa Rica.

A Texas woman accused in a pro cyclist's death is arrested in Costa Rica

5:31pm June 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong (shown), suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home, has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday.

Izquierda: Andrés de la Torre, padre de Tehuel de la Torre. Tehuel es un joven trans que desapareció en marzo de 2021. Derecha: Say Sacayán, activista por los derechos de las personas transgénero, frente a un cartel que dice "¿Dónde está Tehuel?".

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Las voces de víctimas de crímenes de género en Argentina a través de testimonios

11:45am June 30, 2022

Un proyecto visual documenta a familiares, hermanos, padres y amigos de víctimas de crímenes de género en Argentina

Left: Andrés de la Torre, father of Tehuel de la Torre. Tehuel is a young trans man who disappeared in March of 2021. Right: Say Sacayán, a transgender rights activist, standing in front of a sign that reads "Where is Tehuel?"

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Families of murdered women and trans Argentinians ensure their voices are not silenced

11:42am June 30, 2022

A visual project documents relatives, siblings, parents and friends of victims of gender-based crimes in Argentina