Cuban Journalist Pressured to End Hunger Strike
Authorities order water withheld from Calixto Martínez Arias.
Colombia: Mending the Fabric of Society
Reconciliation, remembrance and the admission of crimes are all essential to making peace work, even if a settlement is reached.
No Fast Exit for Educated Cubans
Easier emigration rules don’t apply to graduates, who will have to wait five years in a move designed to slow brain drain.
Disease Spreads in Post-Hurricane Cuba
Government says nothing about reported cases of dengue-fever and cholera.
Cuba's Floating Emigrants
On home-made craft, Cubans head for Florida or Central America despite risk of interception or drowning.
Political Detentions in Cuba Top 5,000
Some await trial, while many are detained for shorter periods to disrupt their work as journalists or rights activists.
Hurricane Sandy Exposes Cuba's Crumbling Infrastructure
"It's not looking good," official said as winds headed for shore.
Mothers Search Mexico for Missing Children
As Central Americans tour Mexico, a Honduran woman is reunited with her son after nine years.
Cuba: Cautious Welcome for Easier Emigration Rules
Authorities drop exit visa system, though they will still be able to block people from travelling.
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Global Voices: Latin America & the Caribbean
Highlights from IWPR’s Consortium to Support Independent Journalism in Latin America (CAPIR).
An investigation by ContraCorriente, one of the investigative units IWPR supports in Honduras, revealed abuses including robbery, torture and kidnappings allegedly inflicted on citizens by police officers. The investigation also addressed how the state of emergency, in place since 2022, has allowed these abuses to occur with impunity. The authorities deny responsibility, claiming that organised criminal groups are using replica uniforms to pose as police officers.
A transnational publication by the investigative units of Plaza Pública and Criterio media revealed the huge extent of Asian cigarette smuggling in northern Central America. In addition to the health problems and millions of dollars lost to tax evasion, this also finances organised crime trafficking of drugs, weapons and humans. The investigation highlighted the failure of institutional efforts to stop this problem, aggravated by the complicity of officials who help falsify documents.
A story by the IWPR beneficiaries Guardiana and La Nube media outlets revealed the unauthorised sale of "medical preparations" to treat mental illnesses such as depression in a market in Cochabamba, one of Bolivia's largest cities. The story showed how products were marketed without information about their ingredients, including unlicensed natural remedies from Peru and Brazil. In response, the Cochabamba department of health announced it would increase the number of police operatives in the market where these products are sold.
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