South and Central America
UK-Argentine tensions rise over Malvinas Islands
By Bill Van Auken, February 10, 2012
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the war between Britain and Argentina, tensions over the Malvinas Islands are rising once again.
Latin American governments “apologize” for dictatorships’ crimes
By Bill Van Auken, January 20, 2012
The formal state apologies offered by the governments of El Salvador and Uruguay for decades-old atrocities carried out by rightist regimes only underscores the failure to hold accountable those responsible for these crimes.
Ex-General Otto Perez Molina to expand drug war as Guatemala’s new president
By Kevin Kearney, January 17, 2012
Otto Perez Molina, a former army general accused of war crimes in Guatemala’s protracted civil war, assumed office as the country’s president Saturday.
Haiti’s President Martelly seeks to bring back military as internal police force
By John Marion, January 5, 2012
Two reports issued recently by the UN document murders and torture committed by the Haitian National Police over the past year.
Workers Struggles: The Americas
January 3, 2012
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Peruvian crisis shifts Humala government to the right
By Luis Arce, December 15, 2011
A week after its declaration of a state of emergency in Cajamarca, the replacement of Peru’s prime minister by a retired army officer signals a sharp turn to the right by President Humala’s government.
Chilean prosecutor charges ex-US officer in 1973 murder of American journalists
By Bill Van Auken, December 5, 2011
A judge in Chile has issued an indictment against a retired US Navy officer in connection with the arrest, torture and murder of two American journalists, Charles Horman and Frank Terrugi, in the wake of the CIA-backed military coup that toppled the government of President Salvador Allende in 1973.
Brazilian army, police occupy Rio de Janeiro slums
By Rafael Azul, November 15, 2011
On Sunday Brazilian police and Government troops occupied three slums in Río de Janeiro as part of a pacification program in preparation for Soccer and Olympic competitions in 2014 and 2016.
Half a million students strike over education law in Colombia
By Luis Arce, October 29, 2011
Tens of thousands of students took to the streets of Colombia’s major cities Wednesday to demand the rescinding of a proposed university “reform” that they say will benefit the country’s wealthiest at the expense of the majority of Colombian youth.
President Piñera unleashes repression against Chile’s student movement
By Luis Arce, October 11, 2011
Using mounted police charges, rubber bullets, teargas and water cannon, the right-wing government of President Sebastián Piñera violently suppressed a student march last Thursday in Chile.
Imperialist powers prepare to keep UN forces in Haiti
By John Marion, September 28, 2011
Amid new controversy, the United Nations is debating renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.
Bolivian government violently represses indigenous protest
By Bill Van Auken, September 27, 2011
The government of President Evo Morales carried out a bloody crackdown against a march by indigenous protesters against the building of a new highway through their lands.
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