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‘They’re Culpable’: the Countries Supplying the Guns That Kill Mexico’s Journalists
Many of the weapons used in the murders of 119 journalists were imported – and…
‘It’s a Free-For-All’: How Hi-Tech Spyware Ends Up in the Hands of Mexico’s Cartels
Mexico has become a major importer of spying kit but officials are accused of colluding…
Tracking COVID’s Spread Inside a Tight-Knit Latino Community
Early in the pandemic, Ximena Rebolledo León, a registered nurse at Telluride Regional Medical Center…
Trump and Biden Ignore How the War on Drugs Fuels Violence in Latin America
In the final presidential debate before the United States election, Democrat Joe Biden acknowledged the…
In Brazil, Homicides Are Decreasing in Big Cities, Increasing in Smaller Towns
A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study maps changes in homicide rates…
Latin American Women Are Disappearing and Dying Under Lockdown
It’s a pandemic within the pandemic. Across Latin America, gender-based violence has spiked since COVID-19…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Has COVID-19 – and So Do Thousands of Indigenous People Who Live Days from the Nearest Hospital
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has denied the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and ridiculed…
Brazilian Startup Seeks to Develop a Wholly Indigenous Covid-19 Diagnostic Test
Researchers at Biolinker, a biotech startup based in São Paulo, Brazil, are developing a low-cost high-performance…
Coronavirus: Narco Gangs Could See Big Popularity Boost from Helping Residents in Latin America
La Loma is an area of the city of Medellin, Colombia, which is divided into…
