News of race

Chile president declares 'state of exception' over Mapuche conflict

13-10-2021 09:11 Sebastián Piñera declares a state of emergency and deploys troops to two southern regions, after clashes break out between Mapuche protesters and security forces.

Black Lives Matter

US marks slavery's end on new 'Juneteenth' national holiday

19-06-2021 22:35 With marches, music and speeches, Americans on Saturday celebrated "Juneteenth", the newly declared national holiday that marks the end of slavery, and a year after George Floyd's murder sparked anti-racism protests.

HUMAN RIGHTS & NICARAGUA

Rights groups slam government for failing to back OAS vote on Nicaragua

18-06-2021 23:16 Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International strongly criticise Argentina’s government for abstaining in OAS vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders.

Human rights

Argentina abstains in vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders

16-06-2021 00:41 Casa Rosada fails to endorse OAS resolution against Nicaragua demanding "immediate release of the presidential candidates and all political prisoners."

Peru run-off

Fujimori alleges fraud in razor-tight Peru election as Castillo takes the lead

07-06-2021 23:37 Right-wing presidential hopeful Keiko Fujimori alleges "irregularities" and "signs of fraud," as her leftist rival Pedro Castillo takes lead in the vote count.

Nicaraguan Presidency

Nicaragua arrests another opposition presidential hopeful

07-06-2021 22:59 A Nicaraguan court ordered Arturo Cruz, an opposition politician, to be held in preventive custody for three months on "provocation" allegations days after another challenger of President Daniel Ortega was placed under house arrest.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

George Floyd murder trial: ex-Policeman found guilty of murder

20-04-2021 17:33 A jury in the United States reached a verdict on Tuesday in the high-profile trial of the white former police officer charged with murder and manslaughter for the death of African-American George Floyd.

RACISM & PREJUDICE

Report prompts backlash after finding UK not 'institutionally racist'

31-03-2021 10:52 Prejudice persists in Britain but the country is not "institutionally racist," according to a much-anticipated study published Wednesday by a government commission, which drew an immediate pushback from racial equality campaigners.

United States

US House passes police reforms, voting rights bill

04-03-2021 15:33 The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that bans choke holds and combats racial profiling cleared the US House of Representatives Wednesday.

REMEMBERING MARIO BUNGE

Difficult but necessary

27-02-2021 08:06 To write about Mario Bunge today, one year after his death on February 24, 2020, at the age of 100, is for me on the one hand difficult, but on the other necessary.

UNITED STATES

Biden facing 'competing crises' as he takes office

18-01-2021 23:57 Joe Biden has his work cut out for him as he prepares to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.

RACE, FASHION & CULTURE

Black models increasingly visible on Brazil's catwalks

24-11-2020 08:36 Afro-Brazilian models Shirley Pitta and Gloria Maria Fonseca Siqueira had dreamed of the runway since they were girls, but in a Brazilian fashion world much whiter than the country itself, it remained a far-away fantasy until recently. In a sign of changing times in Brazil and elsewhere, the pair saw their dreams come true at this year's São Paulo Fashion Week.

US ELECTION 2020

Joe Biden wins race for White House, ending Trump presidency

07-11-2020 14:00 Democrat Joe Biden has won the race for the White House, US media projected Saturday, defeating Donald Trump and ending a presidency that has left the United States more divided than at any time in decades.

BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE

Protesters clash with police after six-year-old killed in illegal drag race

16-09-2020 00:33 Tensions rise again in Buenos Aires Province as demonstrators clash with police in Gregorio de Laferrere. Protesters demand justice after six-year-old boy is run over in illegal drag race.

UNITED STATES

Trump’s show of federal force sparks alarm in US cities

22-07-2020 13:01 Trump responds to protests and vandalism of federal buildings by deploying federal force on protesters in Portland without notifying local authorities. Move draws broad criticism from both local and national leaders.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Coronavirus is ravaging America's vulnerable Latino communities

21-06-2020 16:46 A growing body of evidence is forming around the virus’ toll on Latinos in the United States as researchers develop a more advanced data analysis about Covid-19 and race.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

Obama steps out as United States confronts confluence of crises

03-06-2020 23:15 Ex-US president was already beginning to emerge from political hibernation to endorse Joe Biden’s presidential bid – but now the protests sweeping the United States has changed the situation.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

As cities simmer in the United States, a leadership test for Trump

01-06-2020 16:34 After a sixth night of at times violent unrest that saw chaotic scenes unfold right outside the White House, US president still has no plans to deliver address to the nation.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

George Floyd: Who was the 'gentle giant' killed in US police custody?

01-06-2020 16:20 The black man who left Houston for fresh beginnings in Minneapolis, only to end up begging for his life before dying under the knee of a white policeman, was a generous soul laid off during the coronavirus crisis, according to his family and friends.