EUROPEAN POLITICS Strains test Spain's leftist coalition government 19-02-2021 13:53 Tensions once again surface between Socialists and Podemos, sparked by protests against the arrest of famous rapper Pablo Hasel for controversial tweets.
US ELECTION 2020 Oregon police face off with anti-Trump protesters 05-11-2020 02:29 Hundreds of state police and left-wing protesters were locked in a tense standoff in downtown Portland late Wednesday after rampaging anti-Trump groups smashed shop windows, prompting the state governor to activate the National Guard.
Global pandemic With streets silent, Latin American activists use walls to speak out 23-08-2020 09:41 Coronavirus lockdowns may have largely silenced various social movements but a new form of protest is spreading on the walls of buildings across the region.
REGIONAL UNREST SPREADS? Colombians fill streets hoping to channel wave of discontent 22-11-2019 10:08 Colombians angry with conservative President Iván Duque and hoping to channel Latin America’s wave of discontent took the streets by the tens of thousands Thursday in one of the biggest protests in the nation’s recent history.
PESO SLUMPS Chile's Central Bank to inject US$4 billion to halt curency slide 14-11-2019 11:05 Chile's currency closed at a new record low for the second day running on Wednesday after losing another 1.5 percent amidst a weeks-long crisis.
CHILE PROTESTS Chile to amend constitution, a key demand of protesters 11-11-2019 13:36 As protests enter fourth week of violent unrest, President Sebastián Piñera agrees to rewrite and replace Pinochet-era document.
COPA LIBERTADORES Copa Libertadores final once more troubles South America 31-10-2019 17:02 One year on, South American football faces a familiar question: Where will the final of Copa Libertadores be played?
Chile Protests Anti-government protests intensify in Chile; at least 19 have died 25-10-2019 20:49 The unrest began as a protest over a four-cent increase in subway fares and soon morphed into a larger movement over growing inequality in one of Latin America's wealthiest countries.
CHILE PROTESTS Piñera apologies to Chile, unveils raft of social measures 23-10-2019 07:17 "I recognise this lack of vision and I apologise to my compatriots," Pinera said in an address from the presidential palace in Santiago as he tries to halt violent protests over economic inequality which have swept the country and claimed 15 lives.
PROTESTS IN CHILE Travelers worry and wait as unrest strands thousands at Chile airport 21-10-2019 19:23 Travelers, many from countries experiencing similar unrest, are forced to get comfortable in Santiago International Airport after extensive flight cancellations.
UNREST Protesters block roads, hold anti-government marches across country 24-09-2019 15:48 With just 33 days to go until the presidential election, social organisations, trade unions and leftist parties mobilised Tuesday for another national day of protest against the government.