Category Archives: Dominican Republic

Around Latin America

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

-While many in the Americas celebrated the announcement of the first American pope last year, not all citizens (including Catholic clergy) in Francis I’s home country are pleased with Bergoglio or the Catholic hierarchy in Argentina. -It appears the long national … Continue reading →

Posted in "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Argentina, Argentina's Military Dictatorship (1976-1983), Around Latin America, Brazil, Brazil's Military Dictatorship, Catholicism in the Americas, Chile, Cuba, Deaths, Democracy in the Americas, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, El Salvador's Civil War (1980-1992), Evangelicals in Latin America, Governance in Latin America, Guyana, Haiti, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights Violations, Indigenous Peoples, International Organizations, Latin America, Neoliberalism, Rafael Trujillo, Truth Commissions, Venezuela, Violence in the Americas, Weapons and Arms in Latin America, Women's Movements & Issues

Drones in Latin America

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

While drones a topic of discussion and debate among military analysts, civil libertarians, and scholars in the US, the unmanned aircraft are certainly not strictly the domain of the US alone. Many Latin American countries are developing their own “drone” … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Latin America, Latin American Militaries, Mexico, Peru, Technology in the Americas, Venezuela

Around Latin America

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

-In the wake of violent suppression of growing protests, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala shuffled his cabinet again, picking as prime minister former human rights lawyer Juan Jimenez to replace ex-military officer Oscar Valdes. The move is likely designed at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Argentina, Argentina's Military Dictatorship (1976-1983), Around Latin America, Brazil, Children's Rights, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionárias de Colombia (FARC), Gender and Sexuality, Health Issues in the Americas, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights Violations, Indigenous Peoples, International Organizations, Peru, Protests in Latin America, São Paulo, The "Disappeared", Uruguay, Venezuela, Violence in the Americas, Women's Movements & Issues, Women's Rights

Student Protests in the Dominican Republic

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Students at the Dominican Republic’s largest public university, the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (Autonomous University of Santo Domingo; USAD), accused police of shooting three students during a protest. Dominican students had taken to the streets protesting an hike in … Continue reading →

Posted in Dominican Republic, Education in the Americas, Educational Reforms, Protests in Latin America, Student Movements

Was the Impeachment of Fernando Lugo a Coup?

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

As mentioned late yesterday, Paraguay’s Senate had voted to remove President Fernando Lugo from office barely 24 hours after the Chamber of Deputies had brought forth articles of impeachment. Although Lugo had originally appealed to the Supreme Court, saying the … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Augusto Pinochet, Bolivia, Brazil, Brazil's Military Dictatorship, Coups in Latin America, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, How To Overthrow a Government, International Relations, Land Reform, Latin American Politics, Legal Issues in Latin America, Paraguay, The "Left" in Latin America, The "Right" in Latin America, Truth Commissions, Venezuela | 2 Comments

Around Latin America [2]

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Given the eventful and busy week and light blogging, this is the second update on news stories from around Latin America today. (You can read the first one from earlier today here.) -The Dominican Republic held elections this weekend, with Danilo … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Around Latin America, Augusto Pinochet, Bolivia, Border Issues, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Citizenship, Colombia, Corruption, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Favelas, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionárias de Colombia (FARC), Guatemala, Honduras, Human Rights Issues, Labor in Latin America, Memory Struggles, Police in the Americas, Poverty, Prisoners' Rights, Strikes, The "Disappeared", Urban Landscapes, Venezuela, Women's Movements & Issues

Around Latin America

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

-It has been a terrible week for journalists in Latin America. Earlier this week, a Brazilian journalist from the country’s Northeast who often covered crime was shot six times and killed while eating dinner at a restaurant, marking the fourth … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Around Latin America, Bolivia, Brazil, Children's Rights, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Drugs and the Drug Trade in the Americas, Educational Reforms, Guerrilla Movements in Latin America, Indigenous Peoples, Labor in Latin America, Land Reform, Latin American Economic Relations, Mexico, National Parks, Panama, Peasant Movements, Protests in Latin America, Social Movements, Student Movements, The Amazon, United States, Venezuela