Prison
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LIFE
Bolivia’s Freestyle Behind Bars Program Gives Incarcerated Youth a Second Chance
At Qalauma on Bolivia's Altiplano, teenage voices once reduced to case files now fight for air through rhyme. A prison-yard…
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AMERICAS
Guatemala Prisons Rule Streets While Cells Command Violence Economy
From behind bars, gangs in Guatemala run extortion rackets like call centers, directing threats, payments, and killings while enjoying privileges…
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AMERICAS
Guatemala Wakes Up Under Emergency Rules as Gangs Test State Power
After prison riots spilled into street attacks, Guatemala entered a thirty-day emergency that limits protests and expands police powers. With…
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LIFE
Venezuelans’ Hope Turns to Phone Fear After Maduro’s Sudden Capture
After U.S. forces struck Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026, and seized Nicolás Maduro, the celebration lasted hours. Now Venezuelans delete…
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AMERICAS
Venezuelan Power Without Maduro Leaves Delcy Rodríguez Holding Lightning Rod
With Nicolás Maduro captured by U.S. forces on January 5, 2026, Venezuela faced an immediate leadership vacuum. In response, Delcy…
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LIFE
Salvadorean Prison Shadows Trail Venezuelan Returnees as New Year Fires
Back in Venezuela, survivors of El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison prepare for New Year’s rituals while living with stigma from Trump-era…
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AMERICAS
Brazil Danced And Prayed As Bolsonaro Faced Prison Walls That Night
Though Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody Tuesday to begin his 27-year sentence for leading a coup attempt, Brazil’s deeper…
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LIFE
Ancestral Land vs. a Prison State: The Huancavilca Commune’s Battle in Coastal Ecuador
In the lowlands of Ecuador's Santa Elena province, where the air smells of salt and dry forest resin, the Huancavilca…
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AMERICAS
Tears on the Bridge: Seventeen Colombians Walk Home from Venezuelan Prisons
The morning air over Cúcuta smelled of river dust and redemption. Across the Atanasio Girardot Bridge, seventeen Colombians stepped back…
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ANALYSIS
Bolsonaro’s 27-Year Sentence Forces Brazil’s Right to Choose Between Loyalty and Reinvention
Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for plotting to overturn the 2022 election. As…
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