Peru’s ex-president Alberto Fujimori was just pardoned — again. What’s going on?
Since he was convicted of crimes against humanity in 2009, his sentence has been hotly contested
Across Latin America, citizens and governments are clashing over their countries’ authoritarian pasts
Here’s what that looks like on the ground
Why Peru’s next leader was elected by a less than 1 percent margin
For Pedro Castillo and the left-wing Peru Libre party, the challenges ahead are enormous
Peru’s upcoming presidential election is really a referendum on its troubled constitution
What’s at stake in the runoff between leftist front-runner Pedro Castillo and right-wing, dynastic candidate Keiko Fujimori?
Peru’s government forcibly sterilized Indigenous women from 1996 to 2001, the women say. Why?
Indigenous women have been demanding justice ever since.
Thousands of Peruvians are protesting the government’s rapid turnovers
A growing number of citizens no longer believe in the legitimacy of Peru’s main parties
Peru had three presidents in just one week. How could that happen?
When legislators impeached a popular reformer, protests toppled his successor
In Latin America, coronavirus threatens not just public health, but also democracy
Shaky economies are likely to get worse
Front Line Assembly, ‘Virus’: The Week In One Song
The coronavirus advances
How one company’s deep web of corruption took down governments across Latin America
And how Brazil, Mexico and Peru responded with a wave of anticorruption measures
Will Colombia’s next president be a former left-wing guerrilla?
[caption id="attachment_74523" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate for Colombia
The threat of impeachment can push presidents out the door. But there’s a catch.
[caption id="attachment_72037" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski waves
It’s not just Venezuela. Elected governments don’t necessarily defend democracy or protect human rights.
On Aug. 8, 12 countries in Latin America raised their
This is the problem with trying to destroy the Islamic State
[caption id="attachment_42441" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A fighter of the Islamic State
Peru rejected Keiko Fujimori, but most new democracies vote authoritarian parties back into office. Here’s why.
[caption id="attachment_42106" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Demonstrators rally against presidential candidate Keiko
Fujimori’s party already controls Peru’s congress. Here’s why observers are worried.
[caption id="attachment_41630" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of
Peru might elect an authoritarian president. These four maps tell you why.
[caption id="attachment_41590" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Quechua Indian woman walks past
Here are the 3 (big!) challenges facing Peru’s next president
[caption id="attachment_38957" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Quechua Indian woman walks next
How the Lima Accord may nudge countries to do better on climate change (but won’t solve the problem)
[caption id="attachment_19045" align="alignnone" width="620"] Peruvian Minister of Environment Manuel Pulgar-Vidal,
How the Lima Accord may nudge countries to do better on climate change (but won't solve the problem)
[caption id="attachment_19045" align="alignnone" width="620"] Peruvian Minister of Environment Manuel Pulgar-Vidal,
A realistic approach to linking carbon markets
[caption id="attachment_18539" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Will the landmark climate agreement between
Why all the illegal street vending? Ask the mayor
[caption id="attachment_12425" align="aligncenter" width="680"] A street vendor in Bogotá, Colombia.