Askasis Editions has released the book "Devil's Advocates," featuring 40 brief biographies of lawyers who bravely took on controversial cases that others avoided, exploring their impactful journeys through time and law.
Original article: La motosierra diplomática de De la Espriella: rompe con Cuba y Nicaragua, da la espalda a Palestina y abraza a Israel Colombia’s Incoming Foreign Policy: Breaking Ties with Cuba and Nicaragua, Turning Away from Palestine, and Embracing Israel Abelardo de la Espriella has set in motion his diplomatic «chainsaw» following an announcement detailing […]
A massive demonstration in Mexico City, under the motto "We Will Not Leave Cuba Alone," united thousands in a show of solidarity against U.S. President Trump's threats towards Cuba.
Javier Milei's exportation of hate speech to Brazil, along with his offensive remarks about President Lula da Silva, has instigated a significant diplomatic crisis between Argentina and Brazil.
Abandoning Eurocentric and colonial theories on economic growth and development, and reviving the voices of our theorists from Latin America and the Global South to construct new development options is an urgent task that local governments must undertake.
The Puebla Group, comprising progressive leaders, strongly condemned Daniel Ortega's recent announcement ending electoral processes in Nicaragua and rejected any external interventions or sanctions against the country.
Original article: En Francia, se utilizan tácticas de acoso judicial para silenciar a una legisladora pro-Palestina French MEP Rima Hassan faced court proceedings on July 7 after enduring two years of judicial harassment by pro-Israel organizations, the Macron government, and far-right groups. The charges, grounded in «apology of terrorism» laws, originate from a deleted tweet […]
The fragile truce in the geopolitics of the Middle East has completely evaporated, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launches significant attacks against US installations in the Persian Gulf and Jordan in retaliation for ongoing American airstrikes.
In the aftermath of devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela, causing significant casualties, the Trump administration has committed a mere $300 million in aid, starkly contrasting with the $13 billion raised from Venezuelan oil sales.
Israel has constructed a controversial sand barrier that divides Gaza and confines two million Palestinians, reflecting escalating tensions and a strategy of unofficial annexation amid rising violence.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a report detailing serious allegations against the military cooperation between Ecuador and the United States, highlighting a disturbing pattern of torture, arbitrary detentions, and attacks on fishermen.
Original article: «Abogados del diablo»: 40 biografías breves de juristas que asumieron causas que nadie quería defender Askasis Editions has released the book «Devil’s Advocates» (280 pages) in Chile, where Argentine writer and lawyer Julián Axat explores the brief biographies of 40 «famous» jurists who took on cases that no one wanted to defend, engaging […]
Luis Mesina, from the NO + AFP Coordinating Committee, stated, "There was the paradox that while workers dedicated a significant portion of their salary, 10 percent, to a system, this system captured those earnings turned into savings to make them available to large economic groups like Luksic, Matte, and Angelini, rather than paying out pensions. Now, ten years later, the situation is worse."
"When I signed this document, I requested 10 million pesos, which turned into an endless debt of 28 million pesos. It is unacceptable that the state allowed this outrageous increase. Higher education should be a right," declared one of the affected individuals.
Washington's decision to impose a 12.5% tariff on Chilean exports is not just a technical penalty: it is a direct political blow to the wallets of regional workers.
Investigations by the Police Investigations (PDI) expose serious misconduct involving high-ranking officials from the National Forestry Corporation (Conaf) in connection with the catastrophic wildfire in Valparaíso, alleging that the chief ordered the falsification of records linked to evacuation alerts.
