Latin America & Caribbean
Leaders affirm, ALBA-TCP is the alliance of solidarity, unity, and development for the people

2024 marks 20 years since the regional integration platform was founded by Commanders Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro

Colombia to make HIV treatment more accessible through compulsory licensing

The Colombian government recently issued a compulsory license for HIV drug dolutegravir, making the treatment more accessible for thousands of people

Argentine student movement erupts against Milei’s adjustment

Thousands mobilize in Buenos Aires against budget cuts to higher education and to preserve the public university system

Colombian paramilitaries assassinate community leader Narciso Beleño

The assassination of the renowned leader has shone a light on the presence of paramilitary groups in Colombian territory

Jorge Arreaza: On July 28, the Venezuelan people will choose between being patria or a colony

Three months ahead of Venezuela’s presidential election, the former minister and executive secretary of ALBA – TCP talks about the political and social transformations in Venezuela and the danger of the advance of the US-backed opposition.

Digital Health in Brazil: imperial threat or promise of sovereignty?

Experts agree that the benefits of telehealth programs are clear, but they warn that without massive investment in public technologies, there is a major risk of handing over health data to foreign corporations

Milei’s hallucination: Iranian troops in Bolivia and Hezbollah in Chile

Argentine Minister of Security made statements accusing Bolivia and Chile of hosting Iranian soldiers and members of Hezbollah, in a clear escalation against its neighbors

For Brazilian social movements, Lula’s program for agrarian reform doesn’t solve urgent problems

Peasant organizations point out that the announced measures do not tackle the country’s land concentration

Demilitarization and peace sovereignty are foundations for global health, People’s Health Assembly concludes

Health activists attending the People’s Health Assembly called for peace and demilitarization as a means to Health for All

Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine

In Cusco, the community holds weekly vigils to express their support for Palestine and denounce the ongoing genocide

During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform

MST actions in April are focused on occupying land for food production and fighting hunger

5th People’s Health Assembly calls for the transformation of health systems

Activists at the 5th People’s Health Assembly called for the transformation of health systems, and to build strategies and unite struggles against privatization and corporate capture