Latin America

The number of Venezuelan refugees will reach 5.4 million by the end of 2019, according to projections from the United Nations.

According to one study, 97 percent of women of reproductive age in Latin America live in countries with restrictive abortion laws.

Relatives and friends mourn during the funeral of 26-year-old Ezequiel Leiva, who died in the hospital three months after being injured during anti-government protests, on September 18th, 2018, in Managua, Nicaragua.

Invoking the bloody history of regime change in the region, 10 countries signed a document rejecting military intervention in Venezuela.

While many are calling for regime change in the embattled country, two foreign policy experts breakdown why Nicolás Maduro may hang on to power for the foreseeable future.

President Daniel Ortega, once a celebrated rebel, now stands accused of authoritarian repression against protesters.

If the historic bill passes the senate, Argentina's president has promised to sign it into law.

Migrants from across Asia and Africa are crossing oceans to travel perilous routes in Latin America toward the U.S. and Canada.

It’s built on lies and paranoia—let’s debunk the Republicans’ three central immigration myths.

Adele Barker brought Noah home from Paraguay in 1987. Now, 28 years later, she’s not sure whose story is accurate. Can we ever really know?

South of the border, the combined forces of crowded housing, conservative fathers, and high school politics have produced extreme PDA.

Whether the crusading prosecutor’s death is found to be a suicide or homicide, many Argentines probably won’t believe it. The past has taught them to always look for the sinister explanation.

For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.