Latin American governments call on Venezuela to release political opponents seeking refuge in Argentina’s embassy

Several Latin American governments have called on President Nicolás Maduro’s government to facilitate the safe passage of six Venezuelans sheltering in Argentina’s embassy in Caracas.  Omar González, Pedro Urruchurtu Noselli, Magalli Meda, Claudia Macero, Humberto Villalobos, and Fernando Martínez Mottola have been sheltering in the embassy since March 2024. They are all allies of politician…

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How Latin America voted in 2024 

Salomé Beyer Vélez contributed to this article. Globally, around 1.7 billion voters in over 70 countries took to the polls to cast their votes in what the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance deemed as the 2024 electoral super-cycle.  The Pew Research Center highlighted four major themes for democracies around the world, including difficulties…

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