Interamerican Watch Newsletter - Issue 403
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Inter-American Watch
Thursday 6/26/2025Bolivia
Angélica Ponce, a former leader of the Confederation of Intercultural Women, accused Evo Morales of living with minors while in Argentina, where he was granted asylum between 2019 and 2020. The investigations into the corruption of minors case involving former President Evo Morales are advancing in Argentina with evidentiary measures, reported the Apolo Foundation. ...Read more >>Source: eldeber.com.bo
Chile
Chilean authorities reported this Tuesday the dismantling of a money laundering network linked to the international criminal group Tren de Aragua, which managed to smuggle more than $13.5 million in illicit activities out of Chile....Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Colombia
In a televised address from the Alpujarra, the administrative center of Medellín, President Gustavo Petro presented to the country the "urban peace" program he has been promoting with leaders of criminal organizations who, despite being behind bars, continue to operate. the underworld in the capital of Paisa. ...Read more >>Source: eltiempo.com
Interamerican Institute for Democracy
By our Director: Luis Gonzales PosadaThe message these radical sectors convey is that if you're part of the leftist bloc, you have a license to commit crimes, kill, imprison, or torture because, if you do, you'll be supported and protected....Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
Guest Columnist | Carlos Alonso Lucio
Two weeks after Miguel Uribe Turbay fell victim to hitmen, Gustavo Petro comes out to show off with Colombia's most notorious hitmen bosses....Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
Nicaragua
The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has consolidated a Russian operational infrastructure on Nicaraguan soil, including, among others, a police training center and a Glonass satellite station that, according to multiple analysts and international organizations, are designed for regional repression and espionage....Read more >>Source: infobae.com
United States
The United States Department of the Treasury, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued orders on Wednesday identifying three Mexican financial institutions as a primary money laundering concern, specifically in relation to the illicit trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids....Read more >>Source: infobae.com
A statewide operation against child sex trafficking, led by the U.S. Marshals' Office of the Middle District of Florida and involving more than 20 agencies, resulted in the rescue of 60 critically missing minors in the Tampa Bay area, as well as the arrest of eight people, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced at a press conference....Read more >>
Source: diariolasamericas.com
US President Donald Trump asserted on Wednesday that Iran's nuclear facilities were "totally destroyed" by Washington's bombing and that Tehran's nuclear program has been set back "decades," although Israel believes it is still too early to assess the damage....Read more >>
Source: diariolasamericas.com
Venezuela
About twenty relatives of Venezuelan political prisoners gathered this Wednesday at the Central University in Caracas and demanded the release of their loved ones, stressing that it is "a right" and "not a privilege."...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
The former director of Venezuelan military intelligence, Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drug trafficking and narcoterrorism charges in a US federal court, the Department of Justice reported in a statement....Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
World
The ceasefire that ended the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran opens a historic chapter in the Middle East. The Iranian regime suffered devastating consequences in the battle against Israel, while the strategic alliance of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu will now be able to draw up an unprecedented roadmap for the region....Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi, head of the UN nuclear agency, stressed the urgency of reestablishing the presence of inspectors in Iran, amid heightened international tensions and the specter of nuclear proliferation hanging over the region....Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Russia and North Korea are close allies, even more so after the Kim Jong Un administration announced in November 2024 an agreement for the mass production of attack drones....Read more >>
Source: eluniverso.com