Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba and El Salvador are at the epicentre of an authoritarian surge.

A mayoral candidate from Mexico's ruling Morena party was fatally shot in Veracruz state on Sunday, becoming the second local ...

Gunmen killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who ...

Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez, a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s ruling Morena party, was gunned down Sunday in Texistepec, Veracruz ...

Gunmen have killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who ...

(William Savinar/Courthouse News) MEXICO CITY (CN) — On June 1, Mexican voters will choose 881 judiciary positions, including nine Supreme Court justices, in the first round of popular elections since ...

Based on over 150 interviews, a new study details how child migrants navigating Mexico’s border cities face a myriad of risks, including sexual violence, kidnapping, trafficking and forcible ...

At worst, the election could be marred by violence and its legitimacy called into question. Mexico’s last federal election was its most violent ever with 34 candidates murdered during the campaign.

NSW Police have kicked off several investigations this week after a string of disturbing incidents linked to the federal election campaign, ranging from threats and physical altercations to the ...

Get the latest on the post-election landscape Live results: Find out what's happening in your seat as counting continues It also committed $20 million for a domestic violence trauma recovery ...

A POLITICAL analyst has warned that political dynasties remain a key driver of violence in local elections, where personal rivalries can escalate into deadly confrontations. “Sa local politics, ...