Can foreigners participate in protests?
The short answer is obvious: “Yes” writes Rodrigo Noriega in La Prensa. The right to protest peacefully is established by...
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Over 1000 arrests for vandalism during protests
A total of 1,061 people, including 927 adults, (men and women) and 134 minors, have been apprehended during public...
Business leaders challenge the government’s response to the crisis.
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture has challenged the Government of Laurentino Cortizo for its lackluster response to...
Panama’s voiceless president as chaos looms
Four people have died amid 19 days of protests but the last time Panamanians heard from President Cortizo was two...
Local Chapter of Transparency International has plan for Panama
The massive nationwide protests and closures of main roads such as the Inter-American Highway have caused multiple effects from the...
Indigenous protestors will open blocked roads for 12 hours Monday
Indiguenous groups from the Chiricano East confirmed Saturday that on Monday, November 13, they will open all blocked roads...
Panama responds to Human Rights Watch migrants report
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted Friday to a 62-page Human Rights Watch (HRW) report: This Hell Was My...
The Inter-American highway remains closed in Santiago
Crowd Control Units of the National Police managed to clear the road at the La Peña intersection in the...
No more road closures and crackdown on vandalism
The National Police will not allow more road closures and will take tougher measures against acts of vandalism. "Street...
Over 160,000 medical appointments lost during protests
During the three consecutive weeks of protests against the mining contract at least 160,000 medical appointments have been lost....
Anti-mining protests enter third week
Over two weeks of protests and closures by citizen groups opposed to the mining contract between the State and Minera...
“Gringo assassin” in preventive detention
Kenneth Darlington, the 77-year-old who shot and killed two protesters in Chame, on Tuesday and was recorded in videos and...
