Brianna Lee

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Brianna Lee joined IBT in July 2014 and covers U.S. immigration and Latin America. Previously she worked as a writer and editor at the Council on Foreign Relations and as a staff writer for the PBS news program "Need to Know."

Moldova Protests Stretch Into Eighth Day, Bring 20,000 To Streets Over Massive Bank Fraud

About 20,000 demonstrators gather in the capital Chisinau as anger boils over a massive $1.5 billion bank-fraud scheme.

Guatemala's Otto Perez Molina To Face Prosecution Over Corruption

Otto Perez Molina, who resigned last week amid swelling public pressure, faces charges of customs fraud, conspiracy and passive bribery.

Mexico's Economy: Rising Poverty, Inequality Undermine Peña Nieto's Economic Agenda

While the wealth of Mexico's multimillionaires has multiplied, 46 percent of Mexico’s population of 122 million remains under the poverty line, a figure that has been essentially the same since 1992.

Mexico's Economy: President Peña Nieto Promised Sweeping Reforms, But Corruption Accusations Have Stalled Growth

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is halfway through his six-year term and despite all of his talk of change, many Mexicans say his promised reforms have fallen short of expectations.

Amid Cuba's Diplomatic Thaw With US, Cuban Dissidents Push For Human Rights, Democracy At Home

As U.S. and Cuban officials chart the waters of a revived relationship, some Cuban dissidents are drawing up ambitious, large-scale plans to push for new civil rights — with or without American help.

Brazil’s Recession Marks The Beginning Of A Long, Painful Contraction: Argentina, Venezuela, Rest Of Latin America Could Be Affected

Latin America's largest economy is on course to shrink in what analysts say will be its most prolonged contraction since the 1930s.

Venezuela Debt Default? Amid Oil Slump, Fears Rise Again After China Market Meltdown

The odds of the South American country defaulting have nearly doubled in recent months, financial traders said.

Will Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina Resign? Guatemalans On Strike Amid Corruption Scandal

President Otto Perez Molina is growing increasingly politically isolated after prosecutors called on him to step down.

Venezuela Deports Colombians: Officials Set 72-Hour Eviction Deadline For Hundreds Of Families

Hundreds of Colombian families living along Venezuela's western border are packing up to leave before they are forced out of their homes.

New Enrique Peña Nieto Crisis? Mexico's Economic Malaise Continues Amid Peso's Fall

The continuous slide has prompted the country’s central bank to step up intervention measures in recent months.

China 'Black Monday' And Latin America: Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico Among Economies Showing Anxiety After Stock Market Meltdown

Economic troubles for China could spell further gloom for Latin American countries that have relied on Beijing as a top trading partner.

'Black Monday': Global Stocks Have Lost $5 Trillion Since China's Yuan Devaluation

Global financial markets have reacted sharply to China's economic slowdown.

Syrian Missile Strikes Kill At Least 50 In Douma

The attack on Douma came days after the rebel-held city had declared itself a disaster zone because of an attack on a market that killed 100 people and wounded many more.