Suriname’s ex-dictator sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 killings of political opponents
The former president remains chair of the National Democratic Party and some fear unrest in parts of the country
The Netherlands honors Anton de Kom, anti-colonial writer and hero of the Dutch resistance
The Dutch government has created a seat at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the activist’s name on the eve of the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of Surinamese slaves
Venezuela’s economic crisis has led to a surge in suicides
From 2015 to 2018, the rate rose from 3.8 to 9.3 per 100,000 inhabitants; men between the ages of 30 and 64 and youths between 15 and 24 are the most at risk