José Mujica

People are seen in front of the Hospital Militar (Military Hospital), where six ex-inmates from Guantanamo Bay are being housed in Montevideo, on December 8, 2014.

Six men leave the ‘black hole’ of Guantanamo for new lives in Uruguay

Global Politics

After 12 years in the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, six former inmates are now residents of Uruguay. The country’s president, José Mujica, hasn’t just allowed them in, either — he’s rolling out a red carpet for them.

Uruguay becomes the first nation to oversee a fully legal marijuana market

Conflict & Justice

In Uruguay, raft of political changes defy political labels

Global Politics

One Family’s View of Social Changes in Uruguay

Arts, Culture & Media

Uruguay’s ‘Poor’ President

Global Politics

Uruguay Lawmakers Legalize Abortion

Conflict & Justice

Roman Catholic Uruguay has voted to legalize all first trimester abortions. The BBC’s Vladimir Hernandez tells host Marco Werman about the restrictions on the new measure.