On Dec. 20, each year, people march in Panama City. They march to remember the fallen. They march to continue to demand justice for the violence, the destruction, and for those who were killed in the last US invasion in Latin America—the 1989 invasion of Panama. 

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Resources: 

• Panama. US invasion. | Under the Shadow Episode 13
• Upcoming Season 2 of Under the Shadow
• Used in today’s episode: 
  • "Deja el canal": panameños protestan contra Donald Trump ante embajada de Estados Unidos 
  • Nov. 25, 2025: PROTESTAS EN PANAMÁ contra la presencia militar de EE.UU.: "GOBIERNO VENDEPATRIAS..." 
  • Protestas en Panamá contra acuerdo con UU. EE., reforma pensional y minería |  FRANCE 24 Español 
  • Panama: 8th anniversary of US invasion to topple Noriega marked

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