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Published in:democraciaAbierta: FeatureBrazil’s policing is a war of men. Civilians are caught in the crossfireRio de Janeiro’s security policy, led by a masculine logic of war, subjects people to authoritarian actions with no...
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: InvestigationWinds of change blow through indigenous lands in La GuajiraThe Caribbean coastal desert is ground zero for Colombia’s plan to lead the region’s shift to renewable energy, but...
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: AnalysisEcuador gives Indigenous people – and nature – a big winThe Constitutional Court has ruled that Indigenous peoples have the right to decide over oil and mining projects in...
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: OpinionAriel Dorfman: young President Boric must lay Chile's ghosts to restOppressive conservative forces are still strong in Chile and Gabriel Boric’s supporters are impatient for change....
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: OpinionRule of law is being dismantled in Central America and Europe must actA culture of impunity in Central American countries like Guatemala is turning the region into a hotbed of crime....
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: InvestigationA green paradox: Deforesting the Amazon for wind energy in the Global NorthA shift to wind energy is leaving a trail of destruction in Ecuador, with a brutal impact on Indigenous communities...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureHow a new seed gives Guatemalans a way out of hunger and bad healthPoor farmers in Guatemala eat little but maize. A first step out of malnutrition is a new seed bred to yield the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisWill Colombia’s next president stop the senseless murders of social activists?Despite a historic peace deal in 2016, deaths continue – with least 70 activist leaders and human rights defenders...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisSeven thousand miles away, the Ukraine war sparks crisis in PeruAt least six people have died during mass protests in the Latin American country, which has faced widespread unrest...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionHow can the deadly violence against Mexican journalists be stopped?Between cartels and corrupt politicians, the country is among the most dangerous to be a journalist. Eight have been...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureFleeing Venezuela: migrants on making the perilous journey to a new lifeJust across the border in Colombia, people displaced by the ongoing Venezuelan migration crisis share tales of...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureCould agroecology save Colombia’s farming crisis?Agroecology, with its aim of rescuing the countryside, can play a central role in the sustainable economy needed to...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionWhy Bolsonaro may want to think twice about Putin’s supportAs Brazil’s elections loom, President Bolsonaro finds himself behind in the polls and isolated internationally. Can...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureHunger and desperation: Venezuela’s huge displacement crisisWith 95% of Venezuelans living in extreme poverty, every day hundreds are forced to walk to neighbouring Colombia in...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionGabriel Boric gets to work remaking ChileThe youngest president in the history of the Andean nation will be inaugurated on Friday. He’s got a difficult job...
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureColombia, a dangerous place for journalists and women land defendersIndependent journalists in Colombia are taking serious risks to tell the stories of women land rights defenders under threat
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisIs Latin America shifting to the Left again?After the Left’s success in Chile, Honduras and Peru last year, will Brazil and Colombia follow suit in 2022?
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWomen in Dark TimesWomen in Dark Times – Feminist Perspectives on Violence, Security and Organised Crime in Brazil
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionFighting the wildfires that threaten Chile’s peatlands is vital for us allWe must protect South America’s southernmost tip – a large carbon store – not just for the Indigenous people who...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionHow much has Bolsonaro changed Brazil’s role in the world?The far-Right leader’s status as an international pariah masks some important points of continuity
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionThe challenge of Chile: why I am optimisticThe election of Gabriel Boric, a left-wing president, has consequences far beyond the country’s borders
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Published in: Podcasts: FeatureHow did a journalist who knew she would be killed live?Regina Martínez suffered threats and censorship. She revealed Mexico’s corruption, organised crime and human rights...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionIs there a ‘third way’ for Brazil?As Bolsonaro and Lula square up for next year’s election, some Brazilians demand an alternative. But does it risk...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisWhat does the arrest of Otoniel, Colombia’s most-wanted drug trafficker, mean?The head of the violent Colombian Gulf cartel, Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as ‘Otoniel’, was captured last...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisAcross Latin America, the fight for defenders’ justice intensifiesIf we are serious about human rights, we should not stop demanding justice for Berta Cáceres and Marielle Franco
