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July 13, 2020
A wave of the coronavirus hitting Costa Rica’s agriculture and construction industries—both heavily reliant on migrant labor—has sparked an uptick in xenophobia against Nicaraguan migrants.
July 10, 2020
Adriana Rivas served in the Chilean intelligence agency under dictator Augusto Pinochet. This month, an Australian court will decide whether she will be extradited Chile.
July 8, 2020
The pandemic put anticipated legislative progress on Argentina’s abortion reform on hold, but activists are determined to keep up the momentum.
July 6, 2020
As Covid-19 interrupts months of mass mobilizations in Chile, women continue creating political tapestries to resist state violence and systemic inequalities.
July 2, 2020
Nearly a century ago, the country beat a devastating yellow fever outbreak. But today the Bolsonaro government rejects scientific expertise.
June 29, 2020
The United States backs anti-narcotics operations as Colombia’s military faces a storm of criticism.
June 26, 2020
Officials say that anti-drug trafficking efforts have improved under interim President Jeanine Áñez. But the facts don't back up the claim.
June 25, 2020
The Kayapó leader's death is a blow to Indigenous movements, as the Bolsonaro government undermines environmental protections and hard-earned rights.
June 23, 2020
After a nurse tested positive for Covid-19, advocates warn that patients at a notorious Guatemalan psychiatric facility will be “left to die.”
June 22, 2020
Who Killed Berta Cáceres? by Nina Lakhani tells the story of how politicians and corporations repressed social movements in post-coup Honduras.