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In a historic move, Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction hears trans people’s life experiences during the armed conflict in hopes of bringing greater social and political inclusion.
U.S.-trained and sponsored state forces killed 200,000 mostly Indigenous Guatemalans in a genocide in the 1980s. Forty years later, justice remains elusive.
The dreams of a democratic Guatemala were dashed by a 1954 CIA coup against President Jacobo Arbenz spurred by the landed interests of the United Fruit Company.
Coups, destabilization, and decades of other forms of U.S. military and economic intervention have driven millions of Central Americans to flee their homes.
As corporate boosters push to shift supply chains from China to northern Mexico, military expansion in the borderlands secures manufacturing zones for transnational capital.
Following the abolition of the Army, narratives celebrating Central America’s most peaceful nation have masked a militarized policing model shaped by U.S.-sponsored counterinsurgency.
A Puerto Rican demilitarization activist reflects on the decades-long struggle to urge U.S. forces to withdraw from the island and the ongoing challenges Viequenses face today.
For decades, the EZLN has informed struggles down and up the continent. Amid climate chaos and endless war, they continue to imagine and create better worlds.
Durante décadas, los zapatistas han servido como luz orientadora para luchas a lo largo del continente. En medio del caos climático y la guerra interminable, siguen imaginando y construyendo mundos mejores.
A collection of the best original photography NACLA published online in 2023, documenting struggles for memory, Indigenous rights, Palestinian solidarity, and defense of land and territory.
Once again, Chileans voted no on a constitutional referendum. The Pinochet-era constitution endures while the path to reform remains uncertain.
New calculation shows CO2 emissions from burning Equatorial Margin oil are 3 times Brazil’s goal for 2030.