Mass Protests

Fuel shortages, inflation, and political exclusion have triggered a wave of fragmented unrest with no clear movement capable of channeling popular anger.

The 2026 “Save the World Cup Act” Stirs Up Hidden Histories of Latino Immigration Activism during USA ‘94.

After a series of protests over cuts to fuel subsidies brought the country to a halt, Bolivia’s powerful social movements embark on a new chapter and face new forms of repression.

This year, NACLA’s web articles were accompanied by powerful photos from journalists across the region. Here are the top photos.

With so many critical events, stories, and voices covered in our 2025 web content it was hard to choose a favorite, but here are our top 10!

The dedicated protesters who make up the “primera línea” are fighting for a new Peru—and confronting lethal state repression.

Inspired by a global wave of protest, Peru's youth protesters have turned social media outrage into mass mobilization against corruption and repression.

President Noboa escalates repression and lawfare against protesters, targeting Indigenous people and water and land defenders.

Amidst protests, President José Raúl Mulino holds firm to social security reform while suspending habeas corpus and attacking unions and striking workers.

Anger at neoliberal austerity, Canadian mining corruption, and U.S. imperialism have converged into a powerful protest movement.

In the face of Javier Milei’s deepening attack on civil rights, massive mobilizations in Argentina honor the victims of state terrorism on the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice.

In Colombia, a trans-marika vogue collective takes to the streets to denounce state violence and call for police abolition.