Canada’s Deadly Diplomacy and the Plight of Political Prisoners in Honduras
It’s time for Canada to condemn the real perpetrators of violence in Honduras and take a stand for the rights of political prisoners like Edwin Espinal. […]
Protests
Demanding Justice: Indigenous Women from Guatemala Battle Canadian Mining Giant
Land defenders make history by challenging Hudbay Minerals in court. […]
Anti-Dam Resistance Faces Death and Detention in Guerrero, Mexico
State-sponsored violence against anti-dam movement leaves a trail of blood and arbitrary arrests. […]
A War by Other Means? Land Grabs and Forced Displacement of Indigenous Communities in Guatemala
The Guatemalan government is looking to crush any resistance to land grabs through a new law being proposed in Congress which will classify protests and highway blockades as a form of terrorism. […]
The United Colors of Benetton Include Blood Red in Argentina
At the center of the forced disappearance of Santiago Maldonado and his subsequent death lay a global fashion company, Argentina’s long-standing extractive model, and the repression of displaced Indigenous communities. […]
Buenaventura: From ‘Social Catastrophe’ to General Strike
How organizers in Colombia’s biggest port city shut it down for 22 days, winning major concessions from the national government. […]
From Social Movements to ‘Other’ Societies in Movement – Part 1
Six characteristics of resistance challenging the capitalist, patriarchal, extractivist hegemony in Latin America. […]
David contra Goliat: la ganadora del Premio Goldman lleva batalla contra Newmont Mining a un tribunal estadounidense
“Este caso es contra Newmont Mining Corporation y varias de sus subsidiarias por instruir, autorizar, favorecer, conspirar en o aprobar una violenta campaña de acoso” contra la familia Acuña, sostiene la demanda. […]
What’s Really Going Down in Venezuela
Both Democratic and Republican administrations in the United States have opposed Venezuela’s socialist policies and thrown their support behind the opposition. Their bipartisan goal is to oust Maduro. […]