Indigenous activist Sebastian Alonso Juan was killed protesting hydroelectric dams in northern Guatemala. Now, others are fighting for justice and an end to the corporate projects that condemn their communities to death. […]
Honduras is set to classify protesting as a form of terrorism, putting activists in the crosshairs. […]
Social movements were disappointed after former President Correa altered land and seed laws in order to permit land grabs and GMOs. […]
Indignation is flowing into the streets again in Guatemala, and protesters demand that President Jimmy Morales and his accomplices in Congress put an end to impunity. […]
If Brazil’s left aims to be effective beyond electoral purposes, base-building must be paired with politicizing efforts so that the masses can become political subjects, rather than just political objects. […]
Since Guatemalan law prohibits the unauthorized removal of river water, people in surrounding communities claim that their rivers have been “kidnapped.” But the people are fighting back to free them. […]
Guatemala’s Congress attempted to double down to protect the political elite from being accountable for corruption, but social movements are fighting back. […]
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