By Sara Lahti Peru has endured a turbulent five-year period, cycling through four presidents and two congresses, with a political system that many insist serves the interests of corporations and officials rather than those of regular people. Since the last general elections resulted in a divided government five years ago,…
Read MoreWhen Venezuelans go to the polls on December 6, it is to elect a new parliament after a rather disputed election campaign.…
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Venezuela is stricken by a harsh economic, political and humanitarian crisis. There is an enduring standoff between the political opposition and the autocratic Venezuelan Government.…
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By Rebecca Heine On September 7, 2017, 19-year-old political science student Mara Fernanda Castilla had gone out with her friends to a nightclub in Puebla, a state in eastern Mexico. She never returned home. After ordering a taxi to her house through a ride-hailing app, video footage showed the car…
Read MoreBy Sonya Oldenvik Cunningham Life is becoming increasingly difficult for the indigenous peoples of Brazil. The interim government has halved the budget of the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and is introducing amendments to the constitution that show an obvious disregard for the country’s natives and their lands. The changes come…
Read MoreBy Matthew Gibson On 2nd October, the Colombian people rejected a peace agreement which would have ended the Colombian state’s fight against the guerrilla Marxist-Leninist group, The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The agreement had reached consensus on six issues seen as vital to the peace process – one…
Read MoreVarje tid och varje plats på Kuba har ett eget soundtrack. Det är en ström av ljud som aldrig sinar utan bara skiftar färg och form. Det råder ett ständigt liv. Tuppars galande väcker kvarteren till liv medan dagen ännu smyger på tåspetsarna. Barn spelar baseball mellan husväggarna, bilar tutar…
Read MoreDet första jag slogs av när jag kom till Kuba var hur äkta allt var.…
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