Brazil: Police beat, threaten and rape sex workers
When a prostitute in Brazil denounces police violence she is beaten up and threatened --by the police.
VENEZUELA: LUSBI PORTILLO, YUKPA PEOPLE, SIERRA DE PERIJA
Latin America is rightly famous for the vibrancy of its social movements. In a special series for LAB, Silvia Rothlisberger is profiling the leaders of some of these movements. Her first blog is on Lusbi Portillo, from the Yukpa people, in Venezuela.
Britain and the southern cone dictatorships
Britain and the Dictatorships of Argentina and Chile 1973-82: Foreign Policy, Corporations and Social Movements by Grace Livingstone, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. ISBN: 978-3-030-08666-4
Reviewed for...
No carnival in Recife
Covid must be bad in Brazil, even carnivals are being postponed. My favourite, Recife, will not take place in February. A new date of 9–17 July has been set, but even this may be cancelled.
The Chilean Spring
It is spring in the Southern hemisphere. But in Chile, this spring is different - Santiago, 29 October
‘Chile has woken up’ is one of...
La Clave: London’s Latin America Festival
London's La Clave Festival returns to Crouch End on Saturday June 17, with music, film and talks, three of them organised by LAB.
The three...
Nicaragua: pros and cons of the interoceanic canal
The costs and benefits of the Punta Gorda - Brito route to supplement and replace the Panama Canal.
Brazil: ‘The Munduruku Indians: Weaving Resistance’ – Online Release
We are proud to announce that next Monday, 17 November 2014, LAB will be the platform for the online release of 'The Munduruku Indians: Weaving Resistance' documentary.
Fondo: the IMF’s recipe for disaster
Fondo, directed by Alejandro Bercovich, Argentina, 2019
The complete film can be viewed from this link.
Alejandro Bercovich’s documentary-critique Fondo starts with what looks like a...
Central America: The myths and realities of gold mining
A new report from Caritas highlights the four grand myths peddled by gold mining companies in the Isthmus.