An open and shut case – schools and Covid-19
‘What’s that huge queue for?’ I asked my friend. He simply shrugged his shoulders as we stared at the seemingly endless line of people,...
Nicaragua: Coffee and Covid-19
‘The pandemic will bring tremendous personal health risk to smallholder coffee farmers around the globe, but also a series of financial risks, including market...
Covid-19 reaches Costa Rica: hopes and fears
‘Coronavirus will
never hit Costa Rica. There are no direct flights between China and here’.
These are the words that an acquaintance confidently shared just 7...
Ernesto Cardenal: everyone is a poet
Nick Caistor writes: The Nicaraguan poet and Catholic priest Father Ernesto Cardenal died at the age of 95 in Managua on Sunday 1 March,...
Voices of Latin America – social movements and the new activism
This is a book of many voices (more than 70 of them, from 14 different countries) which testify to an extremely sensitive and uncertain moment in the history of Latin America.
Unexpected Uprising: The Crisis of Democracy in Nicaragua
May 14, 2018.How did recent protests over social security cuts in Nicaragua turn into a nationwide grassroots mobilization against President Daniel Ortega?
This article was...
Nicaragua: What now?
Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans marched through the streets of the capital Managua and other cities at the end of April.
The demonstrations were in...
Save TPS for Central Americans and Haitians!
This article was first published by UpsideDownWorld. You can see the original here.
Header image: Over 400,000 people from 13 different countries including El Salvador,...
Rosa’s incredible journey from Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Rosa’s incredible journey
Rosa of the Wild Grass was one of LAB’s most successful publications in many years. Practical Action Publishing, who produce...
Protest art in Latin America + news from LAB. November 2017
Dear LAB Supporter and Friend,
Protest art in Latin America
Louise Morris, a member of LAB’s Editorial Team who travelled to Central America for us at...
