Brazil: Ripe for another year of protest?
The causes of last year's demonstrations haven't been addressed. But are Brazilians tired of demonstrating?
Chile: what next?
When
students jumped the turnstiles at the Baquedano metro station in Santiago on 18
October 2019 in protest at the 30-peso fare hike, nobody could have...
Accusations of human rights violations ripple through Peru
Red Muqui shine a light on police repression and the violation of human rights in the context of recent social unrest in Peru, and dig deeper into the tensions underpinning the protests and the violent state response.
Colombia: London mural honours Lucas Villa
A mural by street artist Kapo in London’s Stockwell Hall of Fame was painted in honour of one of the many protestors killed in Colombia during the national strike of 2021.
Guatemala: presidential hopefuls inspire little confidence
Written by Nathalie Mercier, Christian Aid’s Programme Officer in Guatemala
Decision day is fast approaching
for Guatemalans awaiting the result of the country’s presidential elections.
Neither...
Is Mexico City’s police force as bad as its reputation?
Alonso Ruizpalacios’ latest feature film 'A Cop Movie' defies expectations about the Mexico City Police and gets to the core of the force’s role in society.
Immigration and the US criminal justice system
Through retelling the life of a young Mexican immigrant serving life in prison for murder, Rodrigo Reyes’ striking docu-drama ‘Sansón and Me’ seeks to restore the humanity of young men of colour who are swallowed up by the United States criminal justice system.
Brazil: the new ‘government’ already in crisis
Anti-Temer protests are spreading like wildfire as the new government is forced to make U turn after U turn
Brazil: Which Giant has Woken Up?
Mooted new public order laws, police violence against demonstrations and indigenous communities --it's almost like the aftermath of a coup.
Las otras voces – la caravana de madres de migrantes desaparecidos
The program 'Las Otras Voces' presents the Caravan of Mothers of Disappeared Migrants, those who come from Central and South America and pass through...