Stephanie Boyd says new laws are a reminder that, in mining zones, foreign corporations get more protection than ordinary civilians.
Stephanie Boyd says new laws are a reminder that, in mining zones, foreign corporations get more protection than ordinary civilians.
Peru is said to be booming but the poor would never know it. Stephanie Boyd reports.
Days after five are killed in clashes over the Minas Congas gold mining project, peaceful protester Father Marco Arana is dragged into custody.
Two dead, 100 injured – this is the way Swiss mining giant Xstrata does ‘community relations’ in Peru, while boss Mick Davis is in line for a $44 million bonus.
Look at Peru if you think mining giant Xstrata should merge with Glencore. Stephanie Boyd reports.
By pushing forward a hotly contested mining project and enacting a state of emergency, Ollanta Humala’s presidency is off to a worrying start.
A visit to Al Jazeera headquarters in Doha, Qatar: a reputation for ‘trouble’, freedom of expression and respect for human rights. And then… a dream.
The Al Jazeera Film Festival in Qatar is more like a group psychotherapy session for human rights filmmakers, says Stephanie Boyd.
Peru is plagued by civil unrest in the wake of the Bagua massacre.
What began as a show of support for Peru's Amazonian peoples has evolved into a full-fledged civil uproar - with anti-government marches, protests and strikes.
Stephanie Boyd reports from Cuzco, Peru, on the furore following the massacre of indigenous protesters.
Across the world, popular protest has demanded adequate food and fair prices. Stephanie Boyd reports from Cuzco in Peru.

Stephanie Boyd is a Canadian film maker and journalist who has been living and working in Peru for the past 16 years. Her films have been broadcast on Al Jazeera, the Sundance Channel, TeleSur, Russia Today, Press TV and other networks and won several international awards.... which hasn’t stopped Peruvian authorities from censoring them. The Devil Operation, her latest film, exposes the dangerous link between mining corporations and private security firms that specialize in espionage, kidnapping and torture. Stephanie doesn’t get invited to a lot of embassy parties.
Anti-Muslim fervour is rife – yet is being ignored by the authorities, says Lewis Garland.
Mari Marcel Thekaekara congratulates the country’s Dalit community on finally winning legal protection against discrimination.
‘The Wicked Witch is dead’ but although he’s celebrating, Alan Hughes urges us to fight on against everything she stood for.
Argument: Is it time to ditch the pursuit of economic growth?
As Mother’s Day approaches in India, Mari Marcel Thekaekara reflects on how motherhood has changed along with the online communication boom.