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1 Sep 2017 5 minute read

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When the police are paid by the mine

In Peru, private corporations are hiring public law enforcers, writes Stephanie Boyd.

1 Sep 2017 5 minute read

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On the trail of Che Guevara, 50 years on

Julio Etchart follows the ‘Che route’ to the remote spot in Bolivia where he was executed.

1 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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Risking it: from Cochabamba to the West

The wealthy West is an irresistible dream to many Bolivians, Amy Booth discovers.

22 Aug 2017 2 minute read

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VIDEO: ‘This is cultural genocide’

Colombia’s Indigenous communities fight for cultural survival. Hazel Healy reports.

14 Aug 2017 8 minute read

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Is water the new drug for Mexico’s cartels?

What it's like when narcos run your privatized water system, Tamara Pearson reports.

2 Aug 2017 3 minute read

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From Venezuela to the US: People power

The state may still be the primary oppressor of civil society rights, but transnational corporations now have a greater impact...

27 Jul 2017 4 minute read

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Intersecting inequalities in Brazil hinder LGBT rights

The country's weakened democratic institutions pose increasing challenges for LGBT peoples’ rights, Rosana Miranda...

13 Jul 2017 5 minute read

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Is Lula’s sentence ‘another coup’?

Brazil’s ex-president was the favourite for next year’s election. Are the corruption charges politically motivated, asks...

2 Jul 2017 3 minute read

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Letter from Cochabamba

Amy Booth visits an event of festive solidarity in support of a desperate cause.

1 Jul 2017 1 minute read

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Introducing Ecuador's Lenin Moreno

Ecuadorians have replaced one Leftist president with another, writes Richard Swift.

27 Jun 2017 3 minute read

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The day Colombia’s FARC guerrilla ceases to exist as an armed group

The guerrillas are handing weapons over to the UN, but they are in fear. Thomas Mortensen reports from Urabá...

5 Jun 2017 6 minute read

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‘Fora Temer’: is it the end for Brazil’s president and neoliberalism champ?

Do not despair if you don’t have a grip on Brazil’s huge scandal. Maria T Noviello argues nothing could have...

2 Jun 2017 5 minute read

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Civil war, mental illness, poverty, gang violence: the many roots of homelessness

We talked to homeless in different countries and they revealed housing insecurity's different causes around the world.

1 Jun 2017 3 minute read

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When the lake ran dry

Amy Booth visits a Bolivian isolated indigenous community fallen on hard times, striving to keep their...

25 May 2017 3 minute read

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Ecuador rips up 16 toxic trade treaties

President Correa continues to blast the interests of corporations and international finance, reports Nick Dearden...

27 Apr 2017 5 minute read

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Can Brazilians resist the coup?

Corruption scandals, impeachment, power grabs, protest and a general strike this week. Mariana T Noviello...

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