This is the story of one Haitian immigrant based in reality. It is also a metaphor for the exploitation that is a way of life in Chile, entrenched in government attitudes. Reform requires replacing a Constitution that was written during the Pinochet dictatorship, with a democratic one.
Author: ThePrisma
Acid attacks: an uncivilised yet common crime in India
Cases of violence against women are on the rise in India, where between 250 and 300 acid attacks are reported each year, often labelled as “minor crimes”. Alfredo Boada Mola Recently, a 30 year-old woman survived 30% burns after being attacked with acid by four men in the […]
ALBA means independence and autonomy for Latin America
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) celebrated its first 15 years of existence amid a backdrop marked by the offensive of the imperial centres of power on the continent. William Urquijo Pascual This mechanism for integration founded by Cuba and Venezuela in […]
In conversation with Yasmany Guerrero, star of “Buscando a Casal”
Cuban director Jorge Luis Sánchez had to wait more than twenty years to create his film about the poet Julián del Casal and premiere it at a film festival. Daniela Obrador The film “Buscando a Casal” (Finding Casal) was on the brink of production in 2007, but it wasn’t […]
The Pacific Ocean, another victim of climate change
Around 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean are facing a real threat due to rising sea levels, which are estimated to reach between 24 and 30 centimetres by 2065. Amelia Duarte de la Rosa The situation faced by the majority of the islands in Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia […]