The legalisation of same-sex marriage in Cuba did not erase decades of discrimination or the contradictions of a revolution that persecuted part of the LGBTQ+ community. In “Quba!”, American filmmaker Kim Anno reconstructs the path towards legal recognition through the voices of those who sustained that struggle. Pablo Muñoz […]
Latin America
Brazil: From social media to the streets for Lula
The re-election campaign of Brazil’s current leader has a new element, which is a strategy that seeks to intervene in one of the main challenges of the second term: convincing indecisive voters through digital methods, encouraging participation of those who abstain and keeping mobilised those who already know who they […]
The earthquake that sowed fear and uncertainty in Panama
In Tonosí, Macaracas, Torio and Búcaro, the earth stopped shaking, but fear sleeps in the plazas, the cracks spread across roads and drinking water is one of the main concerns of the inhabitants of the communities hit hardest by the earthquake that struck this Central American country on 9th October. […]
A Latin American model for recognising diversity
Colonialism, governing elites and assimilation shaped the region’s societies and national identities over time. Recognising Indigenous peoples, their languages and their social rights is essential to building more inclusive states, with greater inclusion for historically marginalised communities in education, healthcare and employment. (The Prisma memoirs) .Claudio Chipana G. . […]
Protection or prison? The paradox of victimhood
In 2006, Ofer Zur argued that reducing someone to a role shaped by past experiences can limit their ability to regain control of their lives. Social support remains essential, but responding to suffering also requires facing complexity and recognising individual agency rather than relying on a single explanation. Nigel […]
















