Since the devastating hurricane Ian hit Pinar del Río, the westernmost province of Cuba, the lives of the people of the small rural communities in this region of the island have changed. Since then, efforts to restore normality have not ceased. Martin Hacthoun With an effort that few […]
Latin America
Delayed justice for a cold-blooded murder
On 17 March 1982, four journalists were killed by a patrol that ambushed them on their way to a guerrilla-controlled area during their coverage for IKON TV. It happened in El Salvador. After four decades of impunity, the culprits have finally been punished. This was made possible by María […]
Street vendors during the pandemic
The informal sector has been most negatively impacted during the pandemic. With the Colombian government prioritising public health over livelihoods, a new study sheds some light on the hardship of street vendors during the pandemic and the deepening of their vulnerabilities.
Global trend: the right wing on the rise
The conservative right-wing onslaught continues unabated. Neo-fascism is installed in many places. It talks of human rights, freedoms and democracies, but deepens social injustice. Many nations are governed by openly Nazi-like administrations, with xenophobic and white supremacist positions. Marcelo Colussi The last revolution with a socialist air, with […]
Brazil: A general contempt for human life
If there is one country on earth where the pandemic has been ill-managed, it is Brazil. The leader of the ‘coronavirus-denial’ movement and right-wing populist candidate Jair Bolsonaro presided over this calamity which pushed 83.5% of the labour market in Brazil into a state of vulnerability.
















