A chance family revelation led Argentine journalist Cristina Rafanelli to uncover the extraordinary life of her great-aunt Leda Rafanelli — an anarchist writer, feminist, Muslim and former lover of Benito Mussolini — while tracing the enduring parallels between political repression, resistance and storytelling across generations. The Prisma spoke to her.
Latin America
The unfamiliar city where Rafael learned to trust again
After losing his job in Spain, an Ecuadorian migrant moved to the UK without contacts or clear plans. Unexpected support from strangers transformed his experience abroad and reshaped his understanding of friendship and solidarity. He is 44-years-old and is exhausted despite his robust stature – he is a little […]
Broken childhoods in Panama’s shelters
Despite the authorities’ denials of irregularities, organisations and specialists are raising the alarm about child pregnancies linked to sexual violence in centres intended to protect vulnerable minors. Mario Hubert Garrido Although the government denies it, cases of pregnancy among young girls and adolescents in shelters designed to care […]
Brazil: The law that reopens the wound of the coup
Congress’ decision to overturn the presidential veto to the Dosimetry Law unleashed a new political and legal confrontation about the limits of impunity after the 2023 coup attempt. Its final approval would reduce the penalties for those convicted of the coup plot, including that of Jair Bolsonaro. Martha Andrés […]
Washington seeks to provoke an internal collapse in Cuba
Cuban authorities warn that recent sanctions and restrictions are deepening the impact of the blockade on the island’s economy and daily life. Washington seeks to provoke an internal collapse by affecting basic services, income, and economic relations with the outside world. The United States has a deliberate strategy to […]
















