Until now, Benin has not been a prime target of frequent terrorist aggression in neighbouring West African states, mainly in the semi-desert Sahel strip, although it shares their defensive ideals. Julio Morejon Tartabull However, on 6 February, security forces killed a suspected terrorist during a siege against a […]
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Elections: a social-political ploy that protects the system
Democratic forms without economic solutions do not serve the majority, they are purely a cosmetic gesture without much effect on day-to-day life. In representative democracies (a synonym of economies governed by the market), elections are just another episode in the social landscape and, in reality, do not alter the basic […]
The Indigenous doctor saving her community
Since December 2019, she has been working in the hardest-to-reach areas of Salta Province, northern Argentina, saving the lives of children in her community suffering from malnutrition, a leading cause of death. Everything she knows, and now practises, was learnt at the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), from […]
The ‘Parallel Mothers’ without a Goya
In Spain, Pedro Almodovar’s fame and international recognition do not always find appropriate spaces, but his luck changes in other scenarios. His latest film, “Parallel Mothers” came away empty-handed from the 36th edition of the Goya Awards, and something similar happened at the Spanish Film Academy with his Oscar […]
Execution of an innocent: What matters now is the truth
It was 27 hours of anguish that resulted in death, torture and disappearance in the lives of many. It happened in the Palace of Justice, between 6 and 7 November 1985, and stained the history of the Colombian people with blood. Years later, relatives of the dead and disappeared are […]
















