On May 7, 2022, Ecuadorians voted ‘yes’ in a referendum to reform various aspects of the country’s Constitution. The referendum sparked intense national debate and was regarded by government and public alike as a measure of support for President Rafael Correa’s leadership. (The Prisma memories) Juan Galbete Nearly […]
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Nasrin Sotoudeh on poetry, awards, and the refuge of words
The clinking of chains keeps sleep at bay…Thus, resistance turns into poetry—words that sprout from the heart of winter 2018, and, like ivy, climb the prison bars. In this segment, Nasrin Sotoudeh speaks of literature, accolades, and dreams—dreams that no wall could keep confined. Rola Zamzameh* We may […]
Remembering Maria Mercedes and the Casa Silva
Everything collapses … we all collapse. This is what the founder of the Silva Poetry House discovered, on the day that celebrating the hundred year anniversary of an important poet, she ordered a sculpture to be made, in the form of a labyrinth of mirrors. Armando Orozco Tovar […]
The future of Latin America and the Kogi world
In latin America Peace will return their when the indigenous peoples also return to making their payments and traditional ceremonies, but today, due to eviction and expropriations of land, the sacred places are mostly in the hands of the ” Zunalu” (white man). The Kogis have constructed stories to explain the balance that must be maintained with nature.
The people’s lawyer, the regime’s prisoner
In a country where justice is often silenced and dissent punished, Nasrin Sotoudeh stands as a defiant voice. This intimate interview unveils her unyielding courage, personal sacrifices, and the quiet heroism of a woman who refuses to be broken. From prison walls to courtroom battles, her story is one of […]
















