The Chilean author discovered in the Cuban intellectual’s writings a source of inspiration that shaped her thinking and her connection with the island. Poet Jaime Quezada revisits this relationship through a collection bringing together literary, journalistic and essayistic material gathered over years of research. Fausto Triana A virtual, […]
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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 […]
A phrase that sets the language of gestures in motion
For anyone unfamiliar with Mandarin, the expression can be used to ask for help, point out an address on a map or attract a taxi driver’s or shopkeeper’s attention. It also opens contact from either side: visitors use it, and hosts say it to travellers and customers. Luis Melián […]
The migrants who came to pick daffodils… and stayed
Anna came to Lincolnshire from Poland expecting to stay for three months. Twenty years later, she is helping other migrants make a life in Boston. Opportunity brought many others. Their stories offer a glimpse of how a Lincolnshire town has changed, and how it is learning what it means to become more diverse… “The Prisma Series: Lincolnshire transformed by migrants”.
Turbulent waters: destroyed vessels, missing fishermen
Several Ecuadorian boats have been intercepted by US military forces in 2026. While Washington links them to illicit activities, fishermen and human rights organisations denounce violent boardings, deprivation of liberty, torture and disappearances, and question the evidence and procedures used in the operations. Adriana Robreño In one of […]















