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Tupí: A story of indigenous courage and resolve

Published in: 9 July 2019 Written by: Francesc Badia i Dalmases All articles by: Francesc Badia i Dalmases

Tupí is an indigenous activist denouncing violence against women and fighting to protect human rights and the environment in her region. This is chapter five of our series 'Rainforest Defenders', where we present the stories of activists fighting to save the Amazon in Brazil.

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Bolsonaro’s lies

10 July 2019

Written by: Jean Wyllys All articles by Jean Wyllys

Is Brazil's government fascist? Given its anti-Semitism, stifling of the press and persecution of political...
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Populism and the fear factor

2 July 2019

Written by: Adrián Rocha All articles by Adrián Rocha

What do political leaders such as Viktor Orban, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, Vladimir Putin, the Kaczyński...
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Death at the Mexico-US Border: from reaction to engagement

8 July 2019

Written by: Parvati Nair All articles by Parvati Nair

Yet again, a photograph erupts into the collective sightline: a picture of a father and child who drowned whilst...
- Español
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Joane: Plastic is killing us in the Amazon

8 July 2019

Written by: Francesc Badia i Dalmases All articles by Francesc Badia i Dalmases

This young Brazilian activist fights for a better future in her village in the Brazilian Amazon. Her story is the...
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Drica: Resistance in the quilombos of the Trombetas River

4 July 2019

Written by: Francesc Badia i Dalmases All articles by Francesc Badia i Dalmases

This Brazilian activist is responsible for an association of 6 afro-Brazilian communities that face the threat of...
- Español
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Dani: LGBT+ and environmental activism in the Tapajós National Forest

28 June 2019

Written by: Francesc Badia i Dalmases All articles by Francesc Badia i Dalmases

Dani, an activist who fights to preserve the Brazilian jungle and for LGBT rights within her community, is the...
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What hides behind Bolsonaro’s project for the Brazilian Amazon?

Published on: 17 July 2019

Written by: Manuella Libardi All articles by Manuella Libardi

PowerPoint slides used during a government meeting in Pará this year confirm that the current government intends to...
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A Uruguayan Bolsonaro in October?

Published on: 16 July 2019

Written by: Mauricio Vázquez All articles by Mauricio Vázquez

Written by: Andrés del Río All articles by Andrés del Río

On June 30, political parties in Uruguay held primary elections to decide who will be their leading candidate at the...
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The new Pacific port: beware of Colombia’s mistakes from the past

Published on: 11 July 2019

Written by: Illimani Patiño All articles by Illimani Patiño

Political elites and the Colombian coffee industry have considered building a port on the Northern Pacific coast of...
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Former cabinet members protest against Bolsonaro and his government

Published on: 3 July 2019

Five former ministers of culture become the latest group of politicians to sign manifests in opposition to Jair...
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US pays $775 a head per day to keep children in cages as House approves additional $4.5bn

Published on: 2 July 2019

Written by: Danica Jorden All articles by Danica Jorden

A few Democratic Party lawmakers and presidential hopefuls attempted to visit a privately-run immigration detention...
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Can Crocodile and Turtle Farms Reduce Mexico’s Eco-Trafficking?

Published on: 2 July 2019

Written by: Deborah Bonello All articles by Deborah Bonello

Written by: Parker Asmann All articles by Parker Asmann

Government-regulated crocodile and turtle farms have helped reduce illegal hunting and breeding and protect...
- Español
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Will Spain become the first European country to give whistleblowers legal protection?

Published on: 1 July 2019

Written by: Simona Levi All articles by Simona Levi

Through the initiative of Xnet, a member of the Whistleblowing International Network (WIN), Spain is set to become...
- Español
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From an anti-rights rhetoric to public policy: the rise of authoritarianism in Latin America

Published on: 1 July 2019

Written by: Erika Guevara All articles by Erika Guevara

Written by: Francesc Badia i Dalmases All articles by Francesc Badia i Dalmases

Érica Guevara, regional director for Amnesty International in Latin America: “Social movements are the only thing...
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Trade war threatens instability and deforestation in Latin America

Published on: 25 June 2019

Written by: Fermín Koop All articles by Fermín Koop

Written by: Manuela Andreoni All articles by Manuela Andreoni

US-China tensions have increased Latin American exports, but could expand agriculture and hit demand.
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"Born a refugee, I dream of a place called home"

Published on: 20 June 2019

Written by: Mohammed Eid All articles by Mohammed Eid

On World Refugee Day, personal reflections of a young Palestinian from the Gaza Strip. Español.
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Why Jair Bolsonaro’s new security policy endangers the lives of black and marginalized women

Published on: 20 June 2019

Written by: Kristina Hinz All articles by Kristina Hinz

Brazil’s new gun legislation and measure package for public security threaten to increase gun deaths and police...
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Ednei: This is Maró Indigenous Land

Published on: 19 June 2019

Written by: Francesc Badia i Dalmases All articles by Francesc Badia i Dalmases

The communities of the Brazil's Amazonian face challenges due to aggressive industrial activities, today encouraged...
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#50YearsOfStonewall: attacks against the LGBT+ community in Latin America continue

Published on: 19 June 2019

Written by: DemocraciaAbierta All articles by DemocraciaAbierta

The LGBT+ in Latin America not only have to deal with violent discrimination but also ignorance from the authorities...
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A life fighting against hydroelectricity

Published on: 18 June 2019

Written by: Luna Gámez All articles by Luna Gámez

Written by: Caio Mota All articles by Caio Mota

Indigenous people from the south of the Brazilian rainforest have mobilised to prevent 138 hydroelectricity plants...
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In Ecuador gays and travestis demand justice and recuperate historic memory

Published on: 17 June 2019

Written by: Pascha Bueno-Hansen All articles by Pascha Bueno-Hansen

The current demand for historical memory, collective reparations and justice for gays and travestis in Ecuador...
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Pizza maker vows to do the right thing to fight ICE

Published on: 17 June 2019

Written by: Danica Jorden All articles by Danica Jorden

There has been a mass crackdown on undocumented migration in the US, and the Inmigration and Customs Enforcement...
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Under Bolsonaro, Brazil relinquishes global leadership

Published on: 12 June 2019

Written by: Letícia Casado All articles by Letícia Casado

With events cancelled and environmental policies cut, the country moves away from multilateral negotiations....
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#VazaJato in Brazil: Sergio Moro, political pawn of the far right

Published on: 12 June 2019

Written by: DemocraciaAbierta All articles by DemocraciaAbierta

Information recently leaked by The Intercept Brazil has provided evidence of the political plot of Sergio Moro and...
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Los Moreco, a new type of criminal group in Costa Rica

Published on: 7 June 2019

Written by: InSight Crime All articles by InSight Crime

Written by: Javier Villalba All articles by Javier Villalba

The Revolutionary Movement of Organized Crime (MORECO) is a Costa Rican criminal group involved in drug trafficking....

RAINFOREST DEFENDERS With the support of the Pulitzer Centre Rainforest Journalism Fund, photo journalist Pablo Albarenga and Brazilian NGO Engajamundo, we present five inspirational stories: these are the voices that are not afraid to defend their territory, even when Brazil's most powerful pose a serious threat to their safety.

Condemned to inequality is a joint project by democraciaAbierta and the Freie Universitat Berlin the presents a collection of articles about the pink tide and its legacy in Latin America

#Unboxing de democraciaAbierta es una video-columna quincenal donde exploramos los temas de coyuntura política de mayor actualidad en América Latina. Desde una mirada regional crítica y abierta, abordamos temas como la corrupción, la ultraderecha en Brasil o la crisis medioambiental, y los asuntos que están afectando a nuestra democracia hoy.