Latin America · January, 2021

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Latin America · January, 2021

Stories about Latin America from January, 2021

Indigenous-led telecommunications organization wins historic legal battle in Mexico

A legal precedent is set for community media

Written by Jacobo Nájera

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

27 January 2021

Which colonial statues are being torn down in Latina America?

For many, destroying statues is another way to demolish, symbolically, the ideas of oppression, slavery and colonialism.

Written by Sabrina Velandia

Translated by Sabrina Velandia

23 January 2021

Caribbean denounces Trump’s decision to put Cuba back on terrorism list; hopes for a reversal with Biden

'Cuba’s international conduct does not in any way warrant that designation'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

20 January 2021

Remembering the Mexican parody songs of the former Yugoslavia

A selection of the greatest hits of the 1960s-1980s YuMex wave

Written by Filip Stojanovski

14 January 2021

The Caribbean Community stands with Guyana in Venezuela border dispute

'CARICOM firmly repudiates any acts of aggression by Venezuela against Guyana'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

13 January 2021

Inside Argentina’s ‘green tide’ of feminist activism for the right to legal abortion

'We made history in the streets'

Written by Romina Navarro

Translated by Stephanie Crane

13 January 2021

Ten social media posts that capture Latin American reactions to the storming of the US Capitol

Humor and schadenfreude were most prevalent

Written by Melissa Vida

13 January 2021

Venezuela refuels its territorial dispute with Guyana in area with massive offshore oil find

The 1899 Arbitral Award gave Guyana sovereignty

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

12 January 2021

Christmas, a time to campaign to free political prisoners in Nicaragua

Nicaraguans push to release about 100 political prisoners

Written by Ricardo Diaz

12 January 2021

The awakening of the ‘bicentennial generation’ in Peru

Young people were the ones mobilising against government corruption

Written by Andrea Marcela Paliza Olivares

Translated by Clara G

7 January 2021

Anti-rights Wiki: An investigation into the conservative lobby in Latin America

A guide to anti-rights actors and their connections

Written by Carlos E. Flores

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

3 January 2021

2020: The year of feminist struggles and political resistance in Latin America

Activism did not disappear during quarantine

Written by Eddie Galdamez, Lully, Romina Navarro, Belen Febres, Carlos E. Flores, Fabiola Gutiérrez, Anette Eklund, Gabriela Mesones Rojo, Juan Manuel Montoro, Bernye Joel Herrera, Jermani Ojeda, Janine Mendes Franco, Emma Lewis, Fernanda Canofre, Ricardo Diaz

Translated by Clara G

3 January 2021

Despite attacks and threats, a Brazilian priest distributes aid to São Paulo's growing homeless population

Father Júlio Lancellotti has also been sued by President Jair Bolsonaro

Written by Talita Fernandes

Translated by Liam Anderson

2 January 2021

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