Latin America · August, 2021

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Latin America · August, 2021

Stories about Latin America from August, 2021

Quilombola communities lament environmental damage of industry around Aratu Port, in Brazil’s Bahia State

Fishers and shellfish gatherers are concerned about environmental damage

Written by Agência Mural Translated by Liam Anderson

31 August 2021

Little chance of justice for Colombia's murdered journalists

Organizations believe that impunity leads to more violence

Written by J. Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo

27 August 2021

Earth Defenders Toolkit launched to help communities navigate digital tools for defending environmental rights

The toolkit connects activists and equips them with resources

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

26 August 2021

‘Recovering a Central American Native identity is key to stopping our erasure’

'It is a journey that starts with loving our Brown skin'

Written by Samaria Polet Carias Ayala

26 August 2021

Venezuela and China: Strong bond or empty words?

Debt, sanctions and taxes put this South-South relation to the test

Written by Alessandra Soler

23 August 2021

LIVE on August 25 (in Spanish): How COVID-19 fueled the protests in Cuba, Guatemala and Colombia

The session will be streamed live on YouTube

Written by Melissa Vida Translated by Georgia Popplewell

20 August 2021

‘I got robbed three times': Fear of crime discourages university enrollment in El Salvador

88 percent of high schoolers cannot go to university

Written by Eddie Galdamez

20 August 2021

No one to trust? Misinformation about COVID-19 and elections increase in Latin America and the Caribbean

Misinformation spreads from Mexico to Venezuela to Peru

Written by IFEX

18 August 2021

Olympics: COVID-19 widens gap between Latin America and wealthier nations

Latin American athletes have to overcome more hurdles to succeed

Written by Connectas Translated by Emma Dewick

11 August 2021

Down with the patriarchy: Transfeminist and non-binary Bolivians speak out on TikTok

Queer people raise awareness online

Written by Muy Waso Translated by Liam Anderson

11 August 2021

After writing about police killings, editor of The Intercept Brazil is made target of investigation

Leandro Demori was accused of slander against institutions

Written by Giovana Fleck

11 August 2021

The Brazilian professor who created a crayon set to talk about identity and racial issues

Gladis Kaercher is a university professor and has a PhD in Education

Written by Talita Fernandes Translated by Edgar Velozo

11 August 2021

From Mexico to Australia, Indigenous youth reimagine the internet for their languages

From songs to TikToks, Indigenous youth take ownership of the internet

Written by Melissa Vida

7 August 2021

Camacho-Quinn's historic Olympic win sparks discussion on Puerto Rican identity

Camacho-Quinn's victory is Puerto Rico's first-ever gold medal in athletics

Written by Ángel Carrión

6 August 2021

Chronicles of a transgender woman’s visit to the doctor

'Her health problems began to be blamed on her transition'

Written by Lucía Jiménez Peñuela Translated by Melissa Wise

3 August 2021

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