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4 September 2019
A web comic from Colombia discusses surveillance and gender in Latin America—to the rhythm of salsa
''Beyond the joke that "every breath you take" seems like it could be written by the NSA, we realized that this is about a man that spies on a woman.''
24 May 2019
Journalists, YouTubers, and politicians join forces in Colombia against the killings of social leaders
Social media influencers are trying to draw attention to the struggle of leaders in rural areas to those in connected urban spaces.
9 April 2019
Colombian activists deliver letter about killings of social leaders to the ICC
Over 163 community leaders and activists have been murdered over the past three years in Colombia.
26 March 2019
These Colombian journalists want you to know that Pablo Escobar was no hero
"This 'hero' forced us to stay indoors, to suspect from everyone, and to react with fire and violence."
Colombian social networks rally behind a local street poet fined for ‘trafficking poems’
Jesús Espicasa's story made waves on Colombian social networks, sparking a nationwide debate about the role of poetry in public life.
23 October 2018
Education in transition: how transgender teachers are transforming schools in Brazil and Colombia
"It’s a healing pedagogy because it tries to repair the wounds of hate, anger, and discrimination that everyone who has a body experiences in school, not only transgender people."
26 September 2018
As Colombia's peace process falters, scores of social activists are being killed
"How much longer [will this go on] and how many more [will die]?"
1 May 2018
Kidnapping and murders as Ecuador and Colombia's border crisis heightens
Reaching a peace agreement that puts an end to one of the oldest conflicts in the hemisphere is complicated by the murder of three members of the newspaper El Comercio.
3 March 2018
María Roa Borja: A Voice in the Fight for Labor, Ethnic and Gender Rights in Colombia
"In the past, the topics related to the domestic employees were those of character, race [and] cooking abilities [...] Today, the main issue is our labor rights."
24 January 2018
Would Amnesty for Drug Kingpins Achieve Peace in Mexico? Depends Who You Ask
A presidential candidate proposes amnesty as a solution to Mexico's internal conflict. Such a proposition is not novel in the region -- nor is the controversy it sparks.
27 July 2017
Can Facebook Connect the Next Billion?
New research by Global Voices tech and digital rights experts in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan and the Philippines exposes the ups and downs of Facebook's "Free Basics" app.
15 July 2017
Netizen Report: Colombian Court Demands Password to Journalist’s Facebook Account
Mobile internet goes down again in Kashmir, Turkish human rights advocates are detained with no charges, and a Philippine Senator pushes anti-fake news bill.
5 July 2017
‘En Mi Idioma’ Allows Colombian Indigenous Communities to Contribute Online Language Lessons
"...for many years we have been and continue to be an oral-based culture, but as a survival strategy we consider that it is important to build a written code."
27 June 2017
Colombians Send Love Letters to Guerrilla Fighters to Welcome Them Back Into Society
"The reality of the country hurts, but it is comforting to realize that all human beings, including those who have [...] caused so much damage, have something to teach us."
31 May 2017
For Afro-Colombians, Police Racism Is a ‘Daily Reality’
"You put me between a rock and a hard place, and then you call me extremist?"
22 May 2017
An Afro-Colombian Model on “Social Bleaching”
"I wonder how many children "whiten" themselves socially without even realizing it. They are...ignorant of their ancestors and of the people who fought so history wouldn't repeat itself."
27 March 2017
How Memory and Digital Media Can Pave the Way to Peace in Colombia
"I think the website and the content we publish on the Internet make memory. We have made memory with our videos and stories."
24 February 2017
Granada, Colombia: An Emblem of War and Peace
"...we knew that the guerrillas or the paramilitaries were going to come in, so we all ran with mats, thermoses with sugar cane water, packages of saltine crackers..."
22 February 2017
Colombia's Guerilla Fighters Like You've Never Seen Them
An award-winning photo by Luís Acosta shows the human side of Colombia's guerrilla fighters.
26 December 2016
What Worried Latin Americans in 2016?
"How philosophical, how profound are the doubts that trouble the Latin American minds of our times."
