Colombians are occupying land to protest inequality. Here’s the history. Laura García-Montoya and Isabel Güiza-Gómez - October 28, 2022 Indigenous and other marginalized Colombians are putting pressure on the new government to follow through on land redistribution promises
In Colombia’s mass protests, Indigenous and Black activists find echoes of colonial history Catalina Rodriguez and Arturo Chang - June 1, 2021 Whether it’s enduring the military police’s racially targeted violence or trying to tear down colonizers’ statues, Black and Indigenous activists feel they’re still battling to be treated as full citizens.
Peru’s government forcibly sterilized Indigenous women from 1996 to 2001, the women say. Why? Ñusta Carranza Ko - February 18, 2021 Indigenous women have been demanding justice ever since.
Colombia’s lawmakers are debating how to regulate cocaine. Here’s what we know about decriminalization. Elena Barham - October 18, 2020 Peru and Bolivia have already legalized parts of the coca trade.
Here’s why raising gas prices leads to violent protests like Ecuador’s Jordan Kyle - October 14, 2019 Citizens are more likely to support such changes when they trust the government, we found
In Canada, two of Justin Trudeau’s ministers resigned. Let’s catch up on this scandal. Tyler Kustra - March 6, 2019 Jody Wilson-Raybould, pictured with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in
Guatemala’s president tried to expel the U.N. commissioner who announced he was under investigation Rachel Schwartz - September 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63201" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Indigenous leaders stand in support of