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A man inspects the labels of some soft drinks at a supermarket

Feature: Latin America Is Leading the Charge Against Ultra-Processed Food

Aron Penczu

Brazil, Chile and Colombia are among those cracking down on fake foods, whose incursion into the global south has triggered memories of colonialism. Aron Penczu reports.

A young woman with brown hair stares into the eyes of an older man with white hair and beard

Opinion: Palestine Expected More From Latin America

Sabrina Fernandes & Bruno Huberman

The region’s history of anti-colonial struggle and its new cadre of progressive leaders promised a robust response to the ongoing genocide. Instead we’ve had rhetorical flourishes void of concrete action, write Bruno Huberman and Sabrina Fernandes.

Report: This Indigenous Leader Survived Colombia’s Death Squads. Now She Wants Justice

Maozya Murray

Earlier this year, Esneda Saavedra Restrepo returned home after denouncing Anglo-Swiss mining giant Glencore when armed men opened fire on her family. Now she’s come to the UK to demand reparations.

A group of officials sit at a panel facing aslant to the camera with microphones in front of them

Long Read: The Missing Guests at COP27? Drug Barons

Clemmie James

As long as organised crime controls the world’s carbon sinks, forums like COP27 have the wrong people in the room, writes Clemmie James.

An abortion rights activist gestures during a demonstration in support of legal and safe abortion in Mexico City

Analysis: How Latin American Feminists Took on Anti-Abortion Laws and Won

Amy Booth

Legalisation and decriminalisation in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia shows robust feminist organising can reverse restrictive reproductive rights.

Image shows a close up portrait of new Colombian president Gustavo Petro, biting his lip, his left hand raised and twiddling his ear. He is wear a pair of glasses, a checked blue shirt and a dark blue jacket.

Analysis: Can Colombia’s New President End the War on Drugs?

Niko Vorobyov

Colombia has been at war with cocaine, and itself, since the 1970s. Niko Vorobyov explores what freshly minted president Gustavo Petro could do to achieve peace.

Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez declare victory in Colombia.

Feature: Colombia’s First Leftist President Won Despite Everything the Establishment Threw at Him

Charlotte England

Gustavo Petro overcame suspected fraud, smears, voter suppression, death threats and at least one assassination attempt to win Colombia’s election. Charlotte England reports from Bogotá.

Analysis: In Latin America’s Reactionary Outpost, the Left is Vying for Power

Aaron Tauss

In 2016, the Colombian government and the armed Farc movement signed a historic peace deal. Five years later, violence against the poor continues - but the left faces the best chance of power in decades.

Analysis: The Latin American Left is Ready for 2022

Pablo Navarrete

As Chile races towards an electoral showdown, Pablo Navarrete surveys the struggles of Latin America's resurgent left.

Greek university students clash with riot police in Athens, Greece

Analysis: Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around the World

Charlotte England

Novara Media spoke to those organising against police violence in Myanmar, Greece, Palestine, Nigeria, Chile, Colombia and the United States about what they’re up against, their tips and strategies, and the advice they have for protesters facing police brutality in the UK.

Long Read: How a Tiny Colombian Village Beat the World’s Third Largest Gold Mining Company

Novara Reporters

Activists in Cajamarca struck a blow against the power of fossil fuel capital - and they're not done yet.

Prison, Bogotá. Pablo Romero / Flickr / CC.

Long Read: Inside Patio Six

Zoe P-C

Our reporter talks to guerrilla fighters imprisoned Patio Six, a high-security unit in the Good Pastor prison for women, Bogotá. They recount their experiences of life behind bars, and discuss their hopes for the Colombian peace process.

Long Read: Campesinos Against Climate Change: The Fight for Economic Justice in Colombia

Milo Phillips

In the second of our features on social justice movements in Colombia, Milo Phillips reports on how climate change and neoliberal economic reforms have endangered the livelihoods of farmers - and how they are fighting back.

Long Read: On the Frontlines of Neoliberalism: Resource Extraction and Popular Resistance in Colombia

Milo Phillips

Colombia's programme of neoliberal reforms is wreaking social and environmental havoc, channeling the profits from the country's natural resources into the coffers of private companies. A diverse coalition of residents, activists and unionists is fighting back, in defiance of the state's violent attempts to silence them.

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Feature: Latin America Is Leading the Charge Against Ultra-Processed Food

Aron Penczu

Opinion: Palestine Expected More From Latin America

Sabrina Fernandes & Bruno Huberman

Report: This Indigenous Leader Survived Colombia’s Death Squads. Now She Wants Justice

Maozya Murray

Long Read: The Missing Guests at COP27? Drug Barons

Clemmie James

Analysis: How Latin American Feminists Took on Anti-Abortion Laws and Won

Amy Booth

Analysis: Can Colombia’s New President End the War on Drugs?

Niko Vorobyov

Feature: Colombia’s First Leftist President Won Despite Everything the Establishment Threw at Him

Charlotte England

Analysis: In Latin America’s Reactionary Outpost, the Left is Vying for Power

Aaron Tauss

Analysis: The Latin American Left is Ready for 2022

Pablo Navarrete

Analysis: Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around the World

Charlotte England

Long Read: How a Tiny Colombian Village Beat the World’s Third Largest Gold Mining Company

Novara Reporters

Long Read: Inside Patio Six

Zoe P-C

Long Read: Campesinos Against Climate Change: The Fight for Economic Justice in Colombia

Milo Phillips

Long Read: On the Frontlines of Neoliberalism: Resource Extraction and Popular Resistance in Colombia

Milo Phillips

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Tag: colombia

Feature: Latin America Is Leading the Charge Against Ultra-Processed Food

Aron Penczu

Opinion: Palestine Expected More From Latin America

Sabrina Fernandes & Bruno Huberman

Report: This Indigenous Leader Survived Colombia’s Death Squads. Now She Wants Justice

Maozya Murray

Long Read: The Missing Guests at COP27? Drug Barons

Clemmie James

Analysis: How Latin American Feminists Took on Anti-Abortion Laws and Won

Amy Booth

Analysis: Can Colombia’s New President End the War on Drugs?

Niko Vorobyov

Feature: Colombia’s First Leftist President Won Despite Everything the Establishment Threw at Him

Charlotte England

Analysis: In Latin America’s Reactionary Outpost, the Left is Vying for Power

Aaron Tauss

Analysis: The Latin American Left is Ready for 2022

Pablo Navarrete

Analysis: Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around the World

Charlotte England

Long Read: How a Tiny Colombian Village Beat the World’s Third Largest Gold Mining Company

Novara Reporters

Long Read: Inside Patio Six

Zoe P-C

Long Read: Campesinos Against Climate Change: The Fight for Economic Justice in Colombia

Milo Phillips

Long Read: On the Frontlines of Neoliberalism: Resource Extraction and Popular Resistance in Colombia

Milo Phillips

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