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

by 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

by 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

by 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?

by 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

by 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

by 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.

Colombia protests demonstrations

Analysis: The Latin American Left is Ready for 2022

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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

by 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.