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.
Tag: colombia
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.