Category: Dispatches
March 8, 2021 > Thomas Power
IDB-funded dam project in Colombia raises human rights concerns
Activists say the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is not following its own sustainability guidelines and performance standards in the case of Hidroituango, the largest hydroelectric dam in Colombia, in a […] Read More >
January 20, 2021 > Andrea Acosta
Bidding Trump farewell, Venezuelans in Florida reflect on a divisive four years
WESTON, Fla.—Back in October, Adelys Ferro remembers attending a rally held by then-candidate Joe Biden at Florida International University holding a sign that read “Obamacare Saved My Son.” A picture […] Read More >
December 2, 2020 > Susanne Schweitzer
Lockdown in Colombia Emboldened Violent Armed Groups
When Colombia imposed its national coronavirus lockdown in late March, some experts had predicted that the shutdown would limit crime and homicide in a country riddled by drug trafficking, large-scale […] Read More >
November 22, 2020 > Paulo Rosas Chávez
Fuego en Argentina: incendios en el delta del Paraná son amenaza para la vida
Read the story in English here. El domingo, 23 de agosto, alrededor de las 3 p.m., el fuego llegó a la casa de Fabián Ros, 53. Hasta ese día, él […] Read More >
November 22, 2020 > Paulo Rosas Chávez
Fires in Argentina: Wildfires in the Paraná Delta Threaten Lives
Lee la historia en español aquí. On Sunday, Aug. 23, around 3 p.m., a wildfire reached Fabián Ros’ house. Until that day, the 53-year-old and his wife, Viviana, had seen […] Read More >
November 16, 2020 > Lucia Cholakian Herrera
Demands for Land and Housing Continue After Guernica Eviction
This story was co-published with NACLA. José Iza’s cell phone won’t stop ringing. It is the week after the eviction of the Guernica occupation. He has been following up with […] Read More >
November 15, 2020 > Isabella Reimí
Venezuela’s “Revolving Door” of Political Prisoners
The story of Antonia Turbay’s arrest goes back to April 2002. She lived in La Florida, in Caracas, Venezuela. Her neighbor was Iván Simonovis, the then secretary of the police […] Read More >
November 8, 2020 > Eileen Sosin
Growing Vegetable Patches in Havana: Necessity Turned Virtue
This story was published as part of Climate Tracker‘s Global Mentorship for Young Media Professionals. Almost every inch of land is blanketed by fruits and vegetables has been taken: soursop trees, guava, […] Read More >
October 25, 2020 > Jacob Alabab-Moser
Amid Multiple Crises, a Remote Mexican Town Faces Threats of Illegal Mining Concessions
Los Chimalapas rainforest, located in the center of the Istmo of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca, Mexico, is host to some of the greatest biodiversity in Mexico and the world, and its […] Read More >
October 23, 2020 > Annika Beaulieu
Trouble in Paradise: Violence at Protests Threaten to Unhinge IMF Agreement in Costa Rica
As the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic takes shape around the globe, the Costa Rican government finds itself in an increasingly difficult position trying to balance an exploding budget […] Read More >