Located along the southeastern coast of Havana Bay, the Nico Lopez oil refinery dumps toxic waste into the sea and emits gas that pollutes the atmosphere.While it has lived side by side with residents in Regla and Eastern Havana (mostly), recent reports from neighbors indicate that daily air pollution levels are on the rise.
Read MoreA bomb that exploded in the reception room of Radio Dario, located in the Department of Leon in western Nicaragua, caused the fire that destroyed all the station’s technical equipment. On April 23, 2018, the radio station team was reporting on the repression against the civic protests, when a mob broke into their offices and destroyed its premises.
Read MoreGrass in Cuban parks is taking a trampling from Internet users of the pay-for Wi-Fi service. New paths open and there are an abundance of vendors and different businesses.
Read MoreI have been working to protect the rights of women workers for 25 years, and whether I speak to domestic workers, election workers, farmers, or activists, their experience of sexual harassment and violence has been a common thread worldwide.
Read MoreThe International witnesses of the national dialogue between the Civic Alliance and the Government of Daniel Ortega facilitated an agreement between the parties to execute the early release of political prisoners, and although an arrangement was expected, hours later Ortega disavowed his negotiators, causing a new failure in the talks.
Read MoreThings that happen in our childhood leave a very special mark on us. Many memories and moments from our childhood can stay with us our entire lives, sometimes as images, although they might not be entirely real, because they could be distorted by the situation or the subjective gaze of the person seeing them.
Read MoreMembers of the independent Guardabosques group came together and cleaned up a part of the polluted Luyano River with the limited and uncertain means at their disposal, but with a great deal of ingenuity and perseverance. The Luyano River is one of the rivers that meets the sea in Havana Bay.
Read MoreIn light of land degradation and climate change, the protection of the environment is crucial—but the protection of the very people working tirelessly and with much risk to preserve nature should be just as important.
Read More“The compilation of so much detailed information [to the Ortega government] serves to develop political espionage, but also to estimate what the ranges of transfers, remittances, and other asset transactions could be taxed. The volume of information is going to be very high,” said an economist.
Read MoreThis avalanche of artistic expression has been a genuine contribution to the struggle to change a society that seemed to be submerged in indifference and cynicism,” said Manuel Guillen, cartoonist of La Prensa.
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