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Feminist Performance of Global Significance Rejects Violence Against Women

A performance to be heard: “They don’t listen to us. The woman must first be killed, raped or mistreated so that they pay attention to her.”

Nicaragua and Chile: “The Genesis of Violence Lies in Corruption”

Following Chile’s social explosion, the country will hold a plebiscite in which “democracy is at stake,” affirms the Chilean journalist Monica Gonzalez.

Brazil Pulls Diplomatic Staff from Venezuela

Brazil’s government has decided to withdraw its diplomatic staff from Venezuela, in a move announced on Thursday.

Slavery Modernizes, Adapts to Stay Alive in Brazil

“Slave labor is not declining; it has taken on new forms and is growing; it expanded to new sectors where it did not previously exist.”

Mexican Feminists Planning National Strike Against Femicide

In Mexico, feminists are calling for a national strike on March 9, to protest skyrocketing gender-based violence in the country.

Bernie Sanders was Wrong to Defend Fidel Castro

Unaware of what was to happen a week ago Sunday with Bernie Sanders on 60 Minutes, I tweeted that “The fruits of the Cuban Revolution are rotten”.

To Attack a Female Journalist’s Credibility, Go After Her Body

“It’s an attempt to discredit the work of us female journalists,” says political journalist Juliana Dal Piva.

Trump endorses spraying of glyphosate to eliminate coca in Colombia

Donald Trump on Monday endorsed the aerial spraying of the herbicide glyphosate to eliminate coca plantations in Colombia, a practice suspended in 2015.