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US-Guyana Maritime Patrols Near Venezuela Border Denounced as Latest American Imperialism

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meet during a joint news conference in the capital, Georgetown, on September 18, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Global Witness Reveals 2019 Was 'Deadliest Year on Record' for Eco-Defenders, With 212 Murdered Worldwide

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

At least 212 eco-defenders were murdered around the world last year, according to a new annual report. (Image: Global Witness)

"Those that defend our land and environment are on the front lines of #ClimateAction. But we are failing them badly."

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'We Cannot Continue to Live Like This': Mass Protests in Colombia Latest in Latin American Uprisings

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

People march during a nationwide strike called by students, unions and indigenous groups to protest against the government of Colombia's President Ivan Duque in Medellin, Colombia, on November 21, 2019.

"What happened in Chile sent a forceful message."

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Attendees of Secret Meeting for 'US Military Assault' on Venezuela Revealed

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

With the backing of the Trump administration, opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself "interim president" earlier this year.

"Few of these figures are well known by the public, yet many have played an...

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As Guaidó Returns to Venezuela, Pence Threatens 'Swift Response' If Opposition Leader Arrested

With Trump Pushing Regime Change in Venezuela, Critics Warn News Outlets Failing US Viewers Once Again

Confirming US Orchestration, Report Details Pence's Key Phone Call to Venezuelan Opposition Leader

Trump's Threats of Military Action in Venezuela Rejected Across Latin America

A New Era Begins as Colombian Congress Approves FARC Peace Deal

Nobel Hypocrisy as Colombia Marxists Excluded from Prestigious Peace Prize

'Unspeakably Sad': Colombia Voters Narrowly Reject Landmark Peace Deal

Colombians celebrate the signing of the peace accord in Bogotá on Wednesday.

'It Is Time to Give Peace a Chance': Historic FARC Peace Deal Achieved

Historic Ceasefire Reached Between Colombia, Leftist FARC Rebels

Families of Death Squad Victims Allowed to Sue Chiquita Executives

Accused of War Crimes, Oil Giant Shielded by US Supreme Court

Citing Cancer Fears, Colombia Ends US-Backed Toxic Fumigation Program

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Cruel Joke: What Will Your Mother's Day Flowers Cost?

This Mother's Day, Americans will buy over $2 billion worth of cut flowers for their doubtless worthy mothers. Alas, other worthy mothers - many in Colombia's Bogotá Savanna - will have often produced them, enduring injuries, pesticides, birth defects and obscenely low wages for your pleasure. Also their kids sometimes. Maybe get her a (locally grown) perennial instead?

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Earthrights International

Organizations Urge Governments to Protect Activists and Communities Threatened by Armed Groups During COVID-19 Pandemic

Amnesty International - USA

Decision Not to Decriminalize Abortion in Colombia Is a Missed Opportunity

Earthrights International

EarthRights International Urges Congress to Cancel Corporate Abuse

Earthrights International

The U'wa Nation Continues Lawsuit Against Colombia at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights...

Amnesty International

Colombia: Peace Agreement Must Open the Door to Justice

Earthrights International

Human Rights Claims against Chiquita for Funding Colombian Paramilitaries Will Proceed in U.S. Court

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Andrew McCormick

These Big City Mayors Want Green Stimulus Spending to Counter Covid-19

Brent Patterson

Remembering Colombian Land Defender Hernán Bedoya

Celina della Croce

Why Venezuela Is the Vietnam of Our Time

Medea Benjamin

Social Movements Under Intense Attack Despite Colombia 'Peace Plan'

Gustavo Petro

Why We in Colombia and Elsewhere Reject US Intervention in Venezuela

Peter Certo

People Who Care About Democracy Don’t Plot Coups Abroad

Laura Carlsen

The Organization of American States Shouldn’t Be Run by Regime Change Enthusiasts

J.M. Kirby

Afro-Colombian Women Mobilize for Justice and Healing on International Women’s Day

Christy Thornton

An Empire Upside Down

Martin Winiecki

War and Peace and War