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"This Is a Military Coup": Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns After Army Calls for His Ouster
Evo Morales was Bolivia’s first indigenous leader, was credited with lifting nearly a fifth of Bolivia’s population out of poverty since he took office in 2006. (Photo: UNIS Vienna/flickr/cc)
In 'Glimmer of Accountability,' Executives, Loggers Charged in 2014 Murders of Four Indigenous Land Defenders in Peru
Julia Conley, staff writer
Environmental campaigners called the charges "unprecedented."
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Ecuador's President Moves Government From Capital as Protests Over Austerity Measures Continue
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Demonstrators in Quito
"The measures are a blow to the people. Stuff is getting more expensive, and...
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First-Ever Indigenous Peoples March Will Fight Against Injustices Faced Across the Globe
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Many Indigenous people are victims of voter suppression, divided families by...
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'You Are Courting a Fascist': As Pompeo Blesses Inauguration, Brazilians Brace for 'Repugnant' President Bolsonaro
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Calling for 'Corridor of Life and Culture,' Indigenous Groups From Amazon Propose Creation of Largest Protected Area on Earth
Women across Brazil protested the country's election results on Sunday, as homophobic, misogynist former military officer Jair Bolsonaro advanced to a run-off election.
As Misogynist, Homophobic Bolsonaro Advances to Run-Off in Brazil's Election, Critics Fear 'Genuine Fascist' Takeover
Fueled by Floods, Storms, and Drought Made Worse by Climate Crisis, Global Hunger Levels Rise for Third Straight Year
Turning Blind Eye to Brazilian Coup, OAS Targets Venezuela's Maduro
Evo Morales: Latin America Must Fight US Coups with 'Democratic Revolution'
With 'Fierce Love and Conviction,' Women Take Stand for Mother Earth
Pope Calls on World Youth to Rise Up Against Global Capitalism
Obama Faces Latin American Opposition to Venezuela Sanctions as Cuba Joins Summit of the Americas

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New Report Reviews Changes in Bolivia’s Economy under Evo Morales’s Presidency
Coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA)
From Amazon Leaders to World Leaders: We Call for an Ambitious Post-2020 Agreement That Heals Our Mother Earth
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Over 50 Organizations Issue Letter to Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Demanding an Independent International Investigation into the Murder of Environmental and Indigenous Activist Berta Cáceres
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