Paramilitaries
Soccer and Revolution in Ukraine
A deep dive into the tangled up world of soccer and revolutionary nationalism in war-torn Ukraine.
Former Colombian Paramilitaries Begin to Seek Release from Prison
Some 174 demobilized Colombian paramilitaries who are imprisoned will be eligible to apply for release this year under a controversial law.
Paramilitaries Are Still Murdering Zapatistas in Mexico
Galeano, a Zapatista teacher, was killed in an attack on May 2. His death has caused a wave of anger, solidarity, and calls for justice.
Chile Is Locked in a Drawn-Out Battle with Its Indigenous Population
On March 12, Francisco Huenchumilla—governor of the south-central Araucanía region—apologized to the country’s indigenous Mapuche people for “the theft of [their] lands by the state.” But the Mapuche people want more than an apology.
Colombian Trade Unionists Keep Getting Assassinated
Four days ago, 53-year-old peasant leader Roberto Cortes was assassinated in front of his son by two gunmen on a motorbike.
Colombian Trade Unionists Keep Getting Assassinated
Four days ago, 53-year-old peasant leader Roberto Cortes was assassinated in front of his son by two gunmen on a motorbike. A day earlier, Sergio Ulcue Perdomo, a peasant leader from Cauca department, was killed. Two weeks before that, 37-year...
The Families of Colombia's 'False Positive' Victims Are Still Fighting for Justice
I recently visited Soacha, a poor neighborhood outside of Bogota, to hear about Colombia's 'false positives' scandal. The scandal has its roots in the country's 50-year civil war. In an effort to increase their kill numbers, government soldiers...
One Thousand Dollars for the Severed Head of Any Policeman
Colombian drug cartels have the strangest ways of dealing with loss.