Quilombolas
Black community activist Bernadete Pacífico murdered in Brazil

Brazilian quilombola leader was murdered at her house by unidentified men while watching TV with her grandchildren

100 days of Lula’s presidency: what has changed in Brazil since January 1?

Lula’s administration has significantly shifted the direction of politics in Brazil, sharply departing from his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro

Violence is on the rise in Brazil

Violence reigns against poor and working class people in Brazil, and plays a critical role in suppressing popular movements

When a Quilombola woman falls, the Quilombo rises with her

Quilombola women share their organizing experiences and their priorities in the struggle in Brazil

Thousands protest in Buenos Aires amid government-IMF debt talks and other stories

Today we look at a debt restructuring talks between Argentina and the IMF, a workers’ protest against rising costs and poverty in Turkey, and more

Herero and Nama people reject Germany’s “Reconciliation Agreement” and other stories

Today we look at opposition to Germany’s reconciliation deal for the Herero Nama Genocide, police violence and the uprising in Colombia, and more

With more than 300,000 infected in a week, Brazil goes back to peak levels of COVID-19

The pandemic has been advancing at increased rates for more than a month; number of deaths has accelerated for four weeks

How 800 families descended from slaves could be pushed out by a Bolsonaro-US base deal in Brazil

The expansion of the Alcântara Launch Center could mean the removal of quilombola families and another affront to Brazilian sovereignty