Latin America Reports

15/03/2022

Do you have a background in journalism and are passionate about finding news stories that matter most in Mexico? Looking to be part of an international team and still have the flexibility to work remotely within Mexico?

We are looking for a part-time reporter to regularly contribute journalistic stories in English about the latest political and social news in Mexico. A person that’s a self-starter and passionate about reporting from the region.

Founded by Espacio Media Incubator, Aztec Reports is a startup English-language news outlet reporting on the most important news stories coming out of Mexico. The publication feeds into a larger network of “Reports” publications from around the region including Peru Reports, Argentina Reports and Latin America Reports.

Please find more information here https://espacio.co/careers/

15/03/2022

Do you have a background in journalism and are passionate about finding news stories that matter most in Peru? Looking to be part of an international team and still have the flexibility to work remotely within Peru?

We are looking for a part-time reporter to regularly contribute journalistic stories in English about the latest political and social news in Peru. A person that’s a self-starter and passionate about reporting from the region.

Founded by Espacio Media Incubator, Peru Reports is a startup English-language news outlet reporting on the most important news stories coming out of Peru. The publication feeds into a larger network of “Reports” publications from around the region including Argentina Reports, Aztec Reports (Mexico) and Latin America Reports.

Please find more information here https://espacio.co/careers/

15/03/2022

Do you have a background in journalism and are passionate about finding news stories that matter most in Argentina? Looking to be part of an international team and still have the flexibility to work remotely within Argentina?

We are looking for a part-time reporter to regularly contribute journalistic stories in English about the latest political and social news in Argentina. A person that’s a self-starter and passionate about reporting from the region.

Founded by Espacio Media Incubator, Argentina Reports is a startup English-language news outlet reporting on the most important news stories coming out of Argentina. The publication feeds into a larger network of “Reports” publications from around the region including Peru Reports, Aztec Reports (Mexico) and Latin America Reports.

Please find more information here https://espacio.co/careers/

23/04/2020

"We know Latin America is a mobile-first region, with over 73% of the population owning a smartphone, and we have been watching closely" via Mobile Growth Summit CEO.

"We know Latin America is a mobile-first region, with over 73% of the population owning a smartphone, and we have been watching closely."

15/04/2020

The International Monetary Fund has forecast the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean will contract 5.2% in 2020 as activity grinds to a halt due to the spread of coronavirus
via Associated Press.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday forecast the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean will contract 5.2% in 2020 as activity grinds to a halt due to the spread...

14/04/2020

For the 1.7 million Venezuelans who have migrated to Colombia in recent years, along with the country's 13 million informal workers, COVID-19 is leaving them hungry and struggling to put a roof over their heads.
via Latin America News Dispatch.

BOGOTÁ— Anni Rojas Jiménez first heard about the coronavirus when she was traveling with her husband and brother-in-law from Lima, Peru to Bogotá, Colombia. Rojas Jiménez, who was four months …

09/04/2020

As informal workers approach 20 days without work, if these red flags go ignored by authorities, the situation could become a much larger humanitarian crisis.

Approaching 20 days without work due to COVID-19 quarantine, Colombia's informal laborers are calling out to authorities for assistance.

09/04/2020

"They're not even giving us a chance to live," say Colombia's Indigenous Land Defenders.
via Al Jazeera English.

08/04/2020

"Developing countries, where Covid-19 has yet to fully wreak havoc, are terrified of being left behind in the race for personal protective equipment," reports POLITICO.

The Trump administration's desperate hunt for protective gear is provoking anger abroad.

03/04/2020

Our friends at Radio Ambulante have released a new podcast! El hilo is here to help us delve deeper into the stories of Latin America and the rest of the world. This week, the team discuss how the global coronavirus pandemic is affecting the migrant population 🎧

Migrantes: atrapados en medio de la pandemia 03.042020 La pandemia parece haber paralizado todo. Pero en Estados Unidos, las detenciones de inmigrantes continúan; y, en México, aún hay muchos migrantes varados en las fronteras, esperando resolver sus casos. En este episodio hablamos con Annie Cor...

31/03/2020

One of our contributors went to Chocó in 2017 through an InternationalWomens MediaFoundation reporting fellowship to pursue a project under the theme “women, peace, and security.” What resulted is a series of mesmerizing photos and interviews through which she explores the efforts these Afro-Colombian women are pursuing in order to address issues specific to their community.

While Colombia continues navigating the path to peace after over five decades of conflict, the consequences of war and lack of government resources continue to disproportionately affect Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities, many of whom reside in the Colombian department of Chocó. Over half of...

30/03/2020

"With millions of people in Latin America working in the informal sector, with no guaranteed wages and no benefits, there is widespread acknowledgment that many here do not have the means to survive weeks under lockdown," reports The New York Times 📸

In normal times, Colombia’s crowded capital reverberates with never-ending noise. But under quarantine, the city was overtaken by an extraordinary sound: silence.

27/03/2020

Ballerinas in Rio de Janeiro's favelas are using dance as a way to overcome violence and poverty 🎥
via Al Jazeera English.

24/03/2020

Rehearsals for the coronation performance begin nearly two months beforehand, starting on weekends and ending with a full-time rehearsal schedule which requires the young participants to take time away from their studies.

A lot of stress for a child? You would think so.

A look at what childhood fame means for the queens and kings of Barranquilla’s Children’s Carnival

24/03/2020

This weekend, deadly protests broke out in 13 prisons across Colombia. According to The New York Times, the riots are among several violent confrontations in Latin American prisons since the arrival of coronavirus in the region.

The deaths followed countrywide prison protests in which inmates said authorities were not doing enough to control coronavirus.

20/03/2020

A fascinating long-read read about the Venezuelan crypto-guru who nearly lost his life. via The New York Times

Gabriel Jiménez hated the Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro. But he loved cryptocurrency. When he built the regime a digital coin, he nearly paid with his life.

18/03/2020

Morales likes to say that he did not just lead the country — he “refounded” it.
via The New Yorker.

A controversial socialist leader fled his country. Was he deposed—or did he escape justice?

13/03/2020

Venezuela has reported its first two cases of coronavirus, and President, Nicolás Maduro has declared a health emergency. But what does this mean for the country's already collapsing healthcare system?

The coronavirus has quickly evolved from an epidemic in China’s Hubei province to a global pandemic. The question now isn’t which countries will get it, but how they will respond—and whether human rights will be protected. The World Bank and the United Nations have committed emergency funds to...

10/03/2020

"As rush-hour began on Monday morning, there were no ticket-sellers in Mexico City subway stations. Nor were there female tellers at many of the banks. Nail salons, massage parlors, and hairdressers closed."
via The Guardian.

Day Without Women protesters aim to shine a light on government inaction as more than ten women are murdered every day

07/03/2020

Colombia's MINTIC speaks about the digital initiatives they are working on to improve the social and economic development of the country's marginalized communities.

A new series of digital initiatives aims to accelerate the social and economic development in Colombia’s marginalized communities.

02/03/2020

Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández has pledged to introduce a bill to to legalize abortion within the next 10 days.
via Al Jazeera English.

If the bill is approved, Argentina will be the largest jurisdiction to legalise the procedure in Latin America.

25/02/2020

According to a report by the United Nations World Food Programme(UNWFP), one third of the Venezuelan population faces food insecurity.
via Associated Press.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — One of every three people in Venezuela is struggling to put enough food on the table to meet minimum nutrition requirements as the nation's severe economic contraction...

21/02/2020

“Carnival is about joy … but samba schools are reflecting what society is experiencing, they are talking about what the Brazilian people are living and suffering,” the director of Rio de Janeiro's Mangueira samba school told The Guardian ahead of this year's Carnival.

As Rio de Janeiro prepares to kick off Carnival, Mangueira is one of several samba schools using the world’s biggest festival as a platform for protest, with their theme of a Jesus of the favela returning to a land with prophets of intolerance

18/02/2020

'The City of Women,' in Turbaco, Colombia, offers refuge to the women and their families who faced killings, rapes, threats and other violence during Colombia's armed conflict 📸
via BBC News.

Women displaced by Colombia's armed conflict created their own community to offer each other support.

13/02/2020

Latin America Reports spoke to MIT Technology Review award-winning scientists from Guatemala and Argentina about the challenges of being women working in STEM.

Latin America Reports spoke to award-winning scientists from Guatemala and Argentina about the challenges of being female STEMpreneurs.

11/02/2020

When he was elected in 2018, conservative Rio de Janeiro governor Wilson Witzel promised to ramp-up the use of technology as part of his pledge to crack down on crime in the Brazilian city.
via Americas Quarterly.

From drones to facial recognition, police across the region are adopting digital tools.

11/02/2020

Over the weekend, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele entered the country's legislative chamber with military officers as he tried to push through loans for his national security plan. Opposition leaders are calling the events an "attempted coup."
via Al Jazeera English.

Backed by military officers, President Bukele briefly occupied legislature to demand vote on loan for security forces.

10/02/2020

The winners at MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 LatAm focused on practical solutions to address health, climate change —particularly water availability— and social inclusion.

The five winners will go on to compete in the MIT Tech Review Innovators Under 35 global awards.

10/02/2020

Police in Rio de Janeiro have killed the man suspected of leading the operation to murder Brazilian human rights activist Marielle Franco. Read more about her legacy here:

A year after Franco's assassination, Brazil’s government attempts to thwart the causes for which she fought.

09/02/2020

Despite signing a 'safe third country' agreement alongside Honduras and Guatemala to receive asylum seekers from the U.S, El Salvador has declared itself unready to receive them without additional support. Revisit our explainer of the agreement here:

The U.S. government has signed agreements with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador -- countries with some of the highest levels of violence and crime in the world -- which would allow migration officials to redirect migrants seeking asylum in the United States to these territories.