Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/2020/12/25/a-fight-for-survival-among-chiles-indigenous-people This year, the ongoing struggle between Chile’s indigenous Mapuche nation and the Chilean government has reached a peak as the two groups fight over land, recognition, and rights. As violence increases, the path to de-escalation becomes unclear. The tension between the Chilean government and the Mapuche is often considered an “eternal conflict,” as it has been ongoing… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/23/race-to-save-brazil-indigenous-language-from-extinction The Yawalapiti tribe was one of the first to arrive in Brazil. The tribe resides in the Xingu reserve, a natural park inhabited 7,500 indigenous people from varying ethnic groups. This tribe is the sole speaker of an indigenous Brazilian language: the Yawalapiti language. Today, only 250 members of the tribe remain, and that number continues to dwindle. As… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/venezuela-says-overloading-caused-deadly-migrant-shipwreck On December 6, a boat on the way to Trinidad and Tobago sunk due to an excess of people on board. Over 5.4 million Venezuelans have fled Venezuela, seeking refuge from the political and economic crises within the country. The 41 people aboard the boat with a maximum capacity of 8 passengers were the latest victims of this tragedy,… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/24/cuban-doctors-arrive-in-panama-to-help-with-covid-fight Panama has recently been hit with a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and a decrease in medical workers to combat this. The government has imposed restrictions similar to the beginning of the pandemic, and imposed a lockdown over the holidays. The health ministry of the country announced that to boost the general healthcare system of Central America they’d hired… Read more »
Article Link: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Perus-Oil-Crisis-Is-Worsening.html In what can only be described as a series of crises, Peru’s economy is in serious danger of decline. As if the pandemic hasn’t been damaging enough, recent political instability has had serious impacts on the country’s economy, specifically in its oil economy. Following the impeachment of Vizcarra, Peru went through three presidents in only one week… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/19/venezuela-to-shut-all-powerful-legislative-assembly Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, has recently announced that Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly (ANC) will disband by the end of this year. The ANC was initially founded by Maduro in 2017 following government opposition protests that killed over 100 people. It had the goal of reforming the constitution and promoting general peace, unity and stability within the country…. Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/12/bolivia-approves-first-same-sex-union-following-legal Bolivia has just recently approved a same sex union after over two years battling in court. After David Aruquipa and Guido Montano weren’t allowed to register their union by Bolivian authorities, they decided to take their case to court. These authorities said Bolivian law didn’t permit marriage between members of the same sex. The couple argued that while Bolivia… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/12/venezuela-opposition-leaders-wrap-up-popular-consultation In Venezuela the National Assembly elections were recently held, and President Nicolas Maduro gained power in the final branch, which he was previously lacking. Many Venezuelans oppose this, and have been referring to the election as fraudulent. Venezuela’s opposition then held a popular consolation vote in order to combat this, which lasted almost 6 days. Out of almost 30… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/12/mexico-regulator-approves-pfizer-biontech-coronavirus-vaccine Mexico recently became the first country in Latin America to allow the emergency usage of the coronavirus vaccine, and only the fourth in the world. The country was hit hard by the virus, with the fourth-worst situation in the world. The COVID-19 vaccine comes from the collaboration of Pfizer and BioNTech, and the usage has been authorized by Cofepris,… Read more »
Article link: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/crimefighting-ngo-tracks-brazil-wildlife-trade-on-whatsapp-and-facebook/ In Alter do Chao, a Brazilian town located along the stretch of the Amazon River and is home to a great diversity of wildlife. Just to the west is another city called of Santarém, which draws foreign tourists, but also illegal loggers and poachers. Santarém is also home to one of the most innovative non- profit organizations… Read more »
