Catherine Ellis
Journalist at Freelance
British journalist covering Colombia and Venezuela.
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
journals.sagepub.com | Catherine Ellis
From inhumane conditions to unjust detentions, CATHERINE ELLIS explores the plight of political prisoners in the Latin American countryWHEN LAWYER PERKINS Rocha was seized by forces while leaving a pharmacy in Caracas on 27 August 2024, his family found out he had been taken only when they saw a post on social media platform X.
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1 month ago |
news.mongabay.com | Catherine Ellis
Along Colombia’s Pacific coast, women belonging to the Afro-Colombian community who harvest piangüa mollusks have united in efforts to conserve these small, black-shelled clams. For generations, piangüa collecting has been their livelihood, a nutrient-rich food source and important symbol of cultural heritage. But piangüa populations have diminished in recent years, due to commercialization and overharvesting as well as exports to Ecuador.
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2 months ago |
shorturl.at | Catherine Ellis
Elizabeth González both cherishes and dreads the little time she spends with her son, a political prisoner in Venezuela. Each visit, allowed by the prison twice monthly, is an opportunity to see him. Yet they also serve as a reminder of the harrowing conditions he endures: beatings, rotten food, and drastic weight loss — impacts that have taken a toll on both him and González herself. “I go to bed thinking about my son. I wake up from the little sleep I get, thinking, ‘Did he eat?
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Jan 27, 2025 |
shorturl.at | Catherine Ellis
As President Nicolas Maduro begins his third term, families continue to call for the release of activists and dissidents. In August, activist and engineer Jesus Armas attended a vigil for Venezuela’s political prisoners: some who had been swept up in a recent postelection crackdown and others who had languished in jail for years. The then-37-year-old listened to impassioned speeches, gazed at posters emblazoned with the faces of those behind bars, and silently lit a candle in their honour.
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Oct 6, 2024 |
msn.com | Catherine Ellis
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RT @JuanPappierHRW: Venezuelan regime accused of post-election atrocities in damning human-rights report. Great @MiamiHerald piece: https…
Read the start of this 3 times looking for where this forced disappearance happened. Then realised the location was purposely omitted from the first few lines to make a point. It sounds like what's been going on in Venezuela - but actually this took place in the US.
“The Venezuelan community lives in uncertainty & in terror,” said @adeferr “People are petrified. They are thinking: ‘What if I am next? What if they stop me? What is going to happen?’” https://t.co/bol4mszj7K
RT @adam_wola: 288 people rendered to El Salvador’s mega-prison. We only know 257 of their names—and not because government is sharing them…
