Èlia Borràs

2 months ago | ara.cat | Èlia Borràs

Cobán (Guatemala)El diumenge és dia de visites a la presó de Cobán, capital del departament d'Alta Verapaz de Guatemala. Al centre de la ciutat hi ha el recinte penitenciari on ens espera el pres polític Bernardo Caal. Fa dos anys que està empresonat per defensar el riu Oxec d'un megaprojecte hidroelèctric anomenat Oxec S.A. Sentenciat a set anys i quatre mesos de presó, ens cedeix dues hores del seu temps de visites per a l'entrevista.

2 months ago | arabalears.cat | Èlia Borràs

Comunitats indígenes de Guatemala acusen l’empresari espanyol d’assecar el riu que els donava vida San Pedro Carchá (Guatemala)“Mira, allà passa el riu, entubat! És una merda! Allà és pura pedra, mira! Per allà passa l’aigua pels túnels del Florentino”, crida la líder indígena Ana Rutilia Ical mentre li cauen les llàgrimes per les galtes i observa des de darrere de les concertines que prohibeixen l’accés al riu Cahabón. Un riu que ja no és un riu.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Èlia Borràs

Francis Kéré was the first African architect to win the Pritzker prize when he scooped the “Nobel prize of architecture” in 2022. A native of Gando, a small village in Burkina Faso’s Central-East region, Kéré was once criticised by his neighbours for building a school for the village before constructing a house for his parents. But that project has led to commissions including the new parliament building in Benin, the Goethe Institute Dakar and the Las Vegas Museum of Art.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Èlia Borràs

At the Joda border crossing between Sudan and South Sudan, movement is constant. Just 100 metres separate the two border checkpoints – on the Sudanese side, three raised flags welcome newcomers; on the South Sudanese side, a sign in Arabic and English marks the entrance to the country. Women arrive carrying their children, with their belongings balanced on their heads.

Feb 12, 2025 | en.ara.cat | Ignasi Aragay |Leandre Ibar Penaba |David Valero-Carreras |Èlia Borràs

Can Lenin be vindicated in the 21st century without falling into sectarian anachronisms? Yes, it is possible. This is what historian and CUP politician Albert Botran does in his essay If Lenin raised his head, published by Ara Llibres (warning for the clueless: Ara Llibres has nothing to do with the newspaper ARA).