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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Liam Anderson |Gina Yauri |Melissa Vida |Giovana Fleck
A coup plot was in the works for over a year in Brazil. It began with casting doubts about the electoral system and inciting the public against it, and included a violent plan to kill and arrest political adversaries and a Supreme Court judge.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Liam Anderson |Gina Yauri |Melissa Vida |Teodora C. Hasegan
This article, written by Natalia Viana, was originally published by Agência Pública on February 24, 2025. It has been edited for length and context and republished here under a partnership agreement with Global Voices. On February 22, the video platform Rumble was suspendedin Brazil following an order by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Anatel (the National Telecommunications Agency) notified more than 20,000 internet providers and operators about the suspension.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Gina Yauri |Melissa Vida |Teodora C. Hasegan |María Alvarez Malvido
On Sunday, February 9, 2025, Ecuador held its general elections, with over 11 million voters heading to the polls to elect the leaders who will govern them for the next four years. In these elections, Ecuadorians voted for their national authorities, from the president and vice president of the republic to the 151 assembly members and five Andean parliamentarians.
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2 months ago | 
es.globalvoices.org | Melissa Vida
Este artículo fue originalmente publicado en Observacom y está republicado en Global Voices bajo licencia CC BY-NC 4.0. Con el objetivo de que sus demandas sean incluidas en el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2025-2030 de México —documento que define los objetivos, estrategias y prioridades para el actual periodo de gobierno—, representantes de medios de comunicación indígenas y afromexicanos presentaron una propuesta con varias medidas “que garanticen la sostenibilidad y autonomía de sus medios...
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2 months ago | 
globalvoices.org | Sebastián Fernández |Melissa Vida
It was a surprise for the LGBTQ+ community in Peru when, on November 20, a Peruvian congress committee approved a bill that would legalize civil unions in the country. The ruling must now be debated again in the full congress, although there is no specific date for its discussion yet. Peru is one of only three countries in South America that have not approved any legal mechanism for same-sex unions.
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2 months ago | 
tolerance.ca | Melissa Vida
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2 months ago | 
globalvoices.org | Salud con lupa |Melissa Vida
This article was originally published in Salud Con Lupa, a partner outlet of Global Voices. The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued three historic decisions on January 20, condemning the governments of Ecuador and Nicaragua for violating the human rights of Norma, Susana, and Lucía — three girls who survived sexual violence and were forced to continue unwanted pregnancies.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
es.globalvoices.org | Melissa Vida |Romina Navarro
Desde Global Voices Advox, Espacio Público y las organizaciones abajo firmantes exigimos la inmediata liberación de Carlos Correa, director de la ONG venezolana Espacio Público. El 7 de enero, alrededor de las 17:00 horas en el centro de Caracas, Correa fue interceptado por personas vestidas de negro y encapuchadas, y trasladado a una ubicación desconocida.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
advox.globalvoices.org | Melissa Vida
Global Voices Advox, Espacio Público, and the undersigned organizations demand the immediate release of Carlos Correa, director of the Venezuelan NGO Espacio Público. On January 7, around 5:00 p.m. in downtown Caracas, Correa was intercepted by individuals dressed in black, hooded, and taken to an unknown location.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
globalvoices.org | Melissa Vida
This article was published by Nicaraguan journalist Octavio Enríquez in CONNECTAS, and is republished in Global Voices under a media partnership agreement. As if arbitrary arrests, deprivation of nationality and banishments were not enough in Nicaragua, the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo marked another repressive milestone in Latin America. In a single day, it ordered the closure of 1500 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and confiscated their assets.
