Rachelle Krygier

Jun 21, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Rachelle Krygier

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Jun 21, 2024 | bbc.com | Rachelle Krygier |Laura Garcia |Laura García

Guerrilla fighters luring Colombian schoolchildren on TikTokBy Rachelle Krygier and Laura García, BBC Monitoring and BBC MundoGettyFighters belonging to breakaway groups associated with Colombia's largest rebel movement are posting videos on TikTok to entice young people to join them. The BBC has investigated the growth of guerrilla "recruitment" videos, with dissident factions yet to agree to a peace deal with the Colombian government.

Dec 16, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Rachelle Krygier |Rachelle KrygierBbc Monitoring

Chileans are voting in a referendum to decide whether to adopt a new constitution to replace the one brought in under Gen Augusto Pinochet. A previous draft put forward by an elected body dominated by left-wing delegates was rejected last year. A constitutional council, this time dominated by right-wing delegates, has drafted a new, more conservative version. But polls suggest Chileans remain divided on whether to approve it.

Dec 16, 2023 | news.nestia.com | Rachelle Krygier

Image source, Reuters Image caption, Chileans are being asked to vote on a second draft for a new constitution after the first was rejected By Rachelle Krygier BBC Monitoring, Miami Chileans are voting in a referendum to decide whether to adopt a new constitution to replace the one brought in under Gen Augusto Pinochet. A previous draft put forward by an elected body dominated by left-wing delegates was rejected last year.

Dec 2, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Rachelle Krygier |Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC Monitoring |Vanessa Buschschlüter

Venezuelans are voting in a referendum on Sunday which has ratcheted up the tension between the South American country and its neighbour, Guyana. The Venezuelan government has called the referendum to measure popular support for its historical claim to a contested oil-rich swathe of jungle currently administered by Guyana. The 159,500-sq-km (61,600-square-mile) region is known as Essequibo and makes up two thirds of the total of the land currently controlled by Guyana.