Demonstrations

Popular uprising in Iran – Will the mullahs be swept away?

The growing protests could become dangerous for the Islamist leadership, especially since inflation is not the only factor behind them.

May 19, 2022

Facebook: Brazil is among the three countries most in need of moderation

Facebook has set up veritable "war rooms," officially called "enhanced operations centers," to constantly monitor the platform..

October 29, 2021

What is going on in Colombia: why the protests are not letting up

Protests against the government of President Iván Duque are not letting up in Colombia after a week of protests that...

May 6, 2021

Supra-Partisan, Pro-Democracy Movements in Brazil Attract Fewer Supporters Than Expected

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In the past ten days at least three supra-partisan social movements were created in Brazil to...

June 10, 2020

Bolivians Living in Brazil Monitor Web for News as Chaos Continues at Home

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As chaos continues to reign in Bolivia, with reports of looting and violence in many cities...

November 12, 2019

First National Strike in Bolsonaro’s Government Seen as Timid

President Jair Bolsonaro’s Administration faced its first national strike on Friday, with Brazil’s main workers’s union calling for the population...

June 15, 2019

Brazil’s National Security Force to Patrol Brasilia Ahead of Protests

Brazil’s Justice Minister, Sergio Moro, has signed a measure that will send soldiers from the National Public Security Force to...

April 19, 2019

Rio Gastronomia 2018 Returns to Centro’s Píer Mauá this Thursday

By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Dubbed as ‘the biggest gastronomic event in the country,’ Rio...

August 23, 2018

Protests Mark a Month of Rio Councilwoman’s Murder

Rio’s civil police is working with the hypothesis of an action by militiamen for the Franco and Gomes executions.

April 16, 2018