Brasil: de la esclavitud al reconocimiento tardío
El silencio centenario de la sociedad brasileña ante la explotación vivida por millares de mujeres, en su mayoría negras, revela que la espina dorsal esclavista no cede”. Una reflexión vital sobre la reciente…
Bangladesh, Global Capitalism, and the Garment Industry
As the death toll continues to rise in Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster yet, we reproduce a previously published article on the global garment industry taking the examples of Bangladesh and Argentina. Readers should…
Evicting the Gandhians: Justin Podur interviews Himanshu Kumar
Himanshu Kumar is a Gandhian activist who, together with his wife, ran the Vanvasi Chetana Ashram in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh for 22 years. He learned the local adivasi language (Gondi) and worked through the…
Why France doesn’t want to let Aminata Traoré in and Germany allowed her only inside Berlin
Malian writer, activist, former member of government Aminata Traoré is unwelcome in France, and, thanks to the ‘open borders’ of the Schengen Area, she is persona non grata in pretty much all of…
EU Law and Rule of Law on the Balance: Justice for Hungary?
Hungary’s place in the sun in the EU After having a short overview about the controversial political developments in Hungary 2010-2013, the questions emerge: shall Europe be really ready for confrontations with Hungary?…
Central African Republic: the hidden hands behind ‘yet another good coup’
‘Is the coup d’état which ushered President Francois Bozizé of Central African Republic’s overthrow yet another Libya or Ivory Coast? All signs point to a ‘Yes’ answer to this question.’ Pambazuka News HISTORY…
Ask Boaventura #04 – Universidades
Pregunta: ¿Las universidades, como instituciones emblemáticas del Norte Global, han perdido su capacidad de aprender recíprocamente de experiencias y conocimientos otros? (Pablo Reyna, @preynae, Mexico) Puede enviar su pregunta a las siguientes direcciones:…
Despejos em comunidades cariocas: 200 anos de história
Jornalista, que pesquisou o histórico de despejos das comunidades no Rio, vê agravamento da situação com a proximidade dos megaeventos Agência Pública 23 Apr 2013 Andrea Dip (#CopaPública*) Com a chegada da família…
Turkey condemns “blasphemy”, Fazil Say given 10-month sentence
Source: Reset DOC After long legal proceedings involving the Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk and novelist Elif Şafak, once again Turkey hits the headlines with news of a court order against one of the…
Relatório compila violências da ditadura militar contra indígenas
Membro da Comissão Nacional da Verdade responsável por coordenar a apuração das denúncias sobre violações aos direitos indígenas entre 1946 e 1988, a psicanalista Maria Rita Kehl informou hoje (22), que a comissão…
