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Football
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Remembering The Lima Football Tragedy, 50 Years On

Fifty years ago, Peru’s National Stadium in Lima became the site of what is today considered the worst tragedy to ever happen at a football stadium, during which 320 people were killed and 500 were wounded. On May 24, 196...
by Gabriela Garcia Calderon
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Latin America
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Why The Press Needs Protection In Trinidad & Tobago

After the murder of Dana Seetahal earlier this month, one reporter, Mark Bassant, was doggedly pursuing the story. Now, the journalist attests that his life has been threatened because of his investigative reporting. The ...
by Global Voices
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Brazil
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Brazilian Colonel Found Dead A Month After Confessing To Torture

At the end of March, retired Colonel Paulo Malhães arrived at the building of the Brazilian National Truth Commission (CNV) sitting in a wheelchair and wearing sunglasses. He was about to begin one of the most powerful deposi...
by Fernanda Canofre
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Europe

Media Coverage: Consume With Moderation

“People are not stupid, they are simply misinformed” The short attention span of current media is overwhelmingly frustrating. In our age of constant connectivity, it appears that the values of consistency, genuine interest ...
by Maxime Seguin
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El Salvador
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How Gangs Have Become A Trojan Horse In El Salvador’s Security Forces

El Salvador seems to be replicating that mythical ploy of war known as the Trojan Horse. In Homer’s poem “The Odyssey”, he tells the story of how the Greek Achilles fakes the retreat of his army and leaves a wooden ho...
by Connectas .org
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Latin America

The Vigilante Militia Presence in Mexico: Self-Defense or Self-Interest?

Recently, Mexican authorities announced the arrest of 46 criminals posing as vigilantes in the town of Huetamo in the southwestern state of Guerrero. This marks yet another victory for law enforcement officials in Mexico, whom...
by Brian Comiskey
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Brazil
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The World Cup Conundrum: A Legacy Of Loss?

Pele, Ronaldinho, Kaka. To the common layperson, these names may not mean much, but to football aficionados, they hold the same rank as St Paul or St Joseph do to devout Catholics: holy figures, to be admired and worshipped for...
by Tamar Ziff
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Brazil
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Football And Politics: More Similar Than We Think?

The world cup is almost upon us! How similar is international football and international politics? At their roots, these are bodies in which both try to create legal level playing fields, whereby all participants know where the...
by Joe Corry-Roake
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El Salvador

Has The Gang Truce In El Salvador Failed?

Violent drug gangs have been confronting El Salvador with an enormous internal security problem for more than two decades; inhibiting development and prolonging poverty and structural violence. If one considers the 1992 peace a...
by Lea Atzinger
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