Paulina Kamakine
Occitan poet
Brazil’s 2022 presidential election has enjoyed global following for many reasons. Firstly, because the possibility of a second Bolsonaro term had undeniable regional and ideological implications, as regards the respect for democracy and redistribution of wealth. Lula’s victory may even open a new cycle in the process of Latin American regional integration. But beyond such issues, the election in the South American nation opens up a new hope for the management of Brazil’s social plurality, as well as for respect for nature. The Amazon and Indigenous peoples have gained a relevant role both in the campaign and the resolution of the election. Keep reading
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7.11.2022 a les 14:30h
The UK has agreed to enter negotiations with the government of the Republic of Mauritius on the “exercise of sovereignty” over the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The announcement arrives 3 years after the International Court of Justice said London should decolonise the islands. Exile groups fear they will be left out of the process and are calling for the Chagossian people’s right to self-determination to be respected. Keep reading
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4.11.2022 a les 10:00h
“Roja te xweş derbas be”, “have a nice day!”, says one of the Smurfs on Zarok TV, a children’s channel broadcasting in all dialects of Kurdish from the city of Amed (Diyarbakir in Turkish) in south-eastern Turkey. Zarok, which means “child” in Kurdish, plays a public role despite being a private initiative: the youngest children can watch the same cartoons as in neighbouring countries, but in their mother tongue. Keep reading
