Protesters take cover behind a makeshift shield during an anti-government demonstration following the controversial presidential re-election of Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 29, 2024. During these protests, at least 24 protesters died at the hands of security forces or government-supported paramilitary groups known as “colectivos,” and over 2,200 people were arrested and charged…
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado waves to supporters from atop a vehicle during a campaign rally for the presidential elections in Mérida state, Venezuela, on June 25, 2024. In 2023, María Corina Machado won the opposition primary to face Nicolás Maduro in the presidential election. When the Supreme Court upheld her disqualification in January…
Father Chueco is arrested after being repressed alongside Father Paco during the weekly march held by Argentine retirees demanding better pensions, drug coverage, and an end to repression. Every Wednesday, retirees gather in front of Congress to protest. Various groups come to support their demands. In this case, priests from “Opción por los pobres” (Option…
Julieta Paredes uses milk of magnesia in her eyes to ease the effects of tear gas bombs used by the military police to disperse protests against the bill known as “Marco Temporal” on the Bandeirantes highway in São Paulo, Brazil. The bill would limit the recognition of new indigenous reserves, a decision seen by environmentalists…
A Yanomami woman with severe malaria and signs of malnutrition receives assistance after arriving on a plane at an airport in the city of Boa Vista, capital of Roraima, Brazil, on January 29, 2023. The Government has declared a health emergency for the Yanomami people. “When all the shamans have died, I think the sky…
Teammates and the coach of the soccer team mourn over the coffin of 15-year-old Ismael Arroyo at his family’s home in the Las Malvinas neighborhood, south of Guayaquil. Ismael and his 14-year-old brother Josué disappeared on December 8 after leaving a sports practice. Along with two other minors, they were detained by the military and…
