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Why are young people sympathizing with the far right? 🤔

📲Rebelliousness, precariousness, and social media are equal parts of a cocktail that is more prone to Milei or Bukele than to the traditional left. 

More here 👇🏼
Has the Right Captivated Latin American Youth?
In a subcontinent with structural inequality and weakened democracies, young people in several countries have become more conservative. This turn to the right puts a dent in Latin America’s progressive tradition, and paves the way for extremes.
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August 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Rafael Arce, the son of President Luis Arce, purchased a property called "Adán y Eva", located in a protected area, asking for a 3️⃣-million dollar loan. 

At 25, how did he do it? 🤔💰

Find out here⬇️
https://www.connectas.org/especiales/tierras-hijo-presidente-arce-bolivia/index-en.html
August 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🗳️ Bolivia is getting ready to put a 20-year era behind. Two decades of Evismo come to an end.

Among threats and tensions, will the country hold a peaceful election? 🤔

✍🏼By: Susana López, member of the #CONNECTASHub

More here.
Evo’s Overextended Goodbye
It seems that this 20-year-long chapter in history will come to an end on August 17
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August 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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🔎From Mexico to Chile, narcos have infiltrated power: they bought off militaries, fund campaigns, and control institutions. 

“Silver or lead” is not just a threat, it became a regional strategy.

#WeNeedToTalk.👇🏽
Narcos Infiltrate Governments with Guns and Bribes
How far are the continent’s governments infiltrated by narcos?
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August 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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#TerritoryCONNECTAS | Ecuador 🇪🇨 has toughened the penalties for minors in criminal groups, but not for their recruiters.

Does it make sense to focus on punishing children who are its victims?

✍🏼 By Alina Manrique, member of #CONNECTASHub.🔎🔽
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Childhood Under Suspicion
Does it make sense to focus on punishing children who are its victims?
https://www.connectas.org/childhood-ecuador-violence/"
August 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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#LaHoraDeVenezuela | This is how the secret network of Maduro's communications offensive operates.

An unprecedented leak reveals how SISCOM (an app of the Ministry of Communications) disseminates digital propaganda.📲

Read it here: ⬇️
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siscom-el-brazo-comunicacional-de-nicolas-maduro
Lee más en #LaHoraDeVenezuela
https://www.connectas.org/asifunciona-lared-secreta-que-despliega-ofensiva-comunicacional-demaduro/"""
July 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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#LaHoraDeVenezuela 🇻🇪 | More than half of the 238 people deported by the U.S. 🇺🇸 to #ElSalvador 🇸🇻 had no criminal record. Homeland Security records show they had only migration violations, and still they were labeled as terrorists.

The text here.👇🏽
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Most Venezuelans Sent to El Salvador Had No Criminal Convictions
Read more at #LaHoraDeVenezuela
https://www.connectas.org/venezuelans-el-salvador-no-criminal-convictions-us/"
July 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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🕊️ Latin America: An oasis of peace in a world on fire?
While Israel and Iran attack each other, and Ukraine remains at war, our region is unusually calm.

Can we stay in the fringes of the current global turmoil?

Learn more here: #WeNeedToTalk .⬇️
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The Odd Latin American Peace in a World at War
Latin America appears to be an oasis of peace on the world
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July 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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While Putin and Trump encourage having more babies, Latin America struggles with increased teenage pregnancy rates. 🍼🤰🏼
An outlier in the global context?
We delve into this demographic paradox and its consequences in this piece of #WeNeedToTalk. ⬇️
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Latin America Faces a Teenage Pregnancy Crisis
While Putin and Trump Offer Cash to Have Babies
https://www.connectas.org/while-putin-and-trump-offer-cash-to-have-babies-latin-america-faces-a-teenage-pregnancy-crisis/"
June 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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#PREMIOSREYDEESPAÑA | Premio de PERIODISMO DE COOPERACIÓN INTERNACIONAL Y ACCIÓN HUMANITARIA a Carlos Eduardo Huertas de @connectas.org y 15 medios de Venezuela: alianza Venezuela Vota y #LahoradeVenezuela por el trabajo: “Operación Retuit”.  

🔴📡 En directo: https://www.youtube.com/live/fY062bZf0Qo
June 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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#WeNeedToTalk | ⛽ Venezuela on the spotlight: Chevron sparks a battle between the industry's interests and ideology in Washington.

While Grenell is team business, Rubio insists on putting pressure on Maduro.

What will the U.S. do? 🔍⬇️
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Why Chevron in Venezuela Turned into Washington’s Dilemma
The rapprochement between China and Latin America, and Washington's reaction
https://www.connectas.org/why-chevron-in-venezuela-turned-into-washingtons-dilemma/"
June 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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🌍 Globalism became the new invisible enemy.
Leaders such as Trump, Milei, and Bukele use this term to justify their war against NGOs, journalists, and academics.

What's behind this battle? Read our #WeNeedToTalk 👇🏽
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Globalism, the Enemy of the New Right-Wing’s “Cultural Battle”
The “Global elite” conspiring against the West.
https://www.connectas.org/globalism-the-enemy-of-the-new-right-wings-cultural-battle/"
June 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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✍️Happening this Thursday!

Our LATAM #OCRI partner @connectas.org is hosting a webinar to share tips and tricks of reporting the #ClimateCrisis from a cross-border and collaborative perspective using data.

For more details and to participate for free 👇
tcij.org/ocri-course/...
June 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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In Ecuador 🇪🇨, disappearances of children and teenagers skyrocketed in 2024, after the first year of militarization of the country.

Forced recruitment and trafficking for sexual exploitation are among the reasons.
#LostChildren 👦🏽👧🏽

Delve into the investigation here
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Missing Children Missing in Ecuador's Internal War
In the first year of the armed conflict, disappearances of minors in Ecuador increased by 88%
https://www.connectas.org/missing-children-missing-in-ecuador-internal-war/"
June 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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#GangleaderOnTheLoose |⛓ The gang leader known as "Charly" was arrested and released in this State of Exception in El Salvador.

🚨Today, he is hiding abroad. His partner worked for Bukele and attended political events with him.

Discover more here:👇🏽
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The Gang Leader that Bukele’s Government Let Escape
Alias Charly managed to avoid jail time for one case of murder and 46 extortions
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June 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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🚜💰 The cost of excavators ravaging the Amazon in Ecuador ranges between 100 and 300 thousand dollars. 🇪🇨

They are sold without controls.

The consequences? More than 1,400 hectares of jungle devastated in Napo.

Discover more in #LawlessExcavators. 🔎⬇️ www.connectas.org/lawless-fore...
Lawless and Forestless
The Dreamland of Illegal Mining’s Excavators in the Amazon
https://www.connectas.org/lawless-forestless-dreamland-ilegal-mining-excavators-amazon/"
June 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Migration due to the impact of #climatechange is not a myth!

According to the World Bank's 2018 and 2021 Groundswell reports, Latin America could see 17 million internal climate migrants by 2050! This story is another #OCRI exclusive led by @connectas.org

Read⤵️
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Migrantes del mar, el sol y la lluvia
Habitantes de pequeñas comunidades del norte de Centroamérica están migrando dentro y fuera de sus países tras la pérdida de sus viviendas, negocios y cosechas.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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📚 GIJN's Stories of the Week

• @connectas.org sheds light on the Bolivian president’s son's alleged abuse of power.
• @washingtonpost.com revealed how police in New Orleans secretly used live facial recognition tech.

More: https://twp.ai/9PSE8B
June 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Did you know bugs of the Ecuadorian Amazon are traded in an international black market? 🇪🇨🤔

Beetles, butterflies, and tarantulas end up in collectors' display cases in #USA 🇺🇸, Europe 🇪🇺, and Asia.

#BugsOfGold 🦋🪲🕷️

Read the investigation here.⬇️
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https://www.connectas.org/especiales/bichos-de-oro/index-en.html"
June 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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La Chama and El Pana, two AI avatars with slight Venezuelan accents, are the faces of Operación Retuit, an initiative launched last summer after the controversial victory of Nicolas Maduro in the Venezuelan presidential elections.
June 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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📢A LATAM cross-border collaboration led by @connectas.org as part of our Open Climate Reporting Initiative #OCRI !

A spike in dengue-related cases led to 826 preventable deaths in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras due to the effects of #climatechange in 2024!

Read⤵️
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El dengue explota las bajas defensas de los gobiernos
En 2024 los casos y muertes por dengue aumentaron en América Latina, entre otras causas, por el cambio climático.
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May 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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#WeNeedToTalk | In #LatinAmerica, several presidents are claiming that dark forces are behind “soft coups” or conspiracies against them. For what purpose are they using this confrontational rhetoric? ⬇️
Political Paranoia
What do the region's leaders intend with this conspiracy rhetoric?
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May 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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#WeNeedToTalk | It is a fact: Influencers have overshadowed media outlets for a while now. 

Their presence in politics is undeniable nowadays, which bears asking: To what extent are they instruments of propaganda?🤔

Our analysis.🔎👉🏽
Influencers’ Unstoppable Political Power
Influencers shape politics—propaganda or threat to democracy?
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May 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The humanitarian drama in Haiti 🇭🇹 appears to be endless. The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere keeps sinking into violence. How far will the world’s indifference to this drama last?

#WeNeedToTalk. Read it here.👇🏽
Haiti: The Silent Cries of the Street
How far will the world's indifference go in the face of this drama?
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May 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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In the G20, Lula Da Silva proposed a tax of 2% on the super-rich, he estimates the move could collect $250 billion to fight against global poverty and hunger. 💸🌍

What can be done about poverty in #LatinaAmerica?
Two Ideas to Beat Poverty
To what extent can it affect a yearslong issue?
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May 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM