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In this section Real World Radio aims to expose the murders of social activists and the cases of death threats against leaders. We will report on the wave of criminalization of the social protest. This new section of Real World Radio is also a memorial page for all those who were murdered in their struggle for a socially just world.

This special section is funded in part by the European Commission.

22 April 2013 | Interviews | All for the release of the political prisoners of Santa Cruz Barillas | Land grabbing | Social activists at risk

Corporate Terrorism

Interview with Natalia Atz (FoE-Guatemala)during European tour to Expose the Role of European Corporations in Latin America

Natalia Atz, coordinator of CEIBA-Friends of the Earth Guatemala, has been on a European tour for several days in order to expose the role of European corporations in human rights violations in Guatemala. Read more
22 April 2013 | Interviews | National Peace Congress in Colombia | Social activists at risk

Firm Support for Peace

Interview with Fernanda Espinoza: 20,000 People Participate in National Peace Congress in Bogota

Different regions and social sectors as well as international delegates participated on the first day of the National Peace Congress at the Universidad Nacional of Colombia. The event aims to include more voices in the peace talks in Colombia. Read more
19 April 2013 | Interviews | Social activists at risk

Planned Genocide

New Murder of Mayan Indigenous Leader Resisting Megaprojects in Guatemala

The list seems endless. The systematic violence in Guatemala against the leaders of the resistance to mining, dams and other megaprojects grows by the day. Women, men and children are being threatened, persecuted, imprisoned and killed with absolute impunity. Read more
10 April 2013 | Videos | Land grabbing | Social activists at risk

The false solution of REDD

Video: new research shows the failure of the KFCP REDD project in Indonesia

The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) project called "Kalimantan Forest Carbon Partnership" (KFCP), which is being developed in Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, has been described as a failure by recent studies. Watch video
4 April 2013 | News | Social activists at risk

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

For a Free Palestine

The first demonstration organized in Durban, South Africa as part of the grassroots forum “BRICS bottom up” held on March 22 to 27, was organized by the BDS Campaign (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) for a Free Palestine. Read more
2 April 2013 | News | Social activists at risk | Hugo Chávez

Recovering Hope

South African Trade Unionists Pay Tribute to Hugo Chavez

The National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) held a memorial in Durban in honor of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died last March 5. The ceremony was held at NUMSA’s headquarters, on Guevara Road. Read more
25 March 2013 | Interviews | National Peace Congress in Colombia | Social activists at risk

People’s Action

Interview with Feliciano Valencia, leader of the Indigenous Regional Council of Cauca (CRIC)

The social and armed conflict that has hit Colombia for the past five decades, has mainly affected the country’s rural population. The consequences of the conflict have spread among society. Indigenous communities have suffered structural violence. Read more
22 March 2013 | Interviews | National Peace Congress in Colombia | Social activists at risk

Inter-Ethnic Debates

Preparations for the Peace Congress in Colombia

The Black Communities Process (PCN) is a network of Afro-descendant organizations of Colombia created in the 90s to enable a national process to defend territorial, ethnic and cultural rights. Read more
20 March 2013 | Community Radios | Social activists at risk

Guatemala: Campaign Against Social Movements

By Lina Karlsson | SAL / ALBA SUD

The criminalization of social movements in Guatemala is more and more evident. In the last 18 months there have been slander campaigns in the media, threats against leaders and increasing militarization. Crédito Fotografía: Daniel Pascual. Fotografía de Lina Larsson. Read more
19 March 2013 | Interviews | Social activists at risk

The Atrocities of a Killer System

Colombia: 84 Arrested and 12 Taken to Court in Peaceful Protest Against Hidroituango

Eighty-four activists of the Movement Rios Vivos (in Defense of Territory and People Affected by Dams) were arrested without a warrant on Saturday morning, while they were peacefully demonstrating against Hidroituango dam in Valle de Toledo municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. Read more