El plan de Río Tinto para extraer litio en Chile podría amenazar las fuentes de agua, dicen las comunidades indígenas del pueblo Colla - mi artículo www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @criordor.bsky.social @latinamericabureau.bsky.social @gcabana.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Rio Tinto’s plan to mine lithium in Chile could threaten water sources say indigenous communities - my story www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @clascam.bsky.social @latinamericabureau.bsky.social @criordor.bsky.social @gcabana.bsky.social

El plan de Río Tinto para extraer litio en Chile podría amenazar las fuentes de agua, dicen las comunidades indígenas del pueblo Colla - mi artículo www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @criordor.bsky.social @latinamericabureau.bsky.social @gcabana.bsky.social @theguardian.com

La multinacional minera británico-australiana Rio Tinto firmó un acuerdo para extraer litio, el "oro blanco" de la transición energética, de una salina más arriba en las montañas del desierto de Atacama en Chile. Par @graceliv.bsky.social en Copiapó, Chile 1/2

Rio Tinto’s plan to mine lithium in Chile could threaten water sources say indigenous communities - my story www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @clascam.bsky.social @latinamericabureau.bsky.social @criordor.bsky.social @gcabana.bsky.social

The Colla Indigenous people claim Rio Tinto’s plans to extract the key mineral will harm fragile ecosystems and livelihoods @graceliv.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

A naval blockade is illegal under international law unless approved by the UN security council or there is a declaration of war. These are unilateral sanctions and the US has no legal authority to enforce them in international waters www.reuters.com/world/americ...

#Brazil: Journalists under threat in Latin America @graceliv.bsky.social speaking to Ali Rocha @brazilmatters.bsky.social on the fight for justice following the murders of journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous rights campaigner Bruno Pereira in 2022. #NoImpunity Buy the book:

Civic groups in Venezuela are calling for a 'pact of coexistence' Civil rights to be restored, plus guarantees that govt figures not be prosecuted/extradited if they left office Fear of extradition to US explains why military remain loyal to Maduro www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ULB...

US National Defence Strategy calls for a 'Trump Corollary' to the Monroe Doctrine reviving the idea that Latin America is a US sphere of influence The Roosevelt Corollary was an justification of US military intervention My book on US in Latin America grace-livingstone.com/2018/09/14/a...

Civic groups in Venezuela are calling for international mediation to promote a negotiated settlement - to avoid escalating military conflict with US lanuevaantorcha.com/voces-de-la-... contrapunto.com/nacional/pol... pedagogiaeconomicaypolitica.blogspot.com @latinamericabureau.bsky.social

Civic groups in Venezuela are calling for international mediation to promote a negotiated settlement - to avoid escalating military conflict with US lanuevaantorcha.com/voces-de-la-... contrapunto.com/nacional/pol... pedagogiaeconomicaypolitica.blogspot.com @latinamericabureau.bsky.social

Migration flights from US to Venezuela continued despite US military build up. 10 flights landed in Caracas in October, suggesting channels of communication between Trump-Maduro govts exist humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/u... Also Chevron continues to export oil from Venezuela to US

I've interviewed experts in Venezuela & US Former minister Victor Alvarez says US military build up has quelled opposition to Maduro & made the regime more cohesive @adamisacson.com say US has no clear game plan lab.org.uk/venezuela-th... @latinamericabureau.bsky.social

I've interviewed experts in Venezuela & US Former minister Victor Alvarez says US military build up has quelled opposition to Maduro & made the regime more cohesive @adamisacson.com say US has no clear game plan lab.org.uk/venezuela-th... @latinamericabureau.bsky.social

Looking forward to speaking on Latin America, the USA and the world at this conference in Oxford this Thursday www.lac.ox.ac.uk/event/confer...

For more on multinationals rush to make green fuels & danger that Chile’s natural resources will be used for transition in Global North Report by @gcabana.bsky.social www.chilesustentable.net/wp-content/u...

‘It’s green colonialism, using Chilean natural resources for a so-called green transition in the global north.’ My report from Chile:

Ecuador voters just rejected allowing foreign military bases by a 20-point margin. See Reuters: www.reuters.com/world/americ...

'It's green colonialism' Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects My report from Chile www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social

Far right candidate Jose Kast likely to win run-off in Chile's elections it would be a govt 'further to the right than any other since the Pinochet dictatorship' www.reuters.com/world/americ...

For more on multinationals rush to make green fuels & danger that Chile’s natural resources will be used for transition in Global North Report by @gcabana.bsky.social www.chilesustentable.net/wp-content/u...

@graceliv.bsky.social reporteó sobre la fiebre del hidrógeno en Chile. Me quedo con las palabras de cierre de la lideres changa Brenda Gutiérrez: “el mar es nuestra vida” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

'It's green colonialism' Thousands of miles in Patagonia could be covered in wind farms & industrial infrastructure - as European and British firms invest in green fuel mega-projects My report from Chile www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @criordor.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social

After elections in Chile on Sunday, and in Colombia early next year - pronounced swing to the right likely in Latin America Big question is what happens in Brazil's elections 2026 - but left has greater chance of winning there

Chile presidential elections on Sunday. Left might be top in first round, but rightwinger Jose Kast likely to win the run-off, polls show An unknown is how extra 5m people obligated to vote will swing - but likely to go towards the right cadem.cl/estudios/se-... www.bbc.com/mundo/articl...

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch heaps praise on extreme right president Javier Milei of Argentina in speech in London today ‘I think he’s fantastic… We should take a leaf out of his book’.

Chile's water regulator has found arsenic, copper & molybdenum in Santiago's main river It says an Anglo American tailings dam is the only mining operation nearby interferencia.cl/articulos/in... Anglo is accused of many other pollution cases in Chile www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Remembering Richard Gott After Pinochet's coup, the UK Embassy pushed a pro-junta slant One UK official hoped ‘The hours of Embassy briefings & the gin and tonics on the patio' would prevent anti-junta reporting But Gott ignored it & exposed Pinochet's abuses www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

I’m loving this book by @shafikmeghji.bsky.social On history of UK and South America What’s so nice is he highlights all the places you can see in London, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Patagonia and elsewhere that show the forgotten history

This explains why British Library staff are on strike The union says - managers take home up to £170k with £15k bonuses, while staff offered below-inflation pay rise Meanwhile, frontline staff take abuse for the massive data breach - which managers failed to foresee @pcsunion.bsky.social

Claudia Sheinbaum says she's pressing charges against the man who groped her this week outside Mexico's presidential palace. “It is something that all women in our country experience,” she said. “If I do not report the crime ... what condition will all Mexican women be left in?” wapo.st/4852563

In 1973, the British-Chilean Chamber of Commerce circulated a booklet defending Pinochet's coup it said 'there has been no evidence of torture or anything like it' 'Yes, the present government is authoritarian, but it is the essential antidote for the totalitarian Marxist period just ended' 1/4

US military strikes on Venezuela could come in ‘days or even hours’ www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Join PEN International, @sanmiguelpen.bsky.social, @englishpen.bsky.social and other PEN Centres with @amnesty.org and @article19.bsky.social. Together, we will gather in front of the Mexican Embassy in London to demand justice for murdered and disappeared journalists. #NoOneIsGuaranteedSafety

Inspiring film about the women's movement in Argentina and the fight for abortion rights Based on the book by @anaecorrea.bsky.social about a woman imprisoned after having a miscarriage Belén is in UK cinemas now Brilliant performances by Dolores Fonzi & Camila Plaate

Pennie Quinton & I are standing for a seat on NUJ national executive We will be a strong voice for freelancers We’ve seen the casualization of the industry, mass job losses and declining freelance rates Vote for us. We will stand up for you

@nujlfb.bsky.social panel Speakers on killing of journalists in Gaza include @sangitamyska.bsky.social @bendepear.bsky.social Ali Rocha @brazilmatters.bsky.social on murder of Dom & Bruno in Brazil Also Laura Davison, Gen Sec @nujofficial.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/londo...

Radical rightwinger Javier Milei wins landslide in mid-term elections in Argentina - after Trump promised him a $40bn bailout www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@nujlfb.bsky.social panel Speakers on killing of journalists in Gaza include @sangitamyska.bsky.social @bendepear.bsky.social Ali Rocha @brazilmatters.bsky.social on murder of Dom & Bruno in Brazil Also Laura Davison, Gen Sec @nujofficial.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/londo...

During the Contra war against Nicaragua, Reagan govt faked grainy pictures of the Sandinistas supposedly receiving cargos of cocaine Now Trump just asserts fishing boats near Venezuela are carrying drugs without evidence - or even bothering to fake the evidence fair.org/extra/nicara...

US intervention in Venezuela growing ever more possible 'if we arrive at end of November [or] early December and there’s not a resolution... president Trump very well could pull the trigger and do the operation' - former Trump advisor www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Protests planned across Caribbean today against US plans to increase its military presence in Grenada - adding to the US military build up around Venezuela Grenada's parliament to debate the US request www.guardian.co.tt/news/grenada...

Brilliant book of amazing photos of the damage caused by mining and other extractive sites in Chile and Latin America By photographer Nicole Kramm www.instagram.com/nicole_kramm/ We worked together on an investigation into Anglo American and pollution in Chile www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Looking forward to this book launch tonight

US attacks another boat in Venezuelan waters - a clear violation of international law At least 21 people have been killed in four US strikes on boats near Venezuela in recent weeks The Trump administration has provided no evidence of its claims they were carrying drugs apnews.com/article/trum...

An important book

The UK's Critical Mineral Strategy (2022) lauds Anglo American as an example of a responsible mining company Yet I've just been reporting from Chile where it has been fined numerous times for environmental infractions www.theguardian.com/global-devel... www.gov.uk/government/p...