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Al Jazeera •

Mass arrest at LGBTQ club in Venezuela prompts outcry over discrimination

It was an otherwise ordinary night at the Avalon Club, a bar and sauna popular with the LGBTQ community in Valencia, Venezuela’s third-largest city. Music was playing, drinks were flowing and guests were enjoying the accommodations, which included a restaurant, smoking room and massage parlour. But that evening, on July 23, police would burst into the club, propelling the venue and its patrons into the national spotlight — and sparking questions about LGBTQ discrimination in Venezuela.
The China Project •

The Brazil-China relationship, as seen through the BRICS bank

A lot of the controversy surrounding Jabbour’s hiring initially focused on an interview he did on Inteligência Ltda, a popular Brazilian podcast. “During the entire Bolsonaro administration and last election [in 2022], [Jabbour] shared his opinions against the administration by participating in a lot of podcasts, including some that are very conservative,” Rafael Abrão, a Brazilian researcher with the International Institute for Asian Studies, told The China Project. Former president Jair Bolson
Jewish Telegraphic Agency •

Israelis flock to this tiny town in Peru for vacation — and psychedelic spirituality

PISAC, Peru (JTA) — About 20 miles northeast of the tourist capital of Cusco, the small Peruvian town of Pisac sits nestled among the verdant Andes Mountains. Lined with cobblestone streets and two-story adobe houses, the town offers a distinct blend of ancient Incan culture and breathtaking landscapes.

Pisac’s main square, Plaza de Armas, is often filled with Indigenous women pulling alpacas, local art dealers selling their handmade artisanal wares and kids playing soccer — nothing out of the
The China Project •

An embattled Chinese mine in Peru faces its latest challenge

On April 20, the widows and children of five deceased miners in Peru gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Lima. “Murderer Shougang: pay reparations to the widows,” they chanted.

Their husbands had worked at the Chinese state-owned Shougang Hierro Mine in Marcona, a city about 520 kilometers southeast of Lima. During the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 20 workers died from the virus, and now the wives of these workers are demanding compensation, arguing that Shougang’s inadequate safety protocols make them responsible for their late husbands’ deaths.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency •

Paraguay’s election has implications for its Israeli embassy — and its relationship with Jerusalem

The question of where countries keep their embassies in Israel has become a debate that perpetually attracts controversy around the globe. In Paraguay, ahead of a national election on Sunday, the question is far from decided.

Since former President Donald Trump moved the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018, a few other countries have followed suit, agreeing with much of Israel’s political establishment that the latter city, despite international and Palestinian opp
Jewish Telegraphic Agency •

Prominent Peruvian-Jewish journalist hit with antisemitic harassment after investigating protester deaths

LIMA, Peru (JTA) — Right-wing extremist protesters have targeted Gustavo Gorriti, a prominent Peruvian-Jewish journalist, harassing him with antisemitic chants and posters outside of his home over his website’s investigations into police violence stemming from the country’s ongoing unrest.

Jewish and non-Jewish organizations have defended Gorriti since around 30 people protested in front of his home in Lima last Tuesday, holding signs depicting him and one other non-Jewish journalist as rats ho
Xtra Magazine •

LGBTQ+ Syrians face discrimination after surviving earthquake

“I survived eight years of war but have never seen anything like this in my life.” In addition to now being homeless, many Syrian refugees are also dealing with the additional stigma in Turkish society of being a refugee. But Hussam is facing another problem in the wake of this natural disaster. He is queer. So for him, and countless other LGBTQ+ Syrians, the natural disaster is affecting him in ways that most Syrians haven’t had to think about.
The China Project •

'Real-world consequences': Safe spaces shrink for China's LGBTQ community –

A different LGBTQ activist living outside China described her feelings on October 23, when Xi was confirmed for his third term. “I felt a very deep hopelessness inside me,” she said. “What can I do? What can we do? Any opposition voice challenging his term will surely not be discussed. All the opposition voices are from the voiceless, and the position of the voiceless is nonexistent inside the political circle in China…I don’t see any chance for the prosperity [of LGBTQ people] in Xi’s third ter
OPENLY •

Brazil's LGBTQ community fears Bolsonaro re-election

Brazil goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. How will it impact the LGBTQ+ population?

SAO PAULO/LIMA, Oct 28 - LGBTQ+ Brazilians fear that a win for incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in Sunday's runoff election could lead to a rollback of their rights.

The vote in South America's largest country pits the far-right populist Bolsonaro against leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva, who governed Brazil from 2003-2010.

The latest polls show Lula is leading but pollst
Washington Blade •

Peruvian capital's mayor-elect raises eyebrows among LGBTQ activists

Lima earlier this month elected a new mayor to lead Peru’s most populous city.

Rafael López Aliaga, a conservative businessman, narrowly defeated his opponent in a campaign marked by fervent opposition to communism and progressive values. After his victory, Lima’s LGBTQ community may have cause for concern.

A devout Catholic, López, also known as RLA, is a member of Opus Dei who has practiced self-flagellation and celibacy ever since he joined the conservative Catholic sect when he was 19-year