by Alfonso Silva-Santisteban | 18 Apr 2025 | Americas, Environment
Wildlife researchers in Peru are working to help boobies, pelicans, sea lions and other animals to not just survive, but thrive. A group of Humboldt penguins returning to their nests in Punta San Juan, Peru. (Photo by Alfonso Silva-Santisteban) This article was...
by Alfonso Silva-Santisteban | 19 Aug 2024 | Health and Wellness, History, Human Rights
After four decades and some 40 millions deaths, can we end this worldwide health crisis? A human T cell (blue) under attack by HIV (yellow), the virus that causes AIDS. Credit: U.S. National Cancer Institute This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s...
by Alfonso Silva-Santisteban | 7 Dec 2023 | Americas, History, Human Rights, Politics
Peru has had six presidents in five years. The one constant? A government that reacts with force when people call for change. A man beaten by police during the protests against the government of Dina Boluarte in Lima on 4 February 2023. Credit: Alfonso...
by Alfonso Silva-Santisteban | 20 Mar 2023 | Americas, Human Rights, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows
With the killing of six sex workers in Lima this year already, people are calling on the government to address the unequal treatment of transgender people. A group of transgender women protest outside the police station in downtown Lima, Peru. Since the beginning of...