Mary Helen Spooner

Author and journalist who has worked in Chile, Bolivia, Mexico, Venezuela and Guatemala.

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

Attacks on the press increased by 227% during Colombia's presidential elections, report says https://t.co/lOmGIteO1i

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

A Mapuche Writer Renders Life in Urban Chile https://t.co/GkZRK85j0e

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

Activists say that far-right Latin American leaders are rolling back gender equality by dismantling institutions that promote women’s rights. Co-published with @FullerProject. https://t.co/ZJ3Ks9iWqw

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

JD Vance's essay in The Atlantic from 10 years ago: https://t.co/GiOBCrIzDa

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

Colombia’s hippo dilemma isn’t just an ethical issue — it’s a journalistic one https://t.co/NvPBmvvZ9i

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

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[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

Chile’s far-right government rips up plan for memorial at Pinochet torture site https://t.co/eVYcthDtkY

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

Russia trained 1,000 influencers in Latin America to spread disinformation, according to report https://t.co/VVohOSZ2XW

[Buenos Aires Herald @BAHeraldcom]

Salmon farming is coming to the end of the world

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Tierra del Fuego has U-turned on its pioneering decision to ban salmon aquaculture, prompting conservation fears

✍️@NadiaLuna88 for @DialogueEarth_ under the Creative Commons BY NC ND license

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

The Rio Grande wasn't always a border: https://t.co/ewXPpDsC0Q

[Financial Times @FT]

How Mexico’s art world is fighting to keep Frida Kahlo https://t.co/5PiDfPF655 | opinion

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

An ingenious project in Mexico: From hats to pants, clothing discarded at a cartel camp becomes clues to the disappeared https://t.co/NCmxGUihF9

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

Women journalists in Colombia challenge silence over ex-president’s Epstein ties https://t.co/xw7ep02r9s

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

Another great writer whose work I need to read. https://t.co/shnAXreoWM

[Mexico Solidarity Media @MexSolidarity]

Chilean Congresspeople Ask Sheinbaum Not to Approve Chahuán As Ambassador to Mexico

Francisco Chahuán presented a bill to release convicted criminals from the Pinochet era, which was written by military officers imprisoned for crimes against humanity.

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[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

On Roberto Bolano's Distant Star: https://t.co/AqPvoYoj04

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

Great article on Chile' new president: https://t.co/cIbGSmKGe9

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

A new prize for Chile: https://t.co/Y0EApQECnw

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

Can't wait to see this film: He survived the attack that killed his friend. Now his tribute is up for an Oscar https://t.co/BqzoCkJazD

[Mary Helen Spooner @MH_Spooner]

Great piece on Mexico's most recent outbreak of cartel violence: https://t.co/H6fHwzEoUl