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Jerónimo Giorgi

Journalist, Master in Journalism from the University of Barcelona and in Latin American Studies from the Complutense University of Madrid.

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The Cuban regime seeks to charge independent journalist J. G. Barrenechea with ‘sedition’

José Gabriel Barrenechea resorts to a hunger strike to demand his release from arbitrary arrests related to the blackouts.

Democracy is in decline in Latin America. Is it possible to reverse it?

There is a consensus. Rescuing democracy requires strengthening the institutions that are its pillars, which in turn depend on a society that trusts them.

Uruguay is not an island

Uruguay is experiencing the main political crisis since the restoration of democracy in 1985, and the trigger is so scandalous that for the serene and orderly country it sounds almost like fiction.

Between exhaustion and the uncertainty of change 

A new political cycle will begin in Argentina on December 10. How can we understand this true electoral earthquake?

What if we created our own New York Times?

I think it is important for the region to continue to exert pressure so that the most influential media in the world resumes its publications in Spanish. But I think it is much more important to join forces to try to create our own New York Times.

The pandemic and the arguments for Uruguay’s success

America is the pandemic’s world epicenter but there is one exception: Uruguay. However, the arguments presented in this and other articles, as well as by the government and the opposition do not explain the reality of the country. The fundamental causes of the miracle may have little to do with Charrúa merit.