Emily Hart

The secrets of Colombia's Jaguar Men and the deforestation which threatens their legacy

Deep in the Colombian rainforest lies the world’s largest concentration of rock art. What does it reveal about the people who painted it 20,000 years ago?

'Comply or die': Colombia's guerrillas impose their own Covid-19 lockdowns

"COVID is not killing us. Armed groups are killing us." FARC groups have begun murdering and taking hostages in retribution for violations of their coronavirus measures.

From Our Correspondent: Demolition of Escobar's home can't erase ties between drugs and elite

Canapés and dust masks in Colombia as the mayor throws a surreal party for the demolition of Pablo Escobar's former home. Also in print on 3 April 2019.

How Latin American Electronic Artists Are Using Field Recordings to Reconnect With Nature

A man perches on a rock, holding a small microphone over a roaring river, water tumbling over boulders, flanked by lush jungle and hanging vines. The Andes Mountains rise up on all sides, crumpled-paper ridges shrouded in gauzy clouds. He stretches his arm out - gripping tightly, listening intently.

The butterfly that roared: LGBTQ collectives fighting for justice over war crimes

Crisalida, a LGBTQ collective from San Rafael, Colombia, was brutalised under paramilitary occupation of the small Andean town. Their leader was brutally murdered and many went into hiding, but they are now emerging defiant, demanding justice for the war crimes committed against them.

Reporting live from Colombia: A year of massacres and political violence

As the UN demands action from the Colombian Government to curb violence in the country, I went on Times Radio to explain the roots and nature of crisis here.

Reporting live from Argentina on crime and poverty in Buenos Aires

The radio station fighting false COVID news in Guatemala

From a tiny purple cabin, in a valley flanked by four volcanoes, a group of young journalists is pushing back against a tide of white noise, creating space for marginalised young people.

Suspected killer of British businessman arrested trying to flee Argentina

Eight people are now in custody, including the man thought to be the gang's leader.

The Colombia Briefing with Emily Hart

I provide a weekly news briefing via WhatsApp/Telegram to my subscribers, who receive a five-minute audio and a bullet-point whip-through of the week's top stories from Colombia - delivered every Monday.

Q&A - LGBTQ+ Rights in Colombia's Peace Process

News for Colombia Calling - The English Voice in Colombia

I write and deliver the news segment for this weekly podcast - the English Voice in Colombia.

Medellín's miracle transformation: a half-told story

If you glance up at the hills above the centre, into the outskirts of the city, there are different stories to be told, complex stories which don’t fit the neat narrative of the “post-narco” city which authorities are ever-keen to tell.

"Scene 1, Take 20!" The guerrillas who swapped Kalashnikovs for cameras

Exclusive feature for Latin America Reports, where I am Contributing Editor

"Enough" - protests against Medellín's spiraling violence

Hundreds gathered at a Medellin art festival on Monday to demonstrate against the spiraling violence and impunity that plague Colombia's second largest city. Central to the opening night was one of the victims, graphic artist Mauricio Ospina.

Women's football in Colombia: harassment, blackmail, and sexual assault of minors

In a pandemic, failing to protect expression is failing to protect people

I research and author the annual Global Expression Report for thinktank ARTICLE 19. This work has been covered by the Guardian, BBC, CNN, Sky, Forbes, Times Radio, etc

The Global Expression Report 2020/2021 (full)

A comprehensive, data-based report that tracks freedom of expression across the world. The metric looks at 25 indicators across 162 countries.

Opinion: Even before coronavirus hit, freedom of expression was near rock bottom

Op-Ed for the Global Expression Report ghostwritten for ARTICLE 19's CEO Quinn McKew.

Review: The Writer at the Almeida

Ella Hickson's 'The Writer' is a blistering two hours of unanswered questions. It is relentless and hopeless, but ultimately, to use its own words, 'defibrillating'. The Writer of the title walks the stage in numerous guises, from Lara Rossi's furious 24 year old to Romola Garai's Writer, with various personas from mythical narrator to exasperated playwright.

"We have to keep our language of enthusiasm and curiosity," Patti Smith

On Friday night, in the midst of a storm, Patti Smith recited her poem Hecatombe - an homage to author Roberto Bolaño; she then alternated between spoken word and musical work, speaking of hope in the face of the challenges ahead, and urging us to find ways to be together - and to love.

Dignity for all must mean dignity in the cells. Period.

The rights of women on their periods in police custody are being violated in England and Wales, according to police custody watchdog the Independent Custody Visitation Association (ICVA). "I know what it's like as a woman, to feel dirty, and like you don't have control, bleeding...

Sun smiles on druids at Primrose Hill equinox celebration

Poet William Blake, perhaps the most famous member of the Druid Order, wrote, "I have conversed with the spiritual sun. I saw him on Primrose Hill." Photos mine.

UK toy shops face tough times

In 2018, TOYS 'R' US will be closing 26 of its UK stores, with 800 jobs at risk, as toy shops disappear and high street outlets struggle across the country.

Kaiser Wilhelm's Spies in Hampstead

120 German spies operated in Britain from 1914 to 1918. Print and E-Edition of Ham&High, p18 http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=f8c3d395-a3cb-47a2-9ee9-aa43dfe48053

Three Days in Cartagena - the Gem of Colombia's Caribbean

The World's Coolest Neighbourhoods in 2021

The Best Spas in Colombia

Extract: Crisis of violence against environmental and indigenous rights defenders in Latin America

Extract: A bullfighter, a giant vagina, and Francisco Franco

Annual Report 2019

The Right to Know: Red Junco And The Roots Of Empowerment

A woman in rural Mexico recently told my colleague, "We've always been told we don't have a voice, but that's not true. Since we began looking for information, my life changed, and the lives of other people in the community as well." Today, 28 September, is International Right to Know Day.

Hacktivism to Balaclava Punk: Protest Must Be Protected in All Its Forms

Protest is increasingly going digital. Whether it is using the internet to organise and report physical acts of protest, using online space as a platform on which to take action, or targeting online infrastructure itself: across the world, people are taking their right to protest online.

"Everybody must fight for freedom in their own way"- An Interview with Zunar

This week, cartoonist and political satirist Zunar spoke to ARTICLE 19's Emily Hart about politics, satire, and his upcoming trial.

Privacy and Freedom of Expression In the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Apps, arrest, and abuse in Egypt, Lebanon, and Iran

An investigation into use of social platforms and dating apps by the LGBTQ community in Egypt, Lebanon, and Iran.

Fintech: Privacy and Identity In the New Data-Intensive Financial Sector