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A scene from ‘The Valley’. (Ghassan Salhab, 2014)


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Still from the film ‘El Ott’ (The Cat). (Ibrahim El-Batout, 2014.)


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A resident reacts as he is detained by police during a protest against the death of a man in the Pavao-Pavaozinho slum, in the Copacabana neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, on April 22, 2014. (Reuters/Lucas Landau)


Violence erupts in Rio slum near Olympic venues

Violence erupts in Rio slum near Olympic venues

Rio De Janeiro, AP—A Rio de Janeiro slum erupted in violence late on Tuesday following the killing of a popular local figure, with angry residents setting fires and showering homemade explosives and glass bottles onto a busy avenue in the city’s main tourist...
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A woman cooks a barbecue on the beach in La Guaira, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)


Venezuela slums shun protests for community work

Venezuela slums shun protests for community work

Caracas, Reuters—Opposition activists in the slums of eastern Caracas hope to unseat President Nicolas Maduro, but not by blocking streets or burning tires. They plan to build parks and fix roads to show that the opposition can do more for poor neighborhoods than the...