Stigmatization is the Entry Door for Repression and Violence

In Lima, Peru, during a 2021 national demonstration by indigenous women movements. Credit: Felipe Caicedo

By Gina Romero
BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct 15 2024 (IPS)

Information manipulation and misinformation are not new phenomena, but they have taken on exaggerated importance, especially with the massive use of social media.

Hostile and stigmatizing narratives against civil society and civic activism, whether intentional or not, especially when propagated by authorities, create...