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Megan Janetsky

Megan Janetsky is a Colombia-based reporter covering Venezuela, women's issues and human rights. Previously, she reported in Washington DC, along the US-Mexico border and in Arizona. She has reported for Foreign Policy, USA Today, VICE, BBC, The Pulitzer Center, Poynter, Teen Vogue, World Politics Review and more. 
Colombia’s avocado boom has environmental consequences
A man wearing a face mask carries a mattress at a makeshift camp
COVID-19
Options dwindle for Venezuelan migrants across Latin America during the pandemic
People bang on pots and pans in front of white truck
Kitchenware cacophony: How ‘cacerolazos’ became the symbol of Colombia’s anti-government protests
A man with no legs sits in a wheelchair in his living room
Science & Technology
A heavy-duty wheelchair expands mobility in post-war Colombia
Aurora Morena Sierra
Sexual violence
They were raped during Colombia’s civil war. Now they want justice for their children.
women in a waiting room in a hospital
Health & Medicine
Hospitals are turning into ‘cemeteries for migrants’ on Colombia-Venezuela border