Ruth Collins
Articles by Ruth Collins
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South America
Colombian senator banned for "collaborating" with FARC rebels
- 08 October 2010
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Piedad Córdoba, a close ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, is ousted from the senate.
South America
State of emergency in Ecuador
- 01 October 2010
- 2 comments
Turmoil in the South American country continues, as the President, police and army all wrestle for control.
South America
The untold story of the Mapuche hunger strike
- 15 September 2010
- 19 comments
The other crisis currently under way in Chile.
Europe
Catalan vote marks the end of an era
- 02 August 2010
- 9 comments
Ban on bullfighting in Catalonia exposes deeper tensions as the region continues to fight for independence.
Theatre
Translating Lorca
- 10 November 2008
The difficult line of transforming a play from one language to another continues to challenge and sometimes baffle. Here Ruth Collins considers some of the difficulties presented by translating Lorca
Culture
More than just the Beatles
- 24 October 2008
Cultured crowds flock to Merseyside, while the people of Madrid occupy themselves in daubing fibre-glass cows
Film
Blooming in the desert
- 20 October 2008
Houellebecq and Henri-Levy are raging against the French media, while Qatar gets a new publishing house. Ruth Collins rounds up seven days in the arts.
