Guatemala's Attorney General to Dismantle "Repressive" Legacy
By Sonia Perez D. July 1, 2026 Guatemalan Attorney General Gabriel Garcia Luna speaks during a press conference in Guatemala City, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File) GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Gabriel García Luna, Guatemala’s new attorney general who took office in May, pledged Wednesday to dismantle what he called the “repressive and vengeful” administration of his predecessor, who was sanctioned by multiple countries including the U.S. for stifling anti-corruption ef
AP News
Jul 20
Nicaraguan President: Country will no longer hold elections
Daniel Ortega puts an end to the electoral process in Nicaragua: “There will never be another election here” July 20, 2026 By Wilfredo Miranda Aburto (EL PAÍS) During the commemoration of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega announces legal reforms to prevent the opposition from challenging his hold on power and points toward a model of a hegemonic party. Rosario Murillo and Daniel Ortega, in Nicaragua, this Sunday. Photo: Government of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega made an announceme
El País
Jul 20
Is Costa Rica Truly "Up to Date" on Human Rights?
Why Pride Month Still Matters: Is Costa Rica Truly "Up to Date" on Human Rights? By TCRN Staff July 1, 2026 Jonathan Jiménez / The Tico Times A few days ago, the President of the Republic made a statement that sent ripples through the country: “I do not want to see Costa Rica anymore in those forums related to rights, diversities, and those things where the country is already, thank God, up to date.” Her words force us to confront a fundamental question: What does it actually
The Costa Rica News
Jul 14
Nicaragua strips lawyers of the right to practice
By Megan Janetsky July 10 2026 President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File) MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s government has stripped masses of lawyers of their licenses to practice in recent days, in what a United Nations expert described Friday as a “purge of the legal profession” aimed at eroding the country’s final shreds of democratic checks and balances. The governme
Associated Press
Jul 10
Haitians demand halt to deportations as gang murders soar
People take refuge at an abandoned school transformed into a shelter after being forced to leave their homes due to a gang attack in...
Associated Press
Jan 20, 2025
Nicaragua: Ortega Tightens Grip on Power
Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent. Al Jazeera, 22...
Al Jazeera
Nov 25, 2024
UN urges protection as journalists are murdered in Mexico
Relative and friends of slain journalist Mauricio Solis carry his coffin during his wake in Urupan, Mexico, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP...
Associated Press
Oct 31, 2024
Families Seek Justice in El Salvador’s Anti-Gang War
(Photo by Daniela RODRIGUEZ / AFP) Relatives of prisoners detained during the anti-gang “war” declared in 2022 in El Salvador by...
The Tico Times
Oct 22, 2024
Dominican President: Haiti UN anti-gang force must not fail
Dominican Republic President Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday...
Associated Press 1
Oct 22, 2024
5 decapitated bodies found on road in Mexico
The initials of the drug cartel "Jalisco Nueva Generacion" (CJNG) are seen in graffiti on a wall in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco State,...
CBS News
Oct 14, 2024
Cuba attacks independent journalists
Some 150 Cuban reporters have gone into exile over the past two years in the face of a witch hunt where authorities use the Penal Code to...
El País
Oct 10, 2024
Civil war in the home of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel
Recent abduction and arrest of a top drug lord has set off a vicious war inside Mexico’s most violent cartel. A crime scene in Culiacan,...
Al Jazeera
Sep 30, 2024
